So currently have a Specialized fuse 650+ hardtail, have some decent bits on it Fox 34s, hope E4 brakes, fox dropper, X01 drivetrain etc.
But I am looking at getting a FS bike again as starting to get a bit battered when pushing things a bit on this bike, I really love this bike but it just doesnt quite do everything.
So I am looking at 2 options.
1)Buy a new frame and do a new build bit by bit over the next few months.
Good: get to keep HT and have 2 bikes
Bad : would be 2nd hand/clearance frame so non-boost etc so none of the big bits off the fuse would fit, would take me a good few months buying bits to build it.
2) Buy a new more expensive boost frame and use the bits from the fuse.
Good: will have a new bike quicker, wheels are only 38mm wide so doesn’t have to use 650+ tyres
Bad: old frame might get built back up with cheaper bits, or stuff swapped back for the winter but it may also never get done and I will probably miss it…
So essentially end up with 2 bikes, with 1 bikes worth of nice kit and the rest cheap stuff maybe mixed between the two (as brakes etc could be swapped. Or have 1 nice bike and a spare frame…
WWJD WWSTWD??