what do you think of this bike please? is good enough for trail centres?

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bikes/model/2014.giant.anthem.x.29er.1/14998/66602/

It’s fine, except I wouldn’t buy it. 29inch wheels and all that.

Yep – you’ll be reet round the trail centre on that.

Are you assuming you have to have a certain level of bike to be accepted at trail centres,anything will do at a trail centre,it’s a nice bike are you going to buy it?

Needs pedals but apart from that it should be able to manage.

Risky

The question is….Are YOU good enough for trail centres young man?

29er? Are you quite insane? That niche is deader than a badly mashed badger.

It’s will be OK but the trails won’t feel alive unless you get a 650b one

I’m presuming the OP was asking a genuine question [or was it an in-joke I don’t know about?] so all the p!ss-taking is a bit of a shame!

OP, a £500 hardtail will be fine for trail centres, but in my experience a good quality full-bouncer might make it more fun.* If that’s the bike you want, go for it, sir 🙂

*Let the abuse begin 😉

Is it going on top of an Audi or in a t4 ?

captainflasheart

shut up! are you a short arse?

its either that OR

http://www.specializedconceptstore.co.uk/stumpjumper-fsr-comp-evo/28322/14stumpjumperfsr

hebdencyclist

thankyou sir!

If you’re dead set on a 29er and paying that price…I’d buy a whyte t-129s instead.

mugboo

why? explain

I managed to ‘struggle’ round the Passports due Soleil on a 26″ one of them, so I reckon you’ll manage.

ricky1

tested it last week and its lovely for riding, but specialized have a test day at Cannock on 15th march and love the look of the stumpjumper.

mite have a go;)

Did you see the salsa horse thief psa thread , that’s a cracking bike at a cracking price .

I managed to ‘struggle’ round the Passports due Soleil on a 26″ one of them, so I reckon you’ll manage.

you what?? please explain

@jacob46

Are they taking the 29er stumpy do you know? Im about to order one and more than likely going to the cannock demo day.

Wouldn’t mind demoing one myself.

Be careful. You’re looking at 2 different types of bike there. The Giant, with short travel and tight head angle, is more XC oriented, whereas the Spesh is an enduro bike. Personally I’d go for the Spesh, unles you’re planning on entering any XC races.

Or alternatively, ask more questions, do more research and wait a while and make a more informed decision about the type of bike you want/need.

A 300 quid hard tail will do you for any trail centre. With the rest of the budget you can then get a helmet gloves decent waterproof jacket and shorts and knee pads etc along with a pack and some spare tubes quick links etc etc etc. no good getting a nice bike to puncture a tyre and not be able to be self sufficient at the trail side IMHO.

I managed to ‘struggle’ round the Passports due Soleil on a 26″ one of them, so I reckon you’ll manage.

no mate but will look

hebdencyclist – Member

Be careful. You’re looking at 2 different types of bike there. The Giant, with short travel and tight head angle, is more XC oriented, whereas the Spesh is an enduro bike. Personally I’d go for the Spesh, unles you’re planning on entering any XC races.

Or alternatively, ask more questions, do more research and wait a while and make a more informed decision about the type of bike you want/need.

Ive got a HT Carve pro but for trails I think it will struggle and would like something more comfortable

I would like a stumpy,would also like to have a pop at an intence tracer but a bit out of my price range,the giant would be a nice buy,ride what you feel is best for you,I started riding on a hard tail then moved up to a full Susser,now I’m just starting to figure out what components and bike are right for me ,take heed the hebdencyclist he is right,might take you a few bikes to work out whAt kind of riding your into.

Have a go on the Stumpy.
I got one – it does everything my 26er did. Still finding out what it’ll do the 26er wouldn’t after only 3 rides. Which means the only downside being a bit more weight.
More riding required as soon as things dry out a bit.
Probably overkill for trail centres but the 120 Camber comes with a lesser quality fork and no dropper so for 300 quid more the Stumpy is the better buy if you want something in reserve for more rugged stuff.

My mate needed a bike and he saw one in a skip, he took it, fixed it up a bit and rode it at Guisburn like a man possessed.

You don’t need a fancy bike to have a cracking time.

You don’t need a fancy bike to have a cracking time.

Agreed.
But a ‘fancy’ bike can/will enhance the ride. Not the amount of bling it has but the way it rides.

Jacob46
Ive got a HT Carve pro but for trails I think it i will struggle and would like something more comfortable. 8)

Agreed, trail centres are just fine on my C456. But a full bouncer is more forgiving and gives more confidence to go faster IMO. Trail centres are nice and safe compared to natural terrain so you can really let rip on the downs. Couldn’t ride a trail centre all the time but good for a change.

Tried an anthem X, it was quite nice.

The thing I find more useful than anything else for trail centre use is a dropper post
Almost any bike will do but something slacker like the stumpy evo will be forgiving at speed and stable
Down hill.

I’ve got one of the x1 anthems in 29er flavour and it slays trail centres like a sword wielding dragon slayer of years gone by, not to mention it actually works on non-trail centres too.

If you like it, buy it, you won’t go far wrong IMHO.

Wow this thread is surreal!

CheesybeanZ – Member
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If it’s in the back of a t4 then it’s probably been nicked. You only really find t4s on travellers sites these days

Has no one told you about the devistation that exploding 29er wheels cause?

Go easy on the op. He’s obviousky not yet steeped in the irony, cynicism and general grumpiness that is stw.

Singlespeedstu how tall are you? Truthfully,?

Let me tell you that from next year 26 is never to be born again.

Is everyone here pissed? Or is it just my own inebriation making this thread so straaange?

hic

Just come home drunk, so feel perfectly qualified to write on this thread.

OP, cycling, like any leisure pursuit, is a displacement activity which temporarily staves off the certainty of death. Ordering a new bike will give you a twenty-minute endorphin rush, during which time you’ll feel good about yourself and happy with your astute choice. Then you’ll start to regret it. Biochemically, a good w-a-n-k will have exactly the same effect. So will injecting a bag of impure Bootle heroin, playing roulette, or strangling a prostitute with her own tights.

Probably.