- Which full suspension bike?
Hi guys I have a Ragley Blue Pig, and I’m looking to get a full suspension bike to have along side my Blue Pig. I ride mainly at Gisburn , Whinlatter, Lee Quarry, Grizedale but looking to go to places like Glentress, Llangdegla and Antur Stiniog also the Alps. So would like something that would cope with riding those places. Haven’t really got a budget at the moment as I just plan to save up for the bike. Would be happy to buy second hand. So any suggestions would be greatful guys.
Posted 5 years agoSo, do you think you need a good ‘do it all’ 140mm travel bike which descends and climbs well?
I’d be looking at the Lapierre Zesty – lots of different models to suit a range of budgets
I had one for 12 months and thought it was great
I reckon that i’m about to get shot down by the STW massive….
Posted 5 years agoSo, do you think you need a good ‘do it all’ 140mm travel bike which descends and climbs well?
I’d be looking at the Lapierre Zesty – lots of different models to suit a range of budgets
I had one for 12 months and thought it was great
I reckon that i’m about to get shot down by the STW massive….
Posted 5 years agoTransition covert
Posted 5 years agoI agree with boltonjon, the zesty for doing everything, I’ve had 2 in past they are great. New ones have an even more agressive geometry so would suit your list of uses above.
Lots of very good bikes out there though…
Stumpy Evo, Yeti Asr5 or SB66, SC Blur Tr….all top drawer 140-150mm forked bikes.
suppose it depends largely on your budget.
Posted 5 years agoyou looked at the norco’s in evans??
Posted 5 years ago
or the canyons??Me I’d be looking at a Turner I think if I was buying new again, current 3 bikes I built myself and have found that the cheapest way to get the setup you want.
Posted 5 years agoBanks was half right, a Transition Bandit.
Posted 5 years agolancslad – Sound like you’ve got it covered. Just get out and try as many as you can and see what feels good…oh and also what looks good as that always helps 🙂
thought of any 650b or 29ers? My mate has just got a new 650b cube Stereo…it so quick up and down…
Posted 5 years ago
http://www.cube.eu/en/full/allmountain/stereo-super-hpc-160-race/lancslad – i’m in a similar position to you…so far my shortlist consists of commencal meta am, trek remedy, lapierre spicy, spec enduro evo….i did consider the titus el guapo…but there seems to be a major issue with bb height which hasnt been resolved so i’m steering clear of that one….choices, choices, choices…
Posted 5 years agoWhen i first built my Blue pig, it felt just right. This week I have swapped everything over from my Blue pig to an Orange 5, and it feels just right. 😀
Posted 5 years agolancslad what size are you. I’ve got a medium Blur LT frame i’m getting rid of.
Posted 5 years ago
It looks like this when its built up. Its currently in two halves as I’m replacing the frame bearings before I sell it
Posted 5 years agothe problem, as always, is that there are very few really bad bikes on the market now.
Posted 5 years ago
+1 for try as many as you can, one of them will suit you better than the rest.I was making a similar decision a couple of months ago. Dunno your budget, but I had 2-2.5k to spend. It was between a Zesty or Norco Sight 2 for me, until I found a reduced price 2012 Yeti ASR-5 with Enduro build, and went for that instead. It is ace.
Posted 5 years agoif only my budget would allow me to consider a yeti….. 😯
Posted 5 years agoActually, based on recent reviews, a slingshot bike will suit your needs…
DrP
EDIT: But with Beartraps and a girvin flex stem though….
Posted 5 years agoIf you want 650b look at the norco sight killer b or the norco range killer b. also if you looking for a s/m Evans have a good deal on the BMC Trailfox TF02 2011 it’s amazing really light and cheap. It’s labeled as a small but measures up a 17″ frame. The BMC climbs better than my genesis core and is amazing on the descents.
Posted 5 years agoIf you’re keeping the Blue Pig anyway, which is probably just about perfect for most of the places you listed, I’d suggest you stick with that for all the trail centres and consider going bigger than a 140 FS for Antur and the Alps.
Posted 5 years ago
Patriot?Get a frame start building
http://www.jensonusa.com/Mountain-Bike-frames/Yeti-AS-R-Carbon-Frame-2012
Posted 5 years agoI would seriously look at the Helius CC frames that are for sale on the classifieds at the moment – steve_b77 has one for sale and there is another one – both medium I think.
A very versatile bike – adjustable rear travel – 88-129mm (this can vary according to which shock is fitted). It will happily take a 100-140mm fork.
If you like a slacker bike just drop the rear travel and it will lower the BB and slacken the head angle.
Posted 5 years agoLooking at where you’ll ride it, and the fact you’re looking at second hand, it’s hard not to recommend checking out an Orange Five or Alpine, depending on how often it’ll really hit the big mountains.
Posted 5 years agoNice richmtb how much u thinking of selling it for?
I’d be happy with £350 for it.
I’ll have the frame built back up this weekend so I can send you some more up to date pics if you are interested
Posted 5 years agoOP – if you’re NW based (which based on your riding areas it looks like you are), call up Leisure Lakes and get a couple of bike booked on their demo day this Sunday at Marple.
I’ve booekd a Yet sb-66c I can’t afford 😀 but they’ve got a lot of others (Santa Cruz, Scott, Specialized etc)
Posted 5 years agoThat’s both an impossible, or easy question to answer.
Pretty much all full sus bikes will be fine for what you want, choosing one however is bery much a personal decision that we can’t help with.
With no budget or idea of what you like in a bike it’s not possibel for anyone to recommend anything other than bikes they’ve owned/ridden.
The thing to do is to ride loads of different bikes and decide which ones you like the best.
Posted 5 years agohave you tried Ride On?
Posted 5 years ago160mm is a lot of bike to lug around when your not in the Alps
I had a week in Morzzine in the summer on a 140mm bike and could keep up with pals on 160mm bikes 95% of the time
I’d thoroughly recommend testing both before stumping up your £2.5K
Posted 5 years agoA 140mm or 150mm bike that can take a beefy fork could be what you need.
Perhaps a Nerve AL+, with a spare Lyrik, Fox 36 or Marz 55.
Posted 5 years agoI was thinking of a 160mm+ travel for the alps and antur stiniog and just using my blue pig at the trail centres.
That’s what I’d have thought too. 140mm FS won’t be that dissimilar in capability to what you’ve got. Try a few 160mm-180mm bikes and see what you think.
Posted 5 years ago
Got any mates’ bikes that you can borrow for a day?
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