Thanks for the reply wors. I wondered why they’d put V2 against the 2020 bikes on the website but couldn’t find anything online to say anything massive had changed.
So do I hang on for a 2020 model or can I upgrade a 2018/19 model to be as good as a V2 2020 for the price difference? Seems like the RRP is now £2.5k but I’ve seen 2018/19 s-150s (in a large) going for £2k – £2.2k
The guide brakes on the 2018/19 seemed to get thumbs down from most people. The 4 pot brakes on the 2020 seem acceptable enough from this review
https://off.road.cc/content/news/shimano-quietly-launch-new-cheap-4-piston-brakes-deore-br-mt520-brake-2702
but I can’t find out much else…
As for the fork I think a 2020 pike select might have a cheaper version of the charger damper that’s in the 2018/19’s revelation:
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/rockshox-reveals-2020-forks-and-shocks/
And then I can’t really work out whether the 2018/19’s rear shock:
RockShox Deluxe R, DebonAir, Fast Black Coating, Adjustable Rebound and 2 Position Compression
is the same/better/worse than the 2020’s:
RockShox Deluxe Select + RT, DebonAir, Fast Black Coating, Adjustable Rebound, 2 position compression adjustment
I’m not sure how the SLX groupset sizes up against the SRAM GX eagle
It seems like I might even be able to get a 2018/19 s-150 s and upgrade the brakes and sneak a charger 2.1 damper in the fork for the price of a 2020 and come out on top? Or have I totally missed something here?
Cheers for any advice,
Ian