Mountain Bikes
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- imadesigner0
Ha ha, yeah I've gone for the ghetto stealth look!
- gbz0
razzle, I love those old SBikes, wicked!
- TheProtean0
I have a Giant XTC 3, probably a fair bit under your budget, cost me £500 reduced from £700 last summer. But its an awesome bike I love it. Hydro Discs, really light, and a pleasure to ride. Its known for being a bit stiff but a carbon seat stem sorted that out.
Good luck, get it bought!
- splendid0
how about the specialized hard rock series, a good and basic frameset. use the money left over to put some DX style pedals and a decent stem/bars up front and you got yourself an iron horse that'll take jumping, single track and a bit of DH no worries.
- razzle-dazzle0
gbz
yeh, not many left, i've got one fully built and one frame and a handful of bits from my race days.
hard to find a anyone who still remembers them let alone like them.
razz
- NegativeSpace0
Thanks for all the replies, some nice bikes being mentioned here.
I think that Rockhopper may be a possibility, Ithink its in my budget but thats the one with the mechanical discs, wonder how much it would be to upgrade a few of the components.
Hoping to pick it up tonight, wednesday at the latest.
Is there any general rule for choosing frame size? Or should I just try them out?
I am about 5' 11", fairly long legs, I am thinking I need an 18" frame, but not positive.
- Concrete0
Keep it BMX. Gears and shocks are for pussies.
- WorkOslo0
Go to http://www.velo.com , check ou the "OPIUM" bike... seriously a nice ride.
- gbz0
razzle, isn't the SBike the one that was designed by Anthony Quinn's son?
- razzle-dazzle0
sure was, francisco (who played a medic in platoon), then developed by some guy out of switzerland (who's name escapes me).
razz
- imadesigner0
Rockhoppers have been around for ages - a very reliable all rounder and come in a wide variety of setups. An 18" sounds about right for you, but give a smaller size a go too - if you're intending to some street/ DH then a smaller frame is a good idea. cable disc brakes aren't great - no better than a propperly tuned set of V-Brakes. If I were you I'd get the V-brakes and upgrade to hydraulic discs when money is available.
- gbz0
razz, how random is it that i remember that, read it in some 90's volume of Mountain Biking UK when I was still riding my AlpineStars Al Mega XT!!!!
- fooler0
I've got this one...way to much bike for me. hardly ever sees dirt.
- madirish0
Intense Uzzi- noyce! my last sled was a Straight-8 re-tuned by the shWINE factory guys for a little sothing different than the stock jobber.
i don't race anymore as well, but looking way forward to this summer season once i have my bikes again. that Brodie is a sweet rig for Shore i bet- you do lot of stunts, etc? or just the gnar-gnar trails you guys horde so well up there? ;)
- DSmith0
I like the hella-steep natural trails and a mix of gap jumps and woodwork but I'm not ballsy enough for the super crazy flying circus skinny 2x4's 20 feet in the air stuff. My balance isn't as great as it should be for that stuff so anything under a foot wide and 10 feet up and I get all wobblepops.
The Nemesis is a great short travel beater but the Uzzi is just so sweet. I have it built up at 38lbs so its super nimble but raked out enough that I can giv'r.
My Uzzi:
- NegativeSpace0
The bike looks crazy!
I just slipped over to the local bike shop since its basically right next to where I work, and looked at the Kikapu Deluxe as a full suspension option, but the fork, and components just are not as good as the Kula. Plus the Kula is running rear XT which I thought was only deore.
Some of the high end specialized bikes were so sweet, couldn't believe how light weight some of the full suspension cross countrys were.
- k0na_an0k0
i've owned 3 kona bikes. all have been fantastic.
will be getting another soon late this year.
ns i think your choice in your first post is a great bike.
- NegativeSpace0
Sweet, thx k0na, the guy at the shop seemed to think it was my best option, even over spending more money on something else.
I think I will be pleased. Was just looking at some entry level specialized shoes for the clip ins, I think that stuff is going to be hard to get used to.
17" Frame that they had on the floor seemed a little small, I think 18" as predicted will be perfect but a 19" would be nice to try since my legs are pretty long.
- madirish0
i get high off the steep and technical natural trails. there is *nothing* like 'em! oh, and under a foot and teeter-totter ain't where i like to be either. :)
that is a sick Uzzi. i love Intense, always quality, quality rides. man, @ 38lbs you can do anything you want with that sucker!! so nimble- and it doesn't even look like you have that head-tube angle raked too far at all. wouldn't want to though w/ the tight twisties ;)
- mrbee28280
i would pass on the full suspension. on techniqual trails you are standing 1/2 the time so you are using your legs to take the beating. you want the front fork to ease your arms. plus, unles you really go expensive, the rear suspension adds on more weight. k.i.s.s. - keep it simple stupid is my thought.