Best Steel Hardtail for XC?
IsaacJohnson
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Any Ideas? or is it worth saving for Ti? (I keep coming back to the Cove Hummer. Someone tell me it's a bad idea.)
The road is long...so take a shortcut.
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I know this is Ti. But if you either very short or very tall this is right up your street - legend of a frame!
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... goryId=1060 -
On-One inbred 456
Orange P7
Orange Clockwork
Cotic Soul
Rock Lobster Tig SL
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Yeah, I've looked at OnOne. The ScandAl 29er in particular. Any thoughts?The road is long...so take a shortcut.0
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This is a question i'd be interested in knowing the answer to as well.
I like the look of tthe Cove Handjob, the Reynolds tubes on the Genesis Altitude and the practicality and the adaptability of the P7 Pro.
I reckon if the Genesis had rack mounts i'd have bought one, but it hasn't and it's because of this that I keep coming back to the Orange, I'll probably end up buying a 2008 one. Plus the dropouts mean that you can stick a Rohloff in there if a lottery win comes along or singlespeed it if you move to Holland.
Have you noticed that you never find discounted P7's in the autumn?
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For me it would have to be a rocklobster, a top spec for the money especially with the reba fork. It's what i went for anyway
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... egoryId=38
10% off for non-finance payment too.
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If you want a bike for XC/trails with about 100mm of travel, then the RL 853 would be my choice, a good poundlighter than the P7 and 456 and made from Reynolds superb 853 tubing.0
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