all round full susser for under £1500

kenone

Lookin to upgrade my bike to fully sussed for the summer, have up to 1500 quid to spend.
I ride xc/local trails mainly,and a bit of downhill when i can get there.
Have been lookin at some reduced bikes but interest free credit not available on these so an 08 bike may be on the cards.
Some advice would be much appreciated

Andy B

Specialized Pitch Pro
Commencal Meta 5.5.2
Giant Reign
GT I Drive 5

All worth a look & a test ride, many more to choose from too!

Chaka Ping

There's loads of choice at that price - and some of the big brands are giving great value this year.

The Stumpjumper and Trance X spring to mind, but I haven't ridden either to recommend.

kenone

can get an 07 scott genius mc50 for 1400 or an mc40 for 100 more, waddya reckon?
08 mc40 retails at 400 less than last years model - good buy?

Andy B

Personally I'm not a big fan of Scott Full Sussers, the shock is in totally the wrong place for UK riding, what with all the mud & crud, it's bound to get into the shock & do lots of damage (IMHO)

zero303

If you can stretch your budget a little, Orange 5 S

miket-62

Sorry Andy_B I have to disagree about the Scott Shock being in the wrong place
I have a Scott MC10 and a Stumpjumper
Both bikes are brill.
But the Scott is in nearly all circumstances a better bike.
And the thing with the Scoot shocks that differ from most other shocks is that they "expand" on shock. Where as most others "shrink" on shock. So the mud etc doesn't get into the shock housing.

In short, kenone............I recommend a Scott

kenone

Andy_B wrote:

Personally I'm not a big fan of Scott Full Sussers, the shock is in totally the wrong place for UK riding, what with all the mud & crud, it's bound to get into the shock & do lots of damage (IMHO)

Looking at a range of scotts fully sussed bikes i can def see your point,
i know this bikes hasnt been mentioned on this thread but what do you think?
http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=71134

Andy B

Gary Fisher bikes use a slightly different geometry to other manufacturers, Genesis geometry. The forks are very specific to GF bikes and there are very few forks that you can upgrade to.

It's a love/hate thing, the handling is quite different to most bikes.

Best way is to test one (as with any bike purchase, especially an expensive one)

kenone

Yeah, im gonna get down the local trail this weekend.
Will give em a call and see what they have to try out, dont think theyre gonna have any gf bikes there though. I know they stock gt and scott so hopefully they will have the right models in my price range. Def gotta try a few bikes out though, its a little bit more of an expense than when i got my hardrock!

kenone

found a giant reign zero (07) for 1500 sounds too good to be true, am gonna hopefully try one out on sat, what are your views on this bike?
i cant find anything bad about it

Steve_b77

I can really recommend the Specialized Pitch, i've got the comp and it's an awesome ride that'll soak up loads of abuse and is easy enough to pedal for hours round fire roads and single track

kenone

Steve_b77 wrote:

I can really recommend the Specialized Pitch, i've got the comp and it's an awesome ride that'll soak up loads of abuse and is easy enough to pedal for hours round fire roads and single track

Looks like a good bike but with the spec and price im almost sold on the giant
http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/giant_reign_zero.html
Just gotta find one to ride this weekend