whyte or pace

delcol
delcol Posts: 2,848
edited March 2008 in MTB buying advice
trying to decide on a new hardtail

what would you recomend in the new whyte 905 and the new pace rc 305..

i really cant decide so help sway me :P
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  • supermonkey
    supermonkey Posts: 315
    I was looking at both these bikes. I read some bad things about the Pace frames breaking so I ruled it out. The Whyte is currently on the top of my list and if it came with a better fork I'd have bought it by now but as it is, I'm still trying to decide if it's worth the money.

    Also, the Pace is frame only and the Whyte is full build only, so that may influence your decision.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    the Pace frame failures seem to be from the use of too long seat posts. as mentioned in delcol's earlier post on the subject.
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  • supermonkey
    supermonkey Posts: 315
    Still seems a bit suspect to me. Other frames don't seem to have this problem and it implies to me that the frame is not as strong as it could be.

    This is another review complaining about frame strength but nothing to do with the seat post:

    http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/XC_Hardtail ... 2462.shtml

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