Hardtail or Full Sus *4 to chose from*???????

rogue81
rogue81 Posts: 5
edited July 2008 in MTB buying advice
Usual story, I've got £1000ish, and have seen 2 hardail and 2 full sus which i like the look of.

Kona Kula 2008
Stumpjumper HT Comp 2007

or

Cannondale Prophet 3 2008
Specialized FSR XC Comp 2008

I am trusting you knowlegde to sort this problem out.....

Comments

  • teacherman
    teacherman Posts: 454
    OK, your 2 hardtails are XC race bikes really. Both are fast and light. Very steep head angles so scary when stuff gets really steep. Cannondale Prophet is an All Mountain bike 31lbs plus. Heavy for all day rides but great on descents. FSR XC is somewhere in between - more of a trail bike than anything else here.

    What type of riding you wanting to do?
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  • rogue81
    rogue81 Posts: 5
    Thanks for that,

    Its all all XC,trails and mud
  • teacherman
    teacherman Posts: 454
    If its XC and lighter trails stick with one of the hardtails. Both are good bikes TBH. If you only ride for 1-2 hours especially then defo go for a hardtail.

    2 hours plus go with the FSR. It'll be more comfortable and you'll be able to ride harder for longer.

    Have fun :D
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  • rogue81
    rogue81 Posts: 5
    Just what I was after, usually ride for 3-5 hours, so that FSR sounds good
  • rogue81
    rogue81 Posts: 5
    Does anyone know the rough weights of the dale and the fsr
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Dale is about 32 lbs IIRC, FSR a little bit less.

    Test the bikes out?

    £1000 quid can get nowadays a sub 24lbs hardtail - and that makes a BIG difference on longer rides over a 31lb full suss.
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  • thirty1
    thirty1 Posts: 75
    How about this?

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    It is a Brodie Mettle, http://www.progressive-bikes.co.uk/mettle.html should be £1699 but they have an ex demo for sale for £1099! Bike weight is 28lb, 100mm front and rear and decent kit throughout. They only have the one ex demo bike, so if it fits and you like, be quick.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    iirc, the dale is actually a tiny bit lighter then the fsr (hard to beleive i know), if i was you i would get the prophet, might as well get as much travel as you can for your money (without going beserk) also, the prophet was a 10/10 bike in a recent review.
  • boyward
    boyward Posts: 10
    If you fancy building up a Stumpjumper FSR yourself i have a 2007 frame with seatpost, headset and a few other little bits with it for sale http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12578722
  • BoardinBob
    BoardinBob Posts: 697
    GT Force 3.0???

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/GT_Fo ... 360032305/

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