Which all day, all mountain, all singing and dancing bike?

Scottydkona

Im looking at taking advantage of evanscycles ride2work scheme, and providing tesco have a credit licence ( so i can spend more than 1k) im looking at a budget of around 2.5k max.

Really got my eye on a Trek Remedy 8 but is there anything else i should consider? Cheers Dean

Whytepeak

Cube Fritz?, GT Sanction

Steve_b77

Lapierre Spicy

toasty

Cannondale Rize might be an option? light end of AM, bang on for all day rides.
Specialized Enduro of some sort? Fairly safe bet.

dave_hill

Orange Alpine AM
Giant Reign X

v23

SC Heckler

clarkson

the reign X is a bit hefty for AM i would have thought!

spesh enduro, scott ransom or remedy. of the three id go for ransom of the current models.

Scottydkona

Cheers guys, does no one like the remedy 8 then?

Whytepeak

The remedy is a good bike for sure - a real contender

paulscutt

2009 SC Nomad

grantway

Orange 5 AM
Orange 160 Alpine
Orange Blood
Santa Cruz Heckler
Trek Remedy 8

Get a test ride on all and brake it down

LoUiS1985

i really like the remedy, for me it felt very much like the spesh enduro, although the spesh was better going up hills IMO !!

grantway

If thats what you like go and buy it?

Scottydkona

LoUiS1985 wrote:

i really like the remedy, for me it felt very much like the spesh enduro, although the spesh was better going up hills IMO !!

Which enduro should i look at? What bout the spesh pitch pro or a cannondale prophet 2? Seems like theres alot out there in this price range!!

Ive currently got a Kona Kula and im really starting to feel restricted in my riding! This is the current bike im using for work, so cant really afford to have it broken, the bike i had before was a stinky so u can see why i want a good F/S again that can use for everything!

toasty

LoUiS1985 wrote:

i really like the remedy, for me it felt very much like the spesh enduro, although the spesh was better going up hills IMO !!

I have to admit, I do like the new Enduros. I had lots of Specialized bikes for years, disliked their old full sus and went elsewhere. Fortunately they really seem to have picked up their game recently, love the new ones. I demo'd one at the recent demo days, the riding position felt similar to that of the Meta aside from slightly more efficient pedaling, instead of the soft plushness on the Meta. Hopped on and felt instantly at home.

If you found the Enduro comfy I'd have a ride on a Meta if you get chance.

Sir HC

dave_hill wrote:

Orange Alpine AM
Giant Reign X

Would be better off with the Reign, the X is a bit too much for all day riding.

Try and ride as many of the bikes as you can, if the shop wont let you, go somewhere else.

Scottydkona

Thanks for your help guys, ill get out and have test ride on as many as i can! Its prob either the enduro, alpine 160 am, remedy 8 or one of cannondales.

xtremedash

This years Enduro looks especially good now that they've swapped to Fox forks rather than their own brand.

.blitz

Another (unbiased) vote for a Rize. It won't win any races but it's all-day comfortable and likes being thrown downhill and busting turns. Or something like that.

Kiwi Kranker

Another completely unbiased and in no way one eyed vote for for the Scott Ransom (30 or above)

I love mine...I may be a bit creepy with how much time I sit just looking at it......

(Oh and I manage to ride pretty much everything with it though I tend to be sweating a bit more than my mates on XC bikes at the end of a climb though I have made it all the way!)

xtreem

Kiwi Kranker, why the 30?
How about the 10?
Scott Ransom 10 2008

Kiwi Kranker

Xtreem wrote:

Kiwi Kranker, why the 30?
How about the 10?
Scott Ransom 10 2008

Simple.

I was a muppet and forgot his budget :oops:

Ransom 10 all the way!

Scott have cracking discounts on previous years models.

BigJimmyB

Kiwi Kranker wrote:

Another completely unbiased and in no way one eyed vote for for the Scott Ransom (30 or above)

I love mine...I may be a bit creepy with how much time I sit just looking at it......

(Oh and I manage to ride pretty much everything with it though I tend to be sweating a bit more than my mates on XC bikes at the end of a climb though I have made it all the way!)

+1 on every level (including looking at it too much!)

therealboyjones

Scottydkona wrote:

Really got my eye on a Trek Remedy 8 but is there anything else i should consider?

In the words of my missus, "NO".

That's what she said before I bought mine. She didn't know I was considering this very question. She thought my question was "Can I buy a Remedy 8?". Pays to listen to the context of the question, that way you're never disappointed with the outcome.

When it arrived I kept it in the dining room for 3 days so she could look at it. It seemed to calm her down

supersonic

Where is this tesco, bottom of a quarry? ;-)

SDK2007

Remedy 8 would be my choice