Sorry its me again...

The Northern Monkey

Basically this is Yeehaa's fault (biatch :P).

I've been umming and aaaring over the on-one since talking a week ago and decided its not something i'm gonna ride much and so can't justify the cost of what the build would have come to.

So its off in a completely different direction (yet again :roll:).

I want something to "match" my bro's Stinky for when I feel a bitta rear bounce might save my back wheel.

I was originally thinking along the lines of a slopestyle bike, but I'm not sure that its what I want.

Main options have arisen from Specialized.

1) 2010 SX Trail 1 - I've been banging on about this bike since last year (when I really really wanted the 09 version) and still liek the lok of the 2010.. although I don't see what the trail 2 has over the trail 1 to justify the price increase

2) 2010 Big Hit 2 - Its cheaper, has similar spec, more travel and is more DH oriented so i'ts a bigger step away from a freeride bike (i've got the surge for that). Only problem is that on the spesh site, it has a domain 302 fork which I don't want

Bah I think i've answerd my own question here.... I want the SX Trail still.

Any alternatives to the SX trail that I can look at before hand?

Edit: jsut phoned a spesh supplier and the UK big hit has a Domain 318.... that makes things a bit more interesting..

joshtp

big hit, if its good enough for sam hill, its good enough for me, (or you for that matter)

bomberesque

mate of mine had an 07 Big Hit. It had a rubbish fork on it but was a good bike for what he used it for. Matched my Stinky (although perhaps that is because he was faster than me )

Don't know the trek, but you sure won't want to pedal the big hit up. at all. Kind of like the stinky in that respect.

The Northern Monkey

bomberesque wrote:

mate of mine had an 07 Big Hit. It had a rubbish fork on it but was a good bike for what he used it for. Matched my Stinky (although perhaps that is because he was faster than me )

Don't know the trek, but you sure won't want to pedal the big hit up. at all. Kind of like the stinky in that respect.

lol yeah thats whats putting me of it.... I think its just gotta be the SX!

paul.skibum

so you bought a scandal to built up for XC but now are going to sell the frame because you actually wanted a DH bike? I smell that money sense imbalance coming on again....

.blitz

bigbenj_08 wrote:

Any alternatives to the SX trail that I can look at before hand?

Yeti DJ. You don't need a FS bike until you're as old as I am =]

supersonic

How about that GT Sanction?

The Big Cheese

+1 - Ben, its freekin AWESOME!!!! Worth the £2.5k, let alone £1.5k... :shock:

If your heart is set on a spesh...

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12650278

Maybe worth a punt?

bells0

Commencal Furious Cedric Gracia edition looks a bargain at Merlin??

Doh - it seems to have sold out................

The mini downhill Supremes look like fun though.

Skonk

I've been using my SX trail 1 (09) for 3 or 4 months now and I love it.

Anonymous

so what exactly are you after? A dh bike or something to pedal back up again?

supersonic

He just wants a new bike, ha!

guilliano

The new Treks look interesting...... the Remedy 8 is gorgeous. If you want more DH and less pedal back up again the Scratch is also a bit tasty. But then there's the Orange Alpine 160.......

The Northern Monkey

supersonic wrote:

He just wants a new bike, ha!

shut it you :P (but its so truuueee haha!)

Think its gotta be the trail... unless there is something similar.

I was looking at a giant glory zero... till I read it weighs 47lb!!! :shock:

Just got my money back from the Scandal

The Northern Monkey

BIkes i've looked at but always just gone back to the trail are:

Orange alpine 160FR
Trek Remedy 8+9
Meta 6.1

I just dunno what else there is...

guilliano

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/trek-scr ... 48173.html

The Northern Monkey

lol..
1) not in stock
2) over budget
3) Treks purchase policy

Trek is pretty much out of the question unless its a local shop for local people.

jay12

http://scottusa.com/us_en/product/8285/44806/voltage_fr_10

BlackSpur

The Remedy is less burly for 2010 - it gets a 150mm Fox 32 rather than a 36. The Scratch looks very interesting.

The Northern Monkey

gawd darn it

Do I need another bike? No.
Do I want another bike? Yes.

guilliano

Go for a Remedy...... if you are 6'+ we have a 2009 Remedy 8 191/2"on sale for £2k at my shop.... but obviously you'd have to come collect. If I had the cash I'd have it, but I haven't as I work in a bike shop

ride_whenever

the voltage does look perfect, if it plays anything like it's hardtail brother then it'll be a hoot to ride!

guilliano

Dammit.... Giant Faith is way out of budget

jairaj

how about a Lapierre Froggy ?

The Northern Monkey

I can't do it. I still can't justify the cost, weight or need for a FS.

I'm getting another HT.

bails87

How about a Scandal.....

The Northern Monkey

bails87 wrote:

How about a Scandal..... :roll:

lol it went today

Shame.. twas a lovely frame but I just couldn't be arsed with it.

The Big Cheese

Ben, I thought I had issues.....

So you want a 'burly' FR hardtail. Look at the Mythic Morphine, all the cool kids have them 8)

http://www.freeborn.co.uk/shop/frames/h ... hine-frame

The Big Cheese

Or a Yeti DJ

The Northern Monkey

Cheesey wrote:

Ben, I thought I had issues.....

So you want a 'burly' FR hardtail. Look at the Mythic Morphine, all the cool kids have them 8)

http://www.freeborn.co.uk/shop/frames/h ... hine-frame

No I already have a "'burly' FR hardtail" :P

Thats why I don't want a FS... short travel is pointless for FS(my opinion) and I'd rather ride the Surge that a FS all mountain/freeride bike.

supersonic

Buy a zaskar!