upgradeing bike

murfeey

I have a hardtail,cube ltd pro but all my friends are buying full suspension bikes as,have a budget of 1600.00 any recommendations.
cheers murf.

richg1979

what sort of riding do you do? xc/trail/am ect? do you want somthing light and fast or somthing more tough?

do you do a lot of standing and hammering away or do you sit and spin more?

clwydian_rider92

Depends what you do. Ive also got a cube, and i'll be looking to upgrade to an FS in the next couple of years. For that money, anyway, id go for something like a Giant Anthem X2 or something out of the Trek series purely as im an XC biker but id also like the FS to have a play around aswell rather than a pure XC HT. What about the Boardman Pro? around £1400 with some notes left over for some bling?

Torres

murfeey wrote:

I have a hardtail,cube ltd pro but all my friends are buying full suspension bikes as,have a budget of 1600.00 any recommendations.
cheers murf.

Don't take this the wrong way, but what's wrong with your hardtail?

Just because all your mates ride FS doesn't mean there's anything wrong with riding HT. Chances are your bike's lighter and climbs better. However, if you want the added comfort and downhill controll then a full suss makes sense, however try before you buy (with a proper off road ride) maybe borrow one of your friends bikes; you might find you hate it.

All i'm saying is... don't buy one just cos your mates have them.

biff55

Torres wrote:

murfeey wrote:

I have a hardtail,cube ltd pro but all my friends are buying full suspension bikes as,have a budget of 1600.00 any recommendations.
cheers murf.

Don't take this the wrong way, but what's wrong with your hardtail?

Just because all your mates ride FS doesn't mean there's anything wrong with riding HT. Chances are your bike's lighter and climbs better. However, if you want the added comfort and downhill controll then a full suss makes sense, however try before you buy (with a proper off road ride) maybe borrow one of your friends bikes; you might find you hate it.

All i'm saying is... don't buy one just cos your mates have them.

^^ +1

clwydian_rider92

Ye totally agree with that as well. When i got my HT all my mates were saying what the hell? Now im waiting for them on every bike ride even on some downhill sections. If you don't know if its right for you, go to a test day.

richg1979

my moneys on you ditching the ht for a fs.

make sure you test ride a good full sus tho not somthing thats prone to squish or bob.

i thought ill keep my old ht for xc runs ect but i used it once after using a fs for a while and hated every minute of it.

murfeey

i love the hardtail, but after riding a full suss want one,had a look at gary fisher range and giant ,also want value for money.Havnt seen boardman off to halfords 2 morro.cheers murf.

murfeey

sorry trail riding and started more and more into thw oods,some big hills where we go also!!!!

cheers murf.

llamafarmer

clwydian_rider92 wrote:

Ive also got a cube, and i'll be looking to upgrade to an FS in the next couple of years. For that money, anyway, id go for something like a Giant Anthem X2

I made the same move, I love my Cube, but the Anthem is in a different league. Best £1600 I ever spent

SPDmad

Personally I think you can't get anything better than a hardtail. I ust to have a dual suspension bike, and I nether got on with it, simply because it was to spongie and too heavy. I do some XC and road surfaces, and for the woods I would say you won't something like a Specialized StumpJumper or something simular with good disc brakes and good front forks.

Josh :P

richg1979

SPDmad wrote:

, I nether got on with it, simply because it was to spongie and too heavy.

you couldnt of had a good fs bike then, a good fs bike will not squish or bob and is not much heavier than a ht, if you go from a ht and test somthing like a marin wolfridge ect this could put you off fs bikes for life.

supersonic

Almost all FS bikes have some degree of bob or pedal kickback - it is two things that are traded off.

rubins4

Torres wrote:

All i'm saying is... don't buy one just cos your mates have them.

Summed up nicely for me just there.

richg1979

supersonic wrote:

Almost all FS bikes have some degree of bob or pedal kickback - it is two things that are traded off.

yes but will not be noticable on somthing with an efficent suspension setup, you will not feel the bike bob or squish.

missmarple

richg1979 wrote:

supersonic wrote:

Almost all FS bikes have some degree of bob or pedal kickback - it is two things that are traded off.

yes but will not be noticable on somthing with an efficent suspension setup, you will not feel the bike bob or squish.

I get a warming feeling when mine bobs around, feels like I'm at sea. In all seriousness though, you're not just gonna spill £1,600.00 due to peer pressure? Don't do drugs kids!

clwydian_rider92

Surely the Cube must have been pretty new anyway?

Bert UK

Have you had a proper ride on a FS and ridden it where you normally ride ?
When I get on a FS bike I always think I want one, but when I ride one properly on the trails I cant get on with them, and end up wanting to get back on my HT.

SCARFACExxx08

If you want something close to your hardtail i would say Specialized Epic

supersonic

richg1979 wrote:

supersonic wrote:

Almost all FS bikes have some degree of bob or pedal kickback - it is two things that are traded off.

yes but will not be noticable on somthing with an efficent suspension setup, you will not feel the bike bob or squish.

On most you will. To achieve anti squat, chain growth or pedal kickback is increased. No design on the market has zero bob and zero pedal kickback.