New bike needed

rob allison

Hi all,

Am looking to get new wheels, ideally a do -it - all hardtail, I do mainly trail riding but also mild downhill and urban riding. I have between £500 - £800 to spend.
I just cant decide!
Cheers
Rob

n.battison

Build up a On One 456.

rob allison

Good option and nice bikes too

rob allison

I have considered a ' Sunn Forest Jump S2' but cant find ant reviews.
Does anyone own one or know what they are like?

kona_matt

n.battison wrote:

Build up a On One 456.

+1, that's my current plan

n.battison

rob allison wrote:

I have considered a ' Sunn Forest Jump S2' but cant find ant reviews.
Does anyone own one or know what they are like?

It does look quite nice but the spec is a bit weak for that amount.

If you could push your budget up to 900 you could look at a 09 Orange p7 S?

It has amazing reviews everywhere.

Neil

supersonic

GT Aggrerssor XCR - superb for the cash.

peter413

...Or a Carrera Fury and spend the extra cash on upgrades

bigboned

+1 for GT XCR - im a 20 stone lump and i just cant break it!

ride_whenever

456 with some sort of drop post....

run it at 140mm, double-bash and device, big wheels.

al2098

"ideally"
Do yourself a favour and save up for a good full sus.
It will always be the next step. Save some money and cut out the middleman 'hardtail'.

supersonic

al2098 wrote:

"ideally"
Do yourself a favour and save up for a good full sus.
It will always be the next step. Save some money and cut out the middleman 'hardtail'.

Shut up.

al2098

Supersonic, did I upset you or are you just an idiot?

albo

woah....

joshtp

supersonic wrote:

GT Aggrerssor XCR - superb for the cash.

All the WAY!
no regrets on mine...

complete novis

specialized roockhopper sl comp 2010 - fantastic for £799, one on ebay i think for £499 bids or £699 buy now - absolute bargain and wicked machine

nomadicbry

for the money the GT Aggressor XCR is an excellent buy
I've had mine over 3 years (cost £700 at the time but may be a bit more now) and it takes all kinds of punishment. without a tantrum.

It's heavier than the Spesh (a positive for downhills) but for throwing around it may be exactly what you want and it's no slouch going up hill. It is better specced than the Spesh and if you don't want to upgrade the components then the GT is the one.

I've heard great reports about the Fury as well from my mate who has one and that's only £550 I think

I tend to reduce the fork to 100 mm rather than use the full 130mm as I feel it's less twitchy in the downhill corners but this may be more to do with my lack of ability.

However, great bike and would recommend

nickfrog

al2098 wrote:

"ideally"
Do yourself a favour and save up for a good full sus.
It will always be the next step. Save some money and cut out the middleman 'hardtail'.

??? Does not that depend where he rides, particularly on that budget ? I have been riding HT since 1995 and having tried loads of full sussers, none could match my Sunn Exact or Commie NUTS5 whether down or up hill. Obviously I don't live in the Alps.
The quickest riders on the South Downs are more often than not on HT rather then FS.
I think FS is very often used an as excuse for lack of technique. Ah, the power of marketing over function.

supersonic

al2098 wrote:

Supersonic, did I upset you or are you just an idiot?

This full suss is best, everyone must have one is just crap. Many ride HTs for many reasons - to dismiss them straight away is poor advice.

So who is the idiot?

ads4

^^^^^

Both is best Different skills and very different styles of riding needed. My mate has both but it's his hardtail he rides the most so he stay out of the saddle..and I love his Cruz FS that he hardly uses

supersonic

Exactly! Fulls suss/HT, SPDS/flats, gears/SS - horses for courses, personal preference. Try and buy.

al2098

It is of course an issue of personal preference.
Also an issue of finance. To get an exceptionally good FS in the weight catagory of a good HT will be a very expensive move.
What do most of the top pros ride? High end FS I believe.

supersonic

For XC? Majority of pros ride hardtails. Current WC used a Scott Scale.

Only DH is FS all the way the through. Even 4X is a split. All DJers and trials riders ride hardtails.

nickfrog

al2098 wrote:

What do most of the top pros ride? High end FS I believe.

LOL.
Ah, the power of marketing...
Heard of Absalon before ?