I want to go racing XC/enduro, whats a good HT or full suss?

Greedo

I'm a full suss man thru and thru but need something to give me the edge as I want to race as much as I can this year. Not sure my Commencal meta 5.5.2 is the best tool for the job. My budget is £2k max, Was thinking of a Giant Anthem X2 or a Scott Spark. I don't reckon I need more than 100mm of travel. I've no idea about hardtails but I guess light is best and there seems to be a huge choice of HT's for £2k.

Any suggestions?

mrfmilo

Tbh you can't really beat the Scott Scales for XC racing. http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sco ... gn=froogle

I know someone who has one, really nice bikes!

saracen fan

i would check out the cube ltd race.....well under budget and very light! plus you got plenty of money to sort out wheels and tyres for the job!

supersonic

Lightish lol - it weighs over 25lbs.

saracen fan

doh!!!!

I need to work on my conversion! im right in thinking 20lbs is light? or is there lighter still?

supersonic

20lbs is pro race territory. 25lbs is not bad, but the budget will knock a few more off.

http://www.slanecycles.com/scott-scale- ... rrency=GBP

Pudseyp

Marin racelight Indian Frie Trail http://www.marin.co.uk/2010/bikepage.php?ModNo=10IF
bang on budget and around 23lbs

JamesBrckmn

specialized stumpjumper ht comp carbon: http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/speciali ... 53199.html

or specialized epic fsr comp:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... gn=froogle

meanredspider

saracen fan wrote:

i would check out the cube ltd race!

I tried one yesterday alonside the cube Reaction. The Reaction is far racier - geometry and weight (down to 10.1kg - still not ultra-light). It's what my LBS use who organise a few races.

hoochylala

supersonic wrote:

Lightish lol - it weighs over 25lbs.

Was going to say, I wouldnt class my LTD race as light!

saracen fan

hmmmm........im ashamed lol

if 10 kilos is what 25lb-ish than how much does my bike way?! :shock:

IIRC its 12.5kg so im guessing over 30lbs? damn.......

is it possible to build a hardtail that ways 23lb-ish for £1000?

sorry for going off topic a bit but im curious! (not bi-curious)

muddylegs

I have Cube Reaction as my race bike it is light and fast and very comfortable I have last years model which was very well specced.
With your budget you could get a Carbon Reaction if you are happy with Carbon.

supersonic

saracen fan wrote:

hmmmm........im ashamed lol

if 10 kilos is what 25lb-ish than how much does my bike way?! :shock:

IIRC its 12.5kg so im guessing over 30lbs? damn.......

is it possible to build a hardtail that ways 23lb-ish for £1000?

sorry for going off topic a bit but im curious! (not bi-curious)

10 kilos is 22.2 lbs.

The LTD race does not weigh 10kg - it weighs 11.5kg which is just over 25lbs.

jpstar

saracen fan
Possibly, but probably 2nd hand parts for under the £1k mark

supersonic

Another possibility, though slightly over budget, is the Zaskar Carbon Pro:

http://s233299868.e-shop.info/shop/arti ... ml?pse=coa

21.4lbs.

*AL*

saracen fan wrote:

is it possible to build a hardtail that ways 23lb-ish for £1000?

You can buy a 23.2lb (18") HT for just over £1000 (2009 Stumpjumper Comp HT)

rmj555

if your having trouble converting weights then google does it for you. they do all conversions

saracen fan

thanks for the info guys......looks like im slightly unrealistic about bike weights!

will start saving to try and lighten up my saracen, will start with wheels, but after that I dunno what to change?

off topic again but how lush is this?!
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=51272

I want one! 8)

JamesBrckmn

to convert from kg to lb, double it, then add 10%

loltoride

Or even easier 2.2lbs to every Kilo.

Greedo

Hi all, thanks for the advice. Had seen the spesh and sort of had the cube in the back of my mind but the marin is a surprise. My LBS is a Marin dealer and they do £25 weekend demos so will see if I can try one.

Seems to me that no matter what type of machine you're looking for Specialized always seem to have a bargain.

No one tried a Giant Anthem X2 ?? That was in my original top 5.

Still can't decide on the fundemental issue though........ Do I need a lightweight short travel full suss or could I live with a hard tail? Maybe I'll try the Marin HT on my usual trails and see how it feels.

Happy easter all ! 8)