Which Bike?

konafiremtn

Im wondering about getting a new AM/XC Trail bike for around £1200-£1800 ish...ive come up with a few and i was just wondering what people would recommend. Ive had a look at the stumpjumper comp recently and was impressed by the low weight....

I ride mainly AM ..Im 5 foot 5 i currently have a Kona fire mountain in size 18" which is a little too big but fine.

I would like it to be a full suspension with about 130-160mm Thanks

supersonic

I think you need to narrow down your riding a bit more - you have there some beefy 6 inch plus travel bikes, and svelte XC bikes!

konafiremtn

ok..i do mostly XC as training/for fun but at weekends i do all-day rides with quite a lot of AM stuff...so about 5-6 inches of travel with a good pedaling system like FSR or similar weight isnt a problem as long as its under 34 lbs or so

supersonic

FSR isn't a particularly good pedaling system, tends to bob a bit, but the flip side is very active.

SOunds like the Pitch would be a good compromise for you.

konafiremtn

thats what i was thinking...but the dealer said the stumpjumper was a better bike (probably as it is another £200-300)

RealMan

konafiremtn wrote:

i currently have a Kona fire mountain in size 18" which is a little too big but fine.

How about a slightly smaller fire mountain then?

Briggo

supersonic wrote:

FSR isn't a particularly good pedaling system, tends to bob a bit, but the flip side is very active.

Mine must be broke then, whats this pedal bob you talk of.

konafiremtn

@realman I really want a full sus as then I can do bigger drop offs etc. Also I'm growing so my bike needs to be a little to big for me

supersonic

Briggo wrote:

supersonic wrote:

FSR isn't a particularly good pedaling system, tends to bob a bit, but the flip side is very active.

Mine must be broke then, whats this pedal bob you talk of.

They have little anti squat - though the shock of course can be tunes to firm up compression damping.