Natural progression Rockhopper ---> ???

ljs1977
ljs1977 Posts: 247
edited February 2011 in MTB buying advice
I love my bike.

This has been the first "proper bike" I have ever had and the first bike I have ever used "properly" i.e single track and mud etc.

My general ride is about 20-30 miles urban - road - track - single track - off piste and return.

Nothing too knarley, trail centre sort of standard.

No I love my hardtail but have thought about upgrading. The forks I like are 300+, brakes 200+, etc etc etc. You end up better buying a new bike But what would be the progression - don't think I want a stumpy as it is too close to my bike for another grand.

I am looking at the likes of
p7
456
Ragley's

What do you think

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Honestly, I can't see that any of those frames would be an upgrade. Just different.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    I agree with Yeehaa 100%. P7 is incredibly heavy.
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  • mastermosher
    mastermosher Posts: 233
    The Rockhopper, as many would agree is a fine bike with a great frame. How old is the bike?
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  • ljs1977
    ljs1977 Posts: 247
    Its a 2010 comp XL, 7 months old
    mastermosher wrote:
    The Rockhopper, as many would agree is a fine bike with a great frame. How old is the bike?
  • diy
    diy Posts: 6,473
    To get any substantial improvement you'd need to be spending £2K on a full sus. I'd wait til some of the parts break and then look at upgrades.
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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    An FS is not a natural progression from a RHer frame. It would be more a Stumpy.
  • popstar
    popstar Posts: 1,392
    I upgraded from Rockhopper Expert SL into FS Zesty. And that was and still is awesome. Seems natural to me.
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  • specialized989
    specialized989 Posts: 145
    456 is a cool lokking beast, and on-one have got 27 perc of them at the mo
    Am i strange in that i actually ENJOY going up hills? Yes, yes i am.


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  • ljs1977
    ljs1977 Posts: 247
    Just had an email from Specialized, who are very proud at getting 10 /10 for thier camber from *cough* another bike mag.

    Perhaps this might be worth a look?
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    How about an On-One 456 Carbon or Carbon whippet?
    Full sus would just be rubbish for the road parts of your rides, I only ever ride mine when it's at least 90% off road, if there is more than a mile or two of road I would rather take my Specialized Hardrock.
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  • x3man
    x3man Posts: 85
    Agree with yeehaa and supersonic.

    I've had a rockhopper and now own a stumpy fsr - for me that was an upgrade well worth doing. 2010 models are heavily reduced price if you can still find them.

    Edit: I thought the RH was a great bike BTW
  • dysonsphere
    dysonsphere Posts: 21
    How much you want for the Spesh? i could be in for taking it off your hands.

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