What Bike?

Lewis A

Hi all I was just wondering what your opinions are on this.

Wich is the better bike?

Rocky Mountain UK Special Project - £799.99

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/rocky-mountain- ... ct/#moreor

Commencal Ramones 1/2 - £849.99/£649.99

1: http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/produc ... ?&id=13056

2: http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/produc ... ?&id=13057

Thanks for your time

supersonic

For what type of riding?

Lewis A

supersonic wrote:

For what type of riding?

it varys but mainly technical xc/trail riding with some road work just to get from A To B

on my recent trip to balblair I must have bottemed my forks 10 times! I need more travel.

nicklouse

or you need to check your fork set up. bottoming out a fork should happen a few times.

Lewis A

nicklouse wrote:

or you need to check your fork set up. Botoming out a fork should happen a few times.

google my bike and youll see my point. Forks not very adjustable atall.

supersonic

What is your fork?

Lewis A

supersonic wrote:

What is your fork?

RST M-2000

Yeah I thought so to

supersonic

Yeah, the RST there is not the best! The Ramones 1 looks like a great allrounder at a good price.

.blitz

Lewis A wrote:

it varys but mainly technical xc/trail riding with some road work just to get from A To B

Have just bought a Ramones 1 it is the kind of bike you could throw off a cliff and it would break the rocks at the bottom.

It weighs a ton but rolls along fairly easily and is pedallable uphill with the forks wound down to 95mm but it won't win any races. Ideally suited to people with little or no skill who like to ride downhill and not have to rebuild the bike at the bottom.

I guess you could use it for xc/trail/commuting but there are probably better bikes.

No disrespect but there was a Ramones 2 in the shop at the time and it was so heavy it felt as though it was bolted to the floor.

Lewis A

2 off

.blitz wrote:

Lewis A wrote:

it varys but mainly technical xc/trail riding with some road work just to get from A To B

Have just bought a Ramones 1 it is the kind of bike you could throw off a cliff and it would break the rocks at the bottom.

It weighs a ton but rolls along fairly easily and is pedallable uphill with the forks wound down to 95mm but it won't win any races. Ideally suited to people with little or no skill who like to ride downhill and not have to rebuild the bike at the bottom.

I guess you could use it for xc/trail/commuting but there are probably better bikes.

No disrespect but there was a Ramones 2 in the shop at the time and it was so heavy it felt as though it was bolted to the floor.

dont worry! I was about to cross the ramones 2 off anyway!

im not to worried about the xc-ability as a fellow rider round my parts has an orange 5 and says thats about the right travel for what we do. I dont want a racing machine realy just a bike that can take some bigger hits and not bottom out over gravel driveways!

Lewis A

supersonic wrote:

Yeah, the RST there is not the best! The Ramones 1 looks like a great allrounder at a good price.

yeah I allready snapped one pair!

Lewis A

Would any1 recomend the rocky or is it just not as well specced?

.blitz

Lewis A wrote:

...a bike that can take some bigger hits...

Chuck Norris has a Ramones 1.