what are the other equivilants of canyon nerve xc7 ?
vim147
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Am looking to buy the canyon nerve XC 7 but still deciding.
What are the other equivalents of the canyon spec wise from other other brands such as specialized, giant, trek, all the major known brands.
What are the other equivalents of the canyon spec wise from other other brands such as specialized, giant, trek, all the major known brands.
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plenty of xc mtb outs there to choose from but i think the general consensus is that you will probbaly struggle to find as good a spec mtb for the same money - Canyon have some good prices at the mo which comes from their direct online selling policies.
Just means you cant get to sit on one first and try it out.....for size, style, ride.MY CUBE
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Halfords' Boardman range is the only one that comes close in terms of value.0
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vim147 wrote:Am looking to buy the canyon nerve XC 7 but still deciding.
What are the other equivalents of the canyon spec wise from other other brands such as specialized, giant, trek, all the major known brands.
Not at the same price point, as Canyon sell direct.0 -
The camber pro has a fairly similar spec, but is £1900 (RRP £2200). Also, it has own-brand finishing kit rather than the good quality branded stuff on the canyon0
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vim147 wrote:leaflite wrote:Halfords' Boardman range is the only one that comes close in terms of value.
I wasn't talking in terms of money but spec wise, I.e specialized Camber, giant anthem.
If you spend about 50% more, all brands offer similar specs to the Canyons.
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/stumpjumper-fsr-elite-2011-mountain-bike-ec024991
Stumpy Elite isn't far off too.
Anthem X4 has always been quite good value, don't normally see Floats at that price point. The rest of the kit suffers though.0 -
leaflite wrote:The camber pro has a fairly similar spec, but is £1900 (RRP £2200). Also, it has own-brand finishing kit rather than the good quality branded stuff on the canyon
The spesh finishing kit is perfectly fine, just because it doesn't have another badge on it doesn't mean its instantly crud, and all we're talking about here is bars/stem/seat/seatpost which are negligable at best in terms of performance and weight, ok if it needs to be changed due to fit then fine but you could have the same with branded gear.
Same with my Whyte it has its own kit on it but its all good stuff.0 -
It does sometimes mean it's instantly crud, definitely not in the case of Specialized though I agree
They make some really top notch finishing kit. 0 -
Do you think the XC7 with 120mm would be enough for places like Swiss alps or would a AM with 150mm be better?
I won't be into crazy drops and jumps or speeding desents. Just don't want to feel let down by the bike. My mind keeps swaying towards the XC7 at 12kg.0 -
Toasty wrote:It does sometimes mean it's instantly crud, definitely not in the case of Specialized though I agree They make some really top notch finishing kit.
Oh of course, its just the way he said it made it sound that unless it says Thomson, Easton, Hope etc on it then it's crap which is a silly silly comment.0 -
Briggo wrote:Toasty wrote:It does sometimes mean it's instantly crud, definitely not in the case of Specialized though I agree They make some really top notch finishing kit.
Oh of course, its just the way he said it made it sound that unless it says Thomson, Easton, Hope etc on it then it's crap which is a silly silly comment.
What I meant is that if the finishing kit(or any other part of the bike for that matter) is branded, you can find reviews and work out how good quality that part is and how well it performs. Even though the unbranded finishing kit may be excellent, it is often a bit of an unknown quantity in terms of weight etc0
