HT 29er short list

rich hand

Cannondale Trail 3 (Rigid)
Cannondale Trail 4
Specialized Rockopper Comp
Giant XTC 1 (ex demo)
Gary Fisher Xcalibre
other?

I am leaning towards the ex demo, what do you reckon? If I got the rigid Trail 3 I would upgrade fork later.

quattrojames

Its a bit hard to know without links to the exact bikes and their prices....

I have a Trail 2 29er, it's sort of a hybrid spec wise between the 26" Trail 1 and 2. Principal weakness's to me are the RST forks, (although they are air) and the cranks which are weighty old items. It's a great bike for me though and I've no regrets.

Do they do the 29er in trail 3 and 4 spec now?

The XTC is a higher spec I think? As I said earlier it's hard to know with out seeing prices etc.

rich hand

Rockhopper
http://www.chainreaction.co.nz/bikes/mountain_bikes/hard_tails-competition_and_29er_hts/4025-rockhopper_comp_29er_int_2011.aspx
I believe this is the Gary Fisher Xcalibre as made by Trek:
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/mountain/cross_country/29er_race/x_caliber_wsd/#
Giant XTC 1
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/xtc.29er/7366/44091/
The Cannondale Trail 3 & 4 come in 29 now:
http://www.cannondale.com/catalog/product/view/id/16893/s/2011-trail-sl-29-3/category/86/

quattrojames

rich hand wrote:

The Cannondale Trail 3 & 4 come in 29 now:
http://www.cannondale.com/catalog/product/view/id/16893/s/2011-trail-sl-29-3/category/86/

Are you in the US then?

rich hand

No NZ, I just used the links that came up first, from the UK tho