I think I found it...

bluechair84

Canfield Brothers The One



6.5" or 7" for AM / freeride, or fit a longer shock for 7.5" / 8" for DH. Apparently pedals well acording to MTBR... If only I'd worked harder in school... :roll: Best get saving and break it to the Mrs she can stop being so damn broody!

Raymondavalon

Sweet, nice and tall with ample BB clearance too
So, ideal for DH, Freeride and even as an AM bike too! Plus it's fairly light for such a long travel bike
Not exactly cheap, is it available in the UK, or are you going to import one yourself?

Northwind

Where do you see a BB height? Tall isn't a good thing in a DH bike.

Anonymous

Northwind wrote:

Tall isn't a good thing in a DH bike.

Matter of opinion. Some people love low BB heights to rail the corners. Others love high BBs as there's less chance of grounding, and you can keep pedalling over rougher ground.

felix.london

One bike to rule 'em all hey?

pff, gimme a 'hopper, a Stumpy FSR and a Beef Cake DH any day of the week

bluechair84

felix.london wrote:

pff, gimme a 'hopper, a Stumpy FSR and a Beef Cake DH any day of the week

pfft, if I had the money for them three, it ain't where I'd be spending it

multi purpose bikes really tickle my proverbial, even though they aren't specialized enough to be fantastic in any one genre.

MountainMonster

Multi use bikes are awesome, no need to switch parts around, or have extra bikes for one purpose, just hop on and ride whatever genre you want.

Anonymous

MountainMonster wrote:

Multi use bikes are awesome, no need to switch parts around, or have extra bikes for one purpose, just hop on and ride whatever genre you want.

Yeah, like, er... mountain bikes

MountainMonster

Yeah, those are cool too!

cooldad

I prefer trail bikes.
Bye.

bluechair84

But only an all mountain bike can ride all of the mountain, it says so on the tin! I sit on your face, I mean I rest my case.

Beardface

It is very nice and all, but I can't help but see a slightly prettier Orange 5... maybe it's the slight kink in the top tube, or the low stays....

Please say it's not just me seeing this?!

Anonymous

bluechair84 wrote:

But only an all mountain bike can ride all of the mountain, it says so on the tin! I sit on your face, I mean I rest my case.

Mine specifically said it wasn't for DH use.

So I took it DH

bluechair84

I thought it was a new frame, but the image above is the old straight tubed one, the new one looks like this;




Looks a bit gopping to me... like anything made by specialized atm.

supersonic

It looks about as stiff as a pensioner's erection.

Anonymous

supersonic wrote:

It looks about as stiff as a pensioner's erection.

Pre, or post rigormortis?

Raymondavalon

bluechair84 wrote:

Looks a bit gopping to me... like anything made by specialized atm.

Most importantly, it's not just another Specialized, so you won't look like one of those dozens of "We're so Special as we ride a Specialized Crew"

I see they have a UK for Canfield, I may pop an email over to see what they want for that frame as I am looking for a new build myself and am on the cusp of buying a new Felt Compulsion frameset

Anonymous

and as all trendy computer users know, not being part of a larger crowd is more important than life itself.

Raymondavalon

Well, thank goodness I don't fall into the "trendy computer users" niché

cat_with_no_tail

yeehaamcgee wrote:

and as all trendy computer users know, not being part of a larger crowd is more important than life itself.

ZING!

tom_howard

The 'one bike for all' idea is impossible as it contradicts the MTB constant. n+1.

I have no idea why I think this as I'd probably sell a relative to have a Canfield, but that first pic reminds me of a catalogue shop special :? No idea why!

Anonymous

All you n+1 theorists are just giving in to marketing powers.

tom_howard

Yeah, but its all so shiny....