All Mountain bike - best buy.

ThePriory1978

Am after advise as to which is the best bike -
I want it all on zero budget so it has to be able to cope with Wales abuse, Cwmcarn runs, also be light and pedal proficient to cope with cross-country jaunts and lots of climbing around SH and Swinley without bobbing around.

I'm trimming down my options to these exact models:






I really want a Nukeproof Mega but the fact I cant find one to sit on, let alone test, its over budget and the I don't think it'll pedal up well means that's a no.

Also looked at BMC and Rose.

Any words of advise as to which is best.

styxd

One of them YT Industries ones?

1mancity2

I have the Reign and its a fantastic bike although mine is not of the peg,

DodgeT has the Stumpy which is a fair bit lighter than the Reign but just dosn't feel planted enough for me, very skippy but that could just be the setup or me.

Can't comment on the Trek

supersonic

For anti bob/anti squat charateristics the Giant has the best sus.

DodgeT

1mancity2 wrote:

I have the Reign and its a fantastic bike although mine is not of the peg,

DodgeT has the Enduro which is a fair bit lighter than the Reign but just dosn't feel planted enough for me, very skippy but that could just be the setup or me.

Can't comment on the Trek

FTFY

Have the expert and it is a real good all rounder. Although haven't rode the other 2, (apart from a very brief go on the above reign) so couldn't comment on those.

I had wanted a remedy for a while, then had a good blast on a fuel EX (couldn't find a remedy to demo) and didn't like it at all. Saw the spesh, tried it and loved it.

rockmonkeysc

I have the Reign X which is the bigger AM/FR version of the reign. It's awesome, pedals amazingly well for a bike with 170mm travel & coil suspension. I use mine for everything from XC to downhill.
I have a couople mates with Mega's & have met quite a few others with them & they have nearly all broke the frame. There is nothing special about the Mega, it's just CRC's on brand, bargain AM bike.
The Rose Uncle Jimbo is really nice to ride & great spec for the money.

ThePriory1978

Not liking the YT Industries bikes, big bang for buck and all that, but i just dont like the 'look' of them. Very teenager imo.

The Rose Uncle Jimbo looks nice but i think i'm inbetween sizes with the Medium being an 18.5" and of course i cant try before i buy....
I ideally need a 17-18"

Good to hear the good suspension opinions on the Reign. Dual pivot i guess. Parts can be replaced but the frame will always remain.

styxd

Not liking the YT Industries bikes, big bang for buck and all that, but i just dont like the 'look' of them. Very teenager imo.

Worrying about the "look" of a mountain bike sounds like precisesly the sort of thing a teenager would do.

nferrar

Not really, I wouldn't want to own/ride a bike I thought was gopping, especially as there's no need to these days with so many good looking bikes about that are top performers to.

The Rookie

The Spesh Enduro.....a chap I ride with has one and despite the travel it seems to flow very well on XC outings, his is the S-works mind.....

+1, enough good looking good bikes to have to buy a Munter (adding that I actually like the way an Orange 5 looks....I'll get my tin hat)

styxd

I think most "all mountain bikes" arent particularly good looking, they all look very similar. I dont see why the "image" is a problem, they're all about the uncoolest style of bike available, expecially when they''re used for mincing round swinley forest.

I'd put up with a bike I didnt like the look of if it got me a spec list as good as one of the YT's.

snotty badger

I'm the opposite, if I didn't like the look of it I wouldn't consider it.

No one wants an missus that's an awesome cook etc if she's a right moose!

andymc06

The YT does look a bit chavvy. I'd go for the Reign.

cooldad

snotty badger wrote:

I'm the opposite, if I didn't like the look of it I wouldn't consider it.

No one wants an missus that's an awesome cook etc if she's a right moose!

Not really an issue unless you are shagging your bike.