The best all-rounder?

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  • paulbox
    paulbox Posts: 1,203
    The Rookie wrote:
    Not sure 29ers are like tanks.
    I think the point here is that's what it felt like to him. With bikes, it's all about what feels right for you, not anybody else.

    I ride regularly with a group of about 30 riders, not often all at the same time mind, but only two of that group have the same bike.

    Personally I'd rather have a discounted FS bike as an all rounder than a 29er hardtail. E.g. Anthem X4 26er discounted on Paul's cycles at the moment to £850! But that's not what the OP was looking for so I wouldn't suggest it.
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  • punkatron1
    punkatron1 Posts: 134
    PaulBox wrote:
    The Rookie wrote:
    Not sure 29ers are like tanks.
    I think the point here is that's what it felt like to him. With bikes, it's all about what feels right for you, not anybody else.

    I ride regularly with a group of about 30 riders, not often all at the same time mind, but only two of that group have the same bike.

    Personally I'd rather have a discounted FS bike as an all rounder than a 29er hardtail. E.g. Anthem X4 26er discounted on Paul's cycles at the moment to £850! But that's not what the OP was looking for so I wouldn't suggest it.

    You should though, the X4 is a good suggestion for best all rounder under the 1k budget set.
    Too many bikes, not all fully built.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    A good 26er, with suited geometry and good suspension will blitz a medicre 650B or 700C. And vice versa.

    Personally for me a 26er with big tyres for extra grip as an all rounder.
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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    punkatron1 wrote:
    PaulBox wrote:
    The Rookie wrote:
    Not sure 29ers are like tanks.
    I think the point here is that's what it felt like to him. With bikes, it's all about what feels right for you, not anybody else.

    I ride regularly with a group of about 30 riders, not often all at the same time mind, but only two of that group have the same bike.

    Personally I'd rather have a discounted FS bike as an all rounder than a 29er hardtail. E.g. Anthem X4 26er discounted on Paul's cycles at the moment to £850! But that's not what the OP was looking for so I wouldn't suggest it.

    You should though, the X4 is a good suggestion for best all rounder under the 1k budget set.

    The Anthem is a surprisingly good all rounder. It doesn't feel at all like a xc race bike. It just feels like a fun mountain bike but also happens to be very easy to ride very fast.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    supersonic wrote:
    Personally for me a 26er with big tyres for extra grip as an all rounder.
    How big?
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