Upgrade to full suss choices
Ak47mh
Posts: 26
Hi
I bought a carbon hardtail (Felt Six 2) last October to ride alongside my road bikes over winter which I am more into. Yet I then did Bikepark Wales with some mates on full suspension bikes a few weeks later and had my first introduction to proper trails where they just left me for dead down them. I returned to Bikepark wales a few times after by myself and I have progressively got much quicker and confident on the Blue ones.
Yet I was there last week again and managed to hire a Trek Slash 7 650b full suss and suddenly I was noticeably quicker again not noticing bumps I would see on the hard tail and taking jumps (took in more red trails) I wouldn't before and it was much more fun.
Now the urge to buy a full suss is strong and to sell the hardtail, but it is a mine field choosing which one :? . It will primarily be to do BPW (15 mins away) or Cwmcarn. Yet I would also like to be able to ride along some normal off road bits or Sustrans trails with my 9 year old who I bought a MTB for last year.
So I like the look of this:
http://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/index.p ... ory_id=178
Yet I also like the look of this:
http://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/index.p ... ory_id=148
I can guess the Kona would be better at BPW doing red trails and progressing to Black when the skill levels allows. Yet will it be a pig to ride the rest of the time being heavier? I had the uplift last week, yet even though I don't mind cycling uphill from the road bike, would it just be awful?!
Or is there any other bikes I should consider no more expensive than the above? I would like something to last me as my skill level improves and probably way over thinking it.
Cheers,
Ant
I bought a carbon hardtail (Felt Six 2) last October to ride alongside my road bikes over winter which I am more into. Yet I then did Bikepark Wales with some mates on full suspension bikes a few weeks later and had my first introduction to proper trails where they just left me for dead down them. I returned to Bikepark wales a few times after by myself and I have progressively got much quicker and confident on the Blue ones.
Yet I was there last week again and managed to hire a Trek Slash 7 650b full suss and suddenly I was noticeably quicker again not noticing bumps I would see on the hard tail and taking jumps (took in more red trails) I wouldn't before and it was much more fun.
Now the urge to buy a full suss is strong and to sell the hardtail, but it is a mine field choosing which one :? . It will primarily be to do BPW (15 mins away) or Cwmcarn. Yet I would also like to be able to ride along some normal off road bits or Sustrans trails with my 9 year old who I bought a MTB for last year.
So I like the look of this:
http://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/index.p ... ory_id=178
Yet I also like the look of this:
http://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/index.p ... ory_id=148
I can guess the Kona would be better at BPW doing red trails and progressing to Black when the skill levels allows. Yet will it be a pig to ride the rest of the time being heavier? I had the uplift last week, yet even though I don't mind cycling uphill from the road bike, would it just be awful?!
Or is there any other bikes I should consider no more expensive than the above? I would like something to last me as my skill level improves and probably way over thinking it.
Cheers,
Ant
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