PACE RT127 v Bird Zero.1 v Kinesis FF29

Jason Walsh
Jason Walsh Posts: 3
edited June 2015 in MTB buying advice
Hi,
Just gathering views here, having just finished Mountain Mayhem for the 7th year my Merida Matts Trail has finally given up the ghost. So I am going to upgrade and, being a patriotic soul, I want to keep it British. So I just wondered if people had views on the relative performance between the new PACE RT127, the Bird Zero.1 and the Kinesis FF29.
Thanks all
Jay

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  • wilberforce
    wilberforce Posts: 316
    Those three bikes cover a pretty wide spread of fork travel as Kinesis is 100-120mm, Pace is 130-150mm and Bird I think is typically 140mm. You also have a mix of wheel sizes.
    Kinesis is obviously going to be the racier XC type but depends what the majority of your riding is like and your intentions/preference.
    I have the Kinesis and love it, but I also ride mainly XC.
  • Jason Walsh
    Jason Walsh Posts: 3
    Good spot, as a "non-techie", how does that impact the ride? I do some xc riding from home but do enter a few enduro races throughout the year. From what I read, the 650b whellsize of the Pace and Bird give the bike agility, whereas the 29 of Kinesis will roll over the terrain a piece of cake (although on the website they mention the agility of the FF29)!

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