next bike?

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OK, so if you had an absolute max of £2300 to spend on a new full suspension bike, what would you go for and why?

I'm about 5'7" and about 84kg.

I'm looking for full suspension, currently riding a hardtail, so new to the full sus thing. I ride local trails, head to the peaks, york moors and dales and Dalby forest so I was thinking about 140mm travel is this rightish?

Thanks for any advice

Chris

kickaxe

I can very much recommend a Giant Trance (in your case the 2). Also coming from a Hardtail, I have one myself and love it, the best part is probably that you can suddenly ride some lines that you couldn't before, it's that capable. It's no joke that it pedals almost like a hardtail, it even adds a bit of traction on the hard climbs. If you get the Trance 2, you still have a good 300£ for upgrades later.

JGTR

Whyte, has won trail bike of the year again

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JGTR wrote:

Whyte, has won trail bike of the year again

Thank you - which one?

The Rookie

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=whyte+trail+bike+of+the+year

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The Rookie wrote:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=whyte+trail+bike+of+the+year

Cheers for that...

So, back on topic - did a bit of internet browsing today.

Found Giant Trance 2 / Cube stereo Race / Whyte T130 s / Lapierre Zesty AM 327

how do these compare with each other? Or are there better out there for the money. I've seen the Bird Aeris on line and the canyons, but I'm a bit concerned about not being able to ride them first!

rockmonkeysc

Forget the amount of suspension travel, geometry makes much more difference.
The Giant Trance or Anthem sx would be excellent. The Saracen Killi Flyer is also excellent.

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RockmonkeySC wrote:

Forget the amount of suspension travel, geometry makes much more difference.
The Giant Trance or Anthem sx would be excellent. The Saracen Killi Flyer is also excellent.

Really? I've been focussed around amount of travel, think trial rides need to be on my to do list

Antm81

The trance is a good bike, I'd be looking at getting last years model instead though, should easily come in under your budget and a better bike again.

Edit: Easily within your budget.

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s183p5 ... 7-5-1-2015

rockmonkeysc

Travel used to be a good guide to a bikes capabilities but not anymore. As just one example, my Transition is quite a bit more capable than a off the shelf Giant Trance even though it only has 120mm travel compared to 140mm on the Giant. There are quite a few other similar examples.
Geometry is what really defines how a bike rides, and it's not all about the head angle. BB height, wheelbase and top tube length are also critical.

clint29

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Travel used to be a good guide to a bikes capabilities but not anymore. As just one example, my Transition is quite a bit more capable than a off the shelf Giant Trance even though it only has 120mm travel compared to 140mm on the Giant. There are quite a few other similar examples.
Geometry is what really defines how a bike rides, and it's not all about the head angle. BB height, wheelbase and top tube length are also critical.

This all over my last three bikes have been 160mm/+ I've recently bought the T-130s yari and can't believe how much fun it is, it's all about the ride not the travel.

BloggingFit

Throwing a Bird Aeris into the mix.

www.birdmtb.com