The most versatile bike?

buddha · May 2007

I'm in the same boat as you Aux1. Although my timetable is within the next 6-months, I hope.
Been looking at a Stumpy, but don't want another black spech with a 'low' BB.
Though, at the momemnt, I think I'm veering towards either the Blur XC or LT - especially in gangreen.

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Andy B · May 2007

buddha That green would look superb with some gold bling on it, unlike those common as muck red ones with gold on [;)]

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buddha · May 2007

LOL - don't know who you're on about[;)]

Green and Gold?
I could add some of those coloured jockey wheels (from that other thread) and it will look like a Chtistmas tree!

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Unknown · May 2007

ive ordered one of these for AM http://www.orangebikes.co.uk/2007bikes/patriot-s.php
frame only without shock in the violent green, im gonna fit a manitou 3 way air SPV, 1x9 gearing, fox vanilla rlc 130 forks, middleburn cranks, ck headset..... its gonna be pretty light and indestructable! (for me anyway i weigh 8.5 stone)

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taytas · May 2007

My Spesh enduro expert sl, ticks pretty much all of your box's.
1: wieght is 31 lb's or 14.06kg, could be made lighter.
2: Accends superbly for a 6" travel bike, especially when forks are on 110mm.
3: Decends like a dream, enough said.
4: has coped with anything i've thrown at it, am no freerider but do my fair share of small jumps and average drops.
5: the geometry can be changed by moving the suspension and the seat drops down enough for decents and raises higher than my legs reach.
6: As far as roads are concerned.........who cares, it will ride on them, you find me a racer that will cope with Wharncliffe woods and you have an argument. (awaiting flack off rodies [:D])

Am sure it has it's faults, i'm just biased and probably not experienced enough to notice them but i love it.

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Aux1

What would be a bike that would be suitable for all things? Fast on the road, not too heavy for pedalling up, strong, tough and with full, long travel suspension for fast descents, jumps and drops?

Downhill bikes are great for, well, downhill but are too heavy and have the seat too low for going up.
Freeride bikes are kinda same as downhill in that respect. Real knee benders.
XC hardtails are great for roads and climbs but not that good on very rough descents and bigger drops
All Mountain bikes seem to be strong, have good suspension, good frame geometry, but they seem to be too heavy for climbs and some have only 2 chainrings so they're not that fast on flat road.

So, the best choice seems to be a nice XC full susser... Although I'd like to have a tough All Mountain bike with 130 or 150mm fork if it had large chainring and if it were not too heavy, like 14kg or less...

Although I'm fine with my current bike... Gonna buy a XC FS or AM in 2-3 years if I do well at work and get raises in pay [:D]

To clip or not to clip, that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind of men to suffer the dings and contusions of unclipp'd riding, or to bind thy feet against a sea of gnarly singletrack and by these contraptions, ride o'er them with ease. To clip... to slip no more, and by clipping to end the buttache and the thousand natural shocks that ryders are heir to; tis a consummation devoutly to be honed. No clip - to slip perchance to be thrashed most heinously...

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Aux1 · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by taytas

My Spesh enduro expert sl, ticks pretty much all of your box's.
1: wieght is 31 lb's or 14.06kg, could be made lighter.
2: Accends superbly for a 6" travel bike, especially when forks are on 110mm.
3: Decends like a dream, enough said.
4: has coped with anything i've thrown at it, am no freerider but do my fair share of small jumps and average drops.
5: the geometry can be changed by moving the suspension and the seat drops down enough for decents and raises higher than my legs reach.
6: As far as roads are concerned.........who cares, it will ride on them, you find me a racer that will cope with Wharncliffe woods and you have an argument. (awaiting flack off rodies [:D])

Am sure it has it's faults, i'm just biased and probably not experienced enough to notice them but i love it.
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Very nice! That frame is one of the prettiest I've seen [:)]
Although it seems I would need some extra distance between the bars and the seat as I'm 187cm tall, so a larger frame.
BTW I thought dual-crown forks were reserved to DH bikes only... Haven't looked at them at all actually. They give extra stiffness but add more weight? Maybe I don't need it, the Prowler AT1 (my sort-of dream bike currently [:D]) has a single crown Fox 32 Talas RLC, Air, 100-120-140mm, that seems pretty awesome too, 100 for up, 120 for flat, and 140 for downhill!

BTW regarding roads, I haven't meant the long flat road speed and stuff because I avoid those lol [:D], but that you can ride your bike to work, go through the city, avoid the moving trees (people [:D]), that it ain't pain to go from A to B on the flat road, and it feels and rides well and can go pretty fast (like mine does)...

To clip or not to clip, that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind of men to suffer the dings and contusions of unclipp'd riding, or to bind thy feet against a sea of gnarly singletrack and by these contraptions, ride o'er them with ease. To clip... to slip no more, and by clipping to end the buttache and the thousand natural shocks that ryders are heir to; tis a consummation devoutly to be honed. No clip - to slip perchance to be thrashed most heinously...

KTM Ultra Flite 2007

Wolf · May 2007

I still believe many 5" won't be much of a compromise. A Scott Genius MC40 for example (or anything on that range) has lockable fork and shock. That would make it exactly as quick as a rigid in the road (if a bit havier maybe...). And let's not compare pears with apples, and mountainbikes with road bikes, as what we are looking for is a mountainbike...

Aux, do you have Decathlons in Croatia? They make beautifully cheap bikes, and very well specced ones too! Best value for money ever!

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mudface · May 2007

ok, well you didn't need to mention fast on the roads if your current speed on a mountain bike is fine for you - ANY bike is good on the road if speed isn't a big factor. you're after the lightest/strongest AM bike you can afford basically. what's the budget, as this is the biggest limiting factor.

The most versatile bike?

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