Advice on bike choice
old codger
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Hello,
I have been riding a Spesh hard tail and really enjoying it but i have found out through trial,error and mistakes that i may need full suspension.Changing from road bikes to the MTB has eased my chronic back ache due to position and plushness (from the 29" tyres).Also changing tyres to some fast road slicks showed up the plushness effect.Anyway being only 5"5" i need a really small frame and a bike that will be mainly used for road and hard tracks,budget around 2.5k.Up to now i have only been looking at the Scott Spark.
Your opinions please.
Thankyou for looking.
I have been riding a Spesh hard tail and really enjoying it but i have found out through trial,error and mistakes that i may need full suspension.Changing from road bikes to the MTB has eased my chronic back ache due to position and plushness (from the 29" tyres).Also changing tyres to some fast road slicks showed up the plushness effect.Anyway being only 5"5" i need a really small frame and a bike that will be mainly used for road and hard tracks,budget around 2.5k.Up to now i have only been looking at the Scott Spark.
Your opinions please.
Thankyou for looking.
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If you are set on a full suspension then a short travel xc rig would be the way to go. The Spark certainly fits that bill, but also the Giant Anthem:
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b4s183p5 ... 7-5-1-2015
Very highly regarded bike, and 1k change to maybe make some choice upgrades - new tyres, wheels maybe, and carbon finishing kit.
Another option would be a hardtail with built in compliance - see Trek Pro Caliber.0
