GoatBoy

Kulula or ACSA ?

so that was my solution to all the numerous suggestions above...

To all those well seasoned cycle specialists out there - where can I find a baby chair that will fit on the back of a Giant 29er XTC, if at all? The option for the top tube looks like an accident waiting to happen... Thanks

Commenting on the topic of tough - I thought you had to work for every bit of the 74.3km! No "free" climbing even the flats were rather bumpy and the downhills had a lot of ruts so the downhills were rough and intense. Pleasure factor also goes when total time at the end reads 6:50...

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I rode an XTC 29er - took of the tractor wheels it came out with and stuck on american classic hubs, Stans ZTR rims, DT swiss spokes withRacing Ralphs as tubeless - the bike was a totally different ride and the wheels made a massive difference. One of the other okes also commented that it depends on what you want to spend - sound advice. Good luck with the decisions.

I landed up going with a out of the box Epic S-works...

Did Sani2C on a 29er hardtail - great fun, but I would have been able to spend more time on the saddle with FS than I did with HT. I weighed 95kg's at the time. FS would be my suggestion.

Thanks for all the posts - some were thoroughly entertaining to read. Got my S-works in the back of the car...

Thanks - any particular reason you'd recommend the Spez?

I'm taking the plunge on getting a beast of a bike and my two options are the Specialized Epic S-Works 29er or the Trek Superfly Pro 100. I would appreciate the views of the guru's out there on which one is the better choice. I'll be using the bike for stage racing, XC Thanks

I didn't but thanks for asking

Jip - ergon grips sorted me out, but its a bit pricy for the carbon ones... The cheapest solution is getting your core strength up.