Karakoram Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Recently took delivery of a Silverback Segma 29er. I was considering upgrading to a GT Zaskar Expert 29er (from my current GT Karakoram 1.0 29er), but was blown away by the value for money offering of Silverback. Our LBS ordered about 15 units with the intention of stripping the frames for parts, but sold most of the cycles outright when folks saw the cycle in the metal so to speak. The image on the Silverback site is a little misleading; the bike’s frame is actually polished aluminium, not grey. The frames of one or two of the bikes which were cannibalised for parts, soon found new owners. It is well-made and light. I was also told that it is unlikely to buy the parts cheaper than the complete bike. Specs of the Segma 29er http://www.silverbacklab.com/2011/segma.jpg Fork: Rock Shox Reba RL 29" Dual Air 80mmRims & Hubs: Stans ZTR 29er Wheel set (tubeless)Tires: Schwalbe Racing Ralph 29" x 2.45Drive train and shifters: Full Shimano XT 30 speedBrakes: Shimano M665 Hydraulic Disc All this for R15,000! The ride is great. The slickness of the better components is immediately noticeable, the wheels much lighter than my previous bike and there is nothing wrong with the geometry of the bike. My lasting impression is that you are able to forget about the bike and just get on with the riding.
jawn Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Did the Grape Escape on one of these. Awesome bike! My other XC bike is a Merida 96 and i like the ride the Segma offers much more, even on single track.
Monark Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Hi I am looking around at 29er HT and like the Silverback and the Momsen AL329. What does the Silverback weigh? The Momsen is 12.6kg as is from the LBS. We have a Silverback in the family and love riding it.
Wyatt Earp Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 We have them in stock, great value for money bike :thumbup:
Karakoram Posted March 7, 2011 Author Posted March 7, 2011 Hi I am looking around at 29er HT and like the Silverback and the Momsen AL329. What does the Silverback weigh? The Momsen is 12.6kg as is from the LBS. We have a Silverback in the family and love riding it. About 12.5kg (Large frame)
jawn Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 What does the Silverback weigh? The Momsen is 12.6kg as is from the LBS. Weight before bottle cages was 11.6kg for a Large frame segma 29er. Steerer not shortened on the Reba and including those plastics on the pedals and casette.
crasher Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Wow that really is impressive components for that price
Karakoram Posted March 10, 2011 Author Posted March 10, 2011 Wow that really is impressive components for that price Yes I thought so too. I simply could not resist buying it. My LBS mentioned that one of their customers specifically bought a Segma 29er to enter this year's Epic race.
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