Ultimate Thoroughbred Marathon Hardtail Racing Machine

[The_Break]

If you were forced to spend money on buying what you would consider to be the Ultimate Thoroughbred Marathon Hardtail Racing Machine, what would you buy and with what specs?

 

Bike must be for you, so it would be interesting to see your height and weight here too.

Edited August 6, 2012 by The_Break

[Wil6]

The ultimate racing machine depends on who is riding it....

[Wyatt Earp]

I am 120 kg's and ride a Nishiki.

I will drop you in any race.

[RockCoach]

http://www.cxmagazine.com/cannondale-2013-superx-caadx-cyclocross-bikes-disc-brakes

 

[divernick]

I am 120 kg's and ride a Nishiki.

I will drop you in any race.

 

I thought you had an Invader.......?

[HandH]

I've always thought this was pretty cool, maybe a better set of wheels & some of those oval Rotor coqs.

I would never make it on a hardtail though..

[CAAD4]

The ultimate marathon bike could never be a hard tail...

[Andrew_ew]

I am loving my GT Zaskar 26". Truvative noir xc carbon cranks, AM wheels -tubeless conversion, sid wc 100mm shocks, kcnc cockpit, spez romin saddle. Frame and shocks bought from hubbers! 1.79m, 69kgs.

 

Edit - carbon frame

Edited August 6, 2012 by Andrew_ew

[Zac.A]

It would have to be a Cannondale for one.

For Marathon you'd probably want reliability over weight so go for some XTR over the XX.

Then some nice Carbon Enve wheels and away you go

[mcg]

simple s-works 29er hard tail so my son says.

built up yellow black frame rotor cranks xo everything and ztr crest rims and a rotor seat

lighty 178cm tall weighs 71kgs

Bike weight 9.080kg

Edited August 6, 2012 by mcg

[The_Break]

The ultimate marathon bike could never be a hard tail...

You kidding right?

[rpedro]

I've actually found that the best money that I have spent to get better results was buying a power meter. Now I can train the engine that drives the wheels.

 

The bikes in this post look great but hopefully you guys are not a bunch of show ponies :-)

[jannosmit]

Cannondale Flash 1 Carbon 29er - will just change the rims to Crest. It has XTR RD and Shifters with X0 FD, Crank and Brakes. Good combo imho. 9,5kg bike for R50k

 

http://www.imexbb.com/Images/11045073/bicycle.jpg

[Goodbadugly]

Cannondale Flash 1 Carbon 29er - will just change the rims to Crest. It has XTR RD and Shifters with X0 FD, Crank and Brakes. Good combo imho. 9,5kg bike for R50k

 

http://www.imexbb.com/Images/11045073/bicycle.jpg

Interesting comment: changing the rims to Crests. So why on earth did Crackondale not spec the bike with these from the start? They cost the same. Maybe they feel that the Crests are just not strong enough?

[jannosmit]

Interesting comment: changing the rims to Crests. So why on earth did Crackondale not spec the bike with these from the start? They cost the same. Maybe they feel that the Crests are just not strong enough?

 

I think it's because of the "no weight limit" they offer, but hey I don't know, like you says it's a Crackendale

[King_Crispy]

I am 120 kg's and ride a Nishiki.

I will drop you anyone in any race.

/4*2+10

Nishiki never made anything carbon. Liar, liar your pants on fire

Edited August 6, 2012 by King_Crispy