Bassman Posted September 5, 2012 Share Ok I need some advice. Broke the 26er and now i can get a 29er. Narrowed it down to 2. Option 1 2013 Stumpjumper CompXT:FD,RD, SLX ShiftersSram BB30 CrankMagura MTs BrakesRockshock Reba.Wheels is standard Roval. New+- R18300 Option 22012 Scott Scale Expert CarbonXt/Slx mixRockshock RebaAmerican Classics Wheels Used for around 400km R20000 So i know the one is alu an the other one carbon, no brainer, but budget is tight and one is new other used. R2000 more.. Don't know. What do you think? Edited September 5, 2012 by Bassman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 5, 2012 Share I'd go for the stumpie. Warrantee, cheaper and a better parts spec. RossW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 5, 2012 Share I'd go for the stumpie. Warrantee, cheaper and a better parts spec. What he said or get the Scott insured for full replacement value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2012 Share ride both, feel the difference in these 2 geometries, as they are different. Stumpy is relaxed while the Scott is more racy...like the Spez Epic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selous Scout (aka LegTrap) Posted September 5, 2012 Share I bought a Scott Scale Expert in carbon and absolutely love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 5, 2012 Share What he said or get the Scott insured for full replacement value. He'd have to do that anyway... otherwise the claim will be averaged. It's why my crappy old GT dh bike is insured for R 25k. Its replacement is the GT Fury... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquiles Posted September 5, 2012 Share I'd go for the Scott depending on frame condition. Have it looked through.Those are awesome frames - light weight and stiff. Parts can always be upgraded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 5, 2012 Share as can frames... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydude Posted September 5, 2012 Share What he said or get the Scott insured for full replacement value. Doesn't bicycles also work like cars where you get paid out the current market value, even if you are over-insured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 5, 2012 Share Doesn't bicycles also work like cars where you get paid out the current market value, even if you are over-insured? Nope. It's replacement value of the item, at the cost that you would have to pay to buy a new one. Same as a TV and so on. Only reason that cars are different is that there's generally finance attached to them, and very specific, set values for a given car. Book value, basically. EDIT: Well, I suppose that one could say that you would get paid out current market value. But the market value in this instance would, as said above, be related to the replacement cost when buying a brand new item Edited September 5, 2012 by cptmayhem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquiles Posted September 5, 2012 Share as can frames...Easier upgrading to XT shifters than to a Carbon frame I feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 5, 2012 Share Easier upgrading to XT shifters than to a Carbon frame I feel to a point, yeah. But the alu frame will be sold for, say, R 3,000. Price difference of R 2k between the 2 bikes means that the kitty now rests at R 5k. Upgrading shifters & derailleurs & brakes to XT (from SLX) will cost dearly. so say another R 1k, giving you a total budget for frame replacement of R 6k. You can get a very very nice On One Carbon frame for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Posted September 5, 2012 Share Ok Got the final quote for the stumpy. But it is with slx shifters.Im beginning to lean towards the scott for 2 reasons:1) American CLassics wheels! Had them on my 26er and loved them.2) For R1700 more i get a carbon bike.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime Posted September 5, 2012 Share Definitely the Scott, that carbon frame is one of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquiles Posted September 5, 2012 Share to a point, yeah. But the alu frame will be sold for, say, R 3,000. Price difference of R 2k between the 2 bikes means that the kitty now rests at R 5k. Upgrading shifters & derailleurs & brakes to XT (from SLX) will cost dearly. so say another R 1k, giving you a total budget for frame replacement of R 6k. You can get a very very nice On One Carbon frame for that...And again I would go for the Scott above the On one, No Questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 5, 2012 Share fair enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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