King Kwagga Posted September 13, 2012 Share Hi All I am new to this forum and new to "serious" MTBing (new/serious meaning that I am actually going to take my training/events seriously). I am in the process of buying a new MTB and need some advice. I have looked at most brands but decided to select one of the following solely because of price and reviews/opinions I have read on this site. * Merida Big Nine TFS 900 2013 (R11 200)* Merida Big Nine TFS XT-Edition 2013 (R14 000) I am aware of the specs diff on each bike but need an opinion "in the long run" and what I get for the price vs later upgrades. Thanks! King Kwagga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Posted September 13, 2012 Share Price vs later upgrades is fairly simple to answer.In my experience what you get as a complete bike is always a lot cheaper than trying to upgrade later. For e.g if I took the price of my fork, components etc it comes to much more than what I paid for the complete bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kwagga Posted September 13, 2012 Share Thanks Richard, so what you basically saying is that I should rather go for the XT at only R2800 more because its better equiped off the shelf? Its equiped with XTs all round and comes with a better fork (fox if I remember correctly). Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kwagga Posted September 13, 2012 Share also... any opinions on these bikes are also welcome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted September 13, 2012 Share Can't go wrong with XT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 13, 2012 Share And fox forks are super. If budget allows. Go for the TFS XT-Edition 2013...what wheelsets do they have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kwagga Posted September 13, 2012 Share And fox forks are super. If budget allows. Go for the TFS XT-Edition 2013...what wheelsets do they have? Rim Big Nine Pro D Freewheel Shimano CS-HG62-10 11-36 TireMaxxis Crossmark 29er 2.1 foldBrakeShimano M505 180/180 mm Edited September 13, 2012 by King Kwagga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Posted September 13, 2012 Share Thanks Richard, so what you basically saying is that I should rather go for the XT at only R2800 more because its better equiped off the shelf? Its equiped with XTs all round and comes with a better fork (fox if I remember correctly). Thanks, Definitely!The improvements will cost you well over R2 800 later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustbug Posted September 13, 2012 Share Definitely go with the higher spec from the start it will cost a small fortune to upgrade to that level of kit later. You will then be able to start saving for the tubeless . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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