VT2jp Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 What frame to go for?? Take all parts as a constant and the frames in question as the decider??? Riding: Stage races, marathons, hitting singletrack and downhill sections at super speed. Previous frame: Giant Anthem X 29er Aluminium. Built weight: 11.9KG's
rouxtjie Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 Been on both and have to say the cruz(maybe look at the Tallboy LT, that is the one!). Take nothing away from the anthem, its a fantastic bike.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 They are both farm gates. Erm... expand on that please? If my heart were to choose, I'd say the Tallboy. Then the Tallboy LT would pop up and wring my neck for not choosing it. I'd pass all the okes on the Anthems and smile, knowing that I made the right choice. rouxtjie 1
Hilton. Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 What's the price diff on the frames, just outta interest? I have the impressions that Anthem X advanced = R22 k, from the us website, and Santa = R26 - R30 k?
rouxtjie Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 Erm... expand on that please?......Don't hold your breath. But would love to hear it as well.
duringd Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 If you got the bucs go the Santa, you will have a smile on your face forever!
schmoose Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 If you want to "hit singletrack and steep downhill" neither is a good option. They are both big, heavy, flexy bikes AKA a gate.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 If you want to "hit singletrack and steep downhill" neither is a good option. They are both big, heavy, flexy bikes AKA a gate. Yeah, but then a Santa Nomad will never be a marathon event machine. So what's your point? Santa TBc is super duper stiff, as evidenced by their superiority in carbon design, and is for all intents and purposes one of the BEST XC/Marathon biased singletrack munching machines. The Anthem, for all it's commonality, is a highly accomplished XC bike that is surprizingly competent at the technical stuff. Again, for an XC bike. Neither of them are farm-gates. That award is reserved for something like a Trek Superfly, or a GT Marathon or similar. arendoog 1
Guest Omega Man Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 If you want to "hit singletrack and steep downhill" neither is a good option. They are both big, heavy, flexy bikes AKA a gate.No-one who is looking to buy a 29er is looking to "hit singletrack and steep downhill" Doggone 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 No-one who is looking to buy a 29er is looking to "hit singletrack and steep downhill" The OP is. Contradiction in terms, yes. But there are bikes that are semi-capable of both. The Rocky Mountain of Garlicki, for example. He threw that thing all over the Urban Assault.
schmoose Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 No-one who is looking to buy a 29er is looking to "hit singletrack and steep downhill" Except the guy who started the thread...
Ysterperd Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 I am with Routjie on this one. Rode both, weight wise basically the same. Decided on the Santa, never regretted my choice
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