VT2jp Posted November 21, 2012 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtbreath Posted November 21, 2012 Share Price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted November 21, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoose Posted November 21, 2012 Share They are both farm gates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 21, 2012 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilton. Posted November 21, 2012 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted November 21, 2012 Share Erm... expand on that please?......Don't hold your breath. But would love to hear it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duringd Posted November 21, 2012 Share If you got the bucs go the Santa, you will have a smile on your face forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT2jp Posted November 21, 2012 Share Price also aside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covie Posted November 21, 2012 Share Rocky mountain element 999 frameset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoose Posted November 22, 2012 Share If you want to "hit singletrack and steep downhill" neither is a good option. They are both big, heavy, flexy bikes AKA a gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 22, 2012 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted November 22, 2012 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 22, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoose Posted November 22, 2012 Share No-one who is looking to buy a 29er is looking to "hit singletrack and steep downhill" Except the guy who started the thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysterperd Posted November 22, 2012 Share I am with Routjie on this one. Rode both, weight wise basically the same. Decided on the Santa, never regretted my choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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