Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted July 31, 2013 Share Yeah, trance is now 150mm. SX model is moooooarrrrr! Glad they're committing to a single size (mostly) I think it's a good move. That mondraker... Awesome frame but I just can't like the way they've done that stem. Needs to be beefier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deviate Posted August 1, 2013 Share composite = carbon But it is only the front triangle. The rear is still Aluminium. I can't believe I have just bought a Trance X 29er!!! Damn.H AHAHAHAHAH that sucks man! bad luck I guess..... maybe you can hawk it to a xc type and tell them it rolls faster on the jeep track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fantana Posted August 1, 2013 Share Very nice review of the new Santa Cruz Heckler: http://www.nsmb.com/2014-santa-cruz-heckler-reviewed/ This review reminded me that my Morewood Shova is all the bike I need and that a mid specced single pivot trail bike is more than enough bike for the vast majority of trail riders out there. In fact I think that many of the keyboard warriors and armchair bike experts will not even be able to push a single pivot trail bike to its limits. Pipsqueak, deviate, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipsqueak Posted August 4, 2013 Share http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uIYiIj4MeiM/TYo7QIMa6AI/AAAAAAAAAAo/SkdfZEAZ61Q/s400/DSC_0040.JPGZat yours? I rode one of these yesterday. Have to say I was shocked how quick this bike is for all the travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 4, 2013 Share Zat yours? I rode one of these yesterday. Have to say I was shocked how quick this bike is for all the travel. Nope. His (current) one is black with blue accents & straight black wiele. And more travel does NOT equal slower. That's just a myth fed to us by LBS's and marathon / XC befok okies who think that jeep-track is considered "technical" G00SE and RockCoach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted August 4, 2013 Share And more travel does NOT equal slower. That's just a myth fed to us by LBS's and marathon / XC befok okies who think that jeep-track is considered "technical"lol ouch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipsqueak Posted August 5, 2013 Share OK, so let me ask you guys this. I ride a hardtail (Pyga), but I want to get an enduro type bike. I'm sized between a medium & a large, but my hardtail is a large. Should I be looking at a medium frame for a longish travel dually? Or should I stick with the large frame & short stem like I have currently? Reason I ask is this Mojo that I rode this weekend was a medium. And it felt pretty good - not as cramped as I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanderis Posted August 5, 2013 Share OK, so let me ask you guys this. I ride a hardtail (Pyga), but I want to get an enduro type bike. I'm sized between a medium & a large, but my hardtail is a large. Should I be looking at a medium frame for a longish travel dually? Or should I stick with the large frame & short stem like I have currently? Reason I ask is this Mojo that I rode this weekend was a medium. And it felt pretty good - not as cramped as I expected. My 2c ; if you feel comfortable with it , go with it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Deon) Posted August 5, 2013 Share OK, so let me ask you guys this. I ride a hardtail (Pyga), but I want to get an enduro type bike. I'm sized between a medium & a large, but my hardtail is a large. Should I be looking at a medium frame for a longish travel dually? Or should I stick with the large frame & short stem like I have currently? Reason I ask is this Mojo that I rode this weekend was a medium. And it felt pretty good - not as cramped as I expected. Just check the med Mojo does not have a long stem to accommodate a large frame rider... You should ideally be riding a bike that is comfortable with the shortest stem possible. In my books this is no longer than a 50mm stem. I was in your boat not too long a go, Mondraker and a few other brands have introduced the long top tube with short stem to open the cockpit for movement but still allow balance over the front. So in my mind I tried riding a large frame bike with a longer top tube than a medium, but with a short stem. Did not really work out as expected.. I now have the medium Sukuma with 50mm stem and it feels like home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braailegend Posted August 5, 2013 Share My 2c ; if you feel comfortable with it , go with it . +1 I ride a small, where I should be riding a Med/large (According to smart people). But I love small mountain bikes, a lot more agile and I can still go to the down an do some street riding and Jumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowta Posted August 5, 2013 Share OK, so let me ask you guys this. I ride a hardtail (Pyga), but I want to get an enduro type bike. I'm sized between a medium & a large, but my hardtail is a large. Should I be looking at a medium frame for a longish travel dually? Or should I stick with the large frame & short stem like I have currently? Reason I ask is this Mojo that I rode this weekend was a medium. And it felt pretty good - not as cramped as I expected. Also depends on the brand, I ride a medium GT Sanction with 70mm stem (need to try a shorter one), I had a quick spin on my friends large Kona Abrcadabra with +-50mm stem and it felt tiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted August 5, 2013 Share Zat yours? I rode one of these yesterday. Have to say I was shocked how quick this bike is for all the travel.Nope. was the very proud owner of a HD...killer bike! Nope. His (current) one is black with blue accents & straight black wiele. And more travel does NOT equal slower. That's just a myth fed to us by LBS's and marathon / XC befok okies who think that jeep-track is considered "technical"Amen. OK, so let me ask you guys this. I ride a hardtail (Pyga), but I want to get an enduro type bike. I'm sized between a medium & a large, but my hardtail is a large. Should I be looking at a medium frame for a longish travel dually? Or should I stick with the large frame & short stem like I have currently? Reason I ask is this Mojo that I rode this weekend was a medium. And it felt pretty good - not as cramped as I expected.How tall are you? I'm between Med and Large and the ONLY reason I sold my HD was to size up. Large with short stem was definitely the way to go for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deviate Posted August 5, 2013 Share Also depends on the brand, I ride a medium GT Sanction with 70mm stem (need to try a shorter one), I had a quick spin on my friends large Kona Abrcadabra with +-50mm stem and it felt tiny hey Flowta, I just remembered , found this on enduro-mtb they did a proper 650b conversion on a sanction, just though you might want to have a look. http://enduro-mtb.com/en/the-gt-26-650b-conversion/ http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/gt-6437.jpg http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/gt-6430-780x520.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowta Posted August 5, 2013 Share hey Flowta, I just remembered , found this on enduro-mtb they did a proper 650b conversion on a sanction, just though you might want to have a look. http://enduro-mtb.com/en/the-gt-26-650b-conversion/ http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/gt-6437.jpg http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/gt-6430-780x520.jpg Awesome thanks! Been wanting to do something like this for a long time now. FYI it will work on your force as the dropouts mount the same way. IIRC they have the same/similar rear triangle too needleshy and deviate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 6, 2013 Share Cube Fritzz http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/frames/mountain-frame/product/review-cube-bikes-fritzz-650b-160-hpa-prototype-13-47469 http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/bikes-and-gear/frames/mountain-frame/1375375015654-7nxql79qnoxs-670-75.jpg http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/bikes-and-gear/frames/mountain-frame/1375375015647-owbx41pruevb-670-75.jpg http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/bikes-and-gear/frames/mountain-frame/1375375015648-1b8ccqwbhee9-670-75.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted August 6, 2013 Share ^ Kona ugliness reborn... Edited August 6, 2013 by Capricorn Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Sidewinder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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