Top 4 most popular!! HELP

[Kranswurm]

Santa Cruz

Turner

Ellsworth

Intense

[cruiser]

Giant, Specialized, Merida, Scott

[Squier]

Ride mag published a stat that almost 40% of the 2012 Epic field rode Spez. From what I've seen the last two years I'd suspect sani2c to be the same.

 

When it comes to popularity with stage racers Spez is unrivalled.

 

And no, I don't ride one.

 

 

[Heel Drop]

29

27.5

26

 

dam is there another brand already ?

[Polo]

 

 

I see your point, and raise you a 'it's not a mountain bike if you can buy it at Pick n Pay'. Nor are the folk that ride them mountain bikers. In the UK they call them BSOs, for Bicycle Shaped Objects. I challenge you to smash even a Tokai XC trail on one at a semi decent pace without either making some or other component (most likely the fork, if it's a 'suspension' fork) disintegrate, or being kicked into the bushes.

 

I'd say Giant, Silverback, Merida and Scott.

 

(Not being a brand snob - those bikes have their place, but it's firmly in the all terrain commuter category, not in the MTB category.)

We spend our days riding "xc" on those types of bikes in the early 90's. we could only dream of Bridgestones and Gary Fishers. I reckon you if you're light enough you'll be able to do any of the trails at Tokai, excluding jumps and drops on a PnP bike. Would actually be a cool challenge and level the playing field!

[hayleyearth]

What's your reason for asking btw?

[GLuvsMtb]

I reckon this is fairly accurate. It may be hard to believe, but the typical Sani2C field probably doesn't represent SA's population and it buying power. If it did we'd rival Sweden in terms of GDP... and be a country of middle aged white men.

Commuter bikes with knobby tyres or mountain bikes? There is a distinction.

[Thug]

The top brands from the guys I ride with....

 

Whyte

Intense

Morewood

Contraband

 

Then of course, there is a smattering of...

 

Titus

Surly

Yeti

Nicolai

Lynskey

 

As you can see, we're not fond of mainstream brands. :-)

[Trackie]

Snob value - Specialized, Santa Cruz, Yeti! Intense etc. Bang for you buck, can't beat Merida.