fanievb Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Hi Anyone have/know this Silverback. http://www.silverbacklab.com/2011_website_SILVERBACK/slade2_13.htm bit on the heavy side, but i'm not spoiled for choice as I am looking for a XS MTB for my wife and can get one locally
DJ84 Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Looks ok,not sure what the price is. I have been looking for an XS dual for my wife for over a year now.not the best size to find something nice.
Flowta Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 http://cyclefactory.co.za/Bicycle/silverback-275-2013.html
All Mountain Girl Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 My boyfriend and I both bought Slade 3's earlier this year to use for riding a bit of distance and doing the odd xc race on.We opted for the lower specced model as these are our "play"-bikes. We are not really worried about the specs, we just wanted something that would pedal a bit easier than our 15kg+ trail bikes. I am loving this bike so much that I am spending much more time on it than on my beloved Nukeproof! This is definitely a very good budget buy. It is also not bad on the trails. The sizes are quite big, I bought a size small, but for anyone shorter than 1.65 m I would suggest an xs.I don't think you can go wrong with this bike.
Brett Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 sounds pretty good heydefinitely gonna go have a look
fanievb Posted July 17, 2013 Author Posted July 17, 2013 Thx all. Can get the bike for R12k, which is not bad considering I paid R11 for my giant which was similarly specced a year ago (except to the fork which is better than my RS recon). The weight bothers me a bit for a HT at just under 13kg, but as I said beggars can't be choosers and I'm not spending a further 3k just to get XT components and save 1kg. Anyways, this will be my wife's first MTB (she only started cycling last for the 2013 IM 70.3) and we ordered the bike. Will let you know how the bike is when it arrives. can't wait to hit the trails with my better half once we get the bike... @DJ XS DS frames are non-existent. very little manufacturers make XS frames and those who makes them is not available locally or just very hard to come by. Have you tried Giant for DS XS? The anthem x comes in a womans' specific xs version, they retail at just over R20k. Looks ok,not sure what the price is. I have been looking for an XS dual for my wife for over a year now.not the best size to find something nice.
Raab Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Looks ok,not sure what the price is. I have been looking for an XS dual for my wife for over a year now.not the best size to find something nice. Give ballistic bike trading a call, I got a Ghost Miss RT 5100 frame from them for my wife, have her inseam measurement handy, sure they will be able to assist you
Vetseun Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Hi Anyone have/know this Silverback. http://www.silverbacklab.com/2011_website_SILVERBACK/slade2_13.htm bit on the heavy side, but i'm not spoiled for choice as I am looking for a XS MTB for my wife and can get one locallyDoesnt look bad at all. Kiff bike
AngusC Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 I have one of those, it's an amazing bike.. I have really pushed mine to the Limits and I have not needed to replace anything on it... With 27.5 wheels you can't go wrong.
supertorro Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 A friend has a Slade 2 (I think it's the 2) and it is pretty darn good. Used it for a few weeks whilst my bike was out of commission. It worked, fork was pretty good (Revelation). All in all nothing to complain about
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