VicanZA Posted November 21, 2013 Posted November 21, 2013 Don't waist ur time with all these pretender brands! Find someone who rides a Lynskey pro 29er. Built mine for under 30k, full XT, ztr crests, comes in at 10kg. Just got the titanium handlebars, seat post and stem...now 11kg These bikes can take real punishment, u don't have to be a carbon ninny. Once u go titanium there's no going back..u can have it in any color as long as it's silver.
raymakestv Posted November 21, 2013 Posted November 21, 2013 The Alu flash with best specs will weigh almost exactly the same as the carbon 3. I heard the difference in weight between the two is minimal. better components are the way to go.
Jewbacca Posted November 21, 2013 Posted November 21, 2013 Don't waist ur time with all these pretender brands! Find someone who rides a Lynskey pro 29er. Built mine for under 30k, full XT, ztr crests, comes in at 10kg. Just got the titanium handlebars, seat post and stem...now 11kg These bikes can take real punishment, u don't have to be a carbon ninny. Once u go titanium there's no going back..u can have it in any color as long as it's silver. Again, you think it is a great bike, I broke 2 of them in less than 6 months and thought they felt stringy. Love the Ti road bike but the MTB just felt wrong to me. So again, Alu, Carbon, Steel or Ti, you will never know which one you prefer until you ride them all. More than once. I think you should build a bike, research your stuff, pick a colour scheme, shop around and end up with your own personal baby.... CRC is selling some awesome Ti frames for 12 grand at the moment. There are some fantastic steel bikes around and you can take your pick at alu and carbon as they are a dime a dozen.... You Cannondale and Spez fans...... Toyota's with 2 wheels..... VicanZA and the nerd 2
servventer Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Not disagreeing, but the theory is that if you go 29'er hardtail it should be carbon in order to make it a softer ride. That is what the experts say Check out the SAVE seatpost if you want to go softer on a hardtail. Oops, also a Cannondale product.
Rushmore Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Look at the Scott Scale 910 Aswell Great bike.
EZRider Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Again, you think it is a great bike, I broke 2 of them in less than 6 months and thought they felt stringy. Love the Ti road bike but the MTB just felt wrong to me. So again, Alu, Carbon, Steel or Ti, you will never know which one you prefer until you ride them all. More than once. I think you should build a bike, research your stuff, pick a colour scheme, shop around and end up with your own personal baby.... CRC is selling some awesome Ti frames for 12 grand at the moment. There are some fantastic steel bikes around and you can take your pick at alu and carbon as they are a dime a dozen.... You Cannondale and Spez fans...... Toyota's with 2 wheels..... Everything keeps going right... Johny Bravo 1
rouxtjie Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Everything keeps going right...I would absolutely love to add a flash or stumpy to my arsenal....they are extremely good looking and people denying this need to go to specsavers...thoroughbred racing machines. Truth of the matter is that I simply can't afford one, so I would rather put them in the ferrari / lambo bracket...hardly a toyota EZRider and flat29 2
flat29 Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 I would absolutely love to add a flash or stumpy to my arsenal....they are extremely good looking and people denying this need to go to specsavers...thoroughbred racing machines. Truth of the matter is that I simply can't afford one, so I would rather put them in the ferrari / lambo bracket...hardly a toyota I will let you take my stumpy for a ride one day if I can ride the Vassago rouxtjie 1
the nerd Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 I would absolutely love to add a flash or stumpy to my arsenal....they are extremely good looking and people denying this need to go to specsavers...thoroughbred racing machines. Truth of the matter is that I simply can't afford one, so I would rather put them in the ferrari / lambo bracket...hardly a toyota This coming from the guy with the only VerHauen in SA.... rouxtjie 1
rouxtjie Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 This coming from the guy with the only VerHauen in SA.... Hehehe I love that bike...almost as much as my dog. But I am not going to lie, its not a race machine.... You boys in the south don't do too badly either....TD1 race weapons and Ti Pipedreams, soooo pretty
flat29 Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) just buy a bike and take pics Edited November 22, 2013 by flat29
NotSoBigBen Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Sooner or later everyone wants to ride a Specialized Caerus 1
the nerd Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Sooner or later everyone wants to ride a Specialized The only spez i would ride is a Ned Overend edition... http://www.29ercafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Specialized-Carve-Ned-Overend-edition-2012-Eurobike.jpg Jewbacca and rouxtjie 2
flat29 Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 The only spez i would ride is a Ned Overend edition... Sooo what you are saying is that you will ride a spez NotSoBigBen 1
rouxtjie Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 The only spez i would ride is a Ned Overend edition... http://www.29ercafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Specialized-Carve-Ned-Overend-edition-2012-Eurobike.jpgooooooo will ride it like it stolen...their fatty is also a thing of beauty
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