Schnoodle Posted January 9, 2014 Share currently considering getting either a GT Fury 2/3 or a Mongoose Boot"r . Anybody got ideas or experiences with either bike.tx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 9, 2014 Share currently considering getting either a GT Fury 2/3 or a Mongoose Boot"r . Anybody got ideas or experiences with either bike.tx The best person to speak to is David Hogan. He's from your part of world. He has competitively raced on both a Fury and a Boot'r. He currently doesn't ride either, so will be able to give an unbiased opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 9, 2014 Share Nuff said Downhill Bike of the Year GT Fury Our reader polling shows that the very large majority of you spend much more time on mid-travel trail machines than on full fledged downhill bikes, but that certainly doesn't stop this ultra specialized, long travel category from being the headliner of this year's Pinkbike Awards. After all, are you more interested in reading about the new and eminently sensible Toyota Corolla or how the 1.2 million dollar Pagani Huayra handles at speed? We'll take a graphic novel about the Huayra over a short paragraph on the Corolla and its trunk space, thank you very much, even if the chance of us ever driving one hovers somewhere between nil and zero. Functionality is so boring when sat beside radical... So here we are, with a bike that, given its first-season success under the Vulcan and his seemingly unstoppable sister, most would say was the only real choice to wear the Downhill Bike of the Year crown. Our decision isn't based solely on race results, though, because "rideability" - how the bike performs when put under a more average rider or racer - should carry just as much weight in this decision as pure results do, and the 220mm travel GT is at the pointy end of an already incredibly capable but tight field in that regard. After all, just because Gee can put time in on the best racers in the world doesn't mean his steed is The Best, but only that it helps an elite athlete save a few tenths, or maybe a couple of seconds at most, in a three minute race. The ability of a good race bike to give that small but also massive advantage to a competitor is key, but what good is that to an expert level rider who would take an extra minute to ride the same distance? The Fury, with its incredibly intuitive geometry and well rounded suspension, truly will allow a weekend racer to go faster, which is why it is our top pick for 2013. Not mincing words our words here, are we? http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb9681265/p5pb9681265.jpg Talk about things changing in only a short amount of time. GT was committed to a new design as soon as the Atherton siblings signed on the dotted line, and the three of them were so confident in their new employer’s ability to deliver a fresh and potent package that they didn’t mind spending a year aboard the previous Fury, a bike that was admittedly behind the times when talking of geometry. Their faith was repaid in full and then some when the new Fury came into being, and both Gee and Rachel delivered on their end with a slew of top results. Wins came right out of the gate, and it's not a stretch to guess that the folks at GT's East Coast headquarters had a handful of justifiable hangovers throughout the 2013 race season, even if the year didn't quite end on the high note that a lot of us were expecting it would after the first few World Cup rounds. Gee might not have taken the World Cup overall when it was all said and done, with a slip up in Norway and a mentally strong, incredibly quick Steve Smith pipping him at the end in glorious fashion by winning both the race and the championship, but Atherton’s early dominance and obvious comfort on the brand new bike straight out of the gate speaks volumes for what GT has been able to do. And let's not discount Rachel’s accomplishments, with her laying waste to the women’s field while staying healthy and consistent. Victory for GT didn’t only come between the tape of a race course, though, as Kyle Strait rode his own Fury to a Rampage win on what is arguably the burliest course in the history of mountain bike competition. It's the kind of year that marketing departments have wet dreams about, although having your top racers and riders winning some of the biggest events of the year trumps any sort of clever ad campaign in our minds; one of those cases of actions speaking louder than words. http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb10388642/p5pb10388642.jpg http://es.pinkbike.org/240/sprt/i/bigquotes.png The GT's rangy cockpit had us feeling as if it was the first downhill bike that has fit us properly. This view was only cemented by back to back laps on machines with more conventional geometry numbers, with the Fury's roomy front end making those other bikes feel a touch awkward. - Pinkbike, July 1st, 2013 We wouldn’t need to make any ceremony of the 2013 Pinkbike Awards if they were based solely on race results, but that's about as far from the truth as it gets. The best downhill bike on the market can't just be the best downhill bike for Gee and Rachel - it has to be the best for you, the consumer. We've spent plenty of time on rigs that have been ridden to a World Cup podium by inconceivably focused and insanely fit racers, but you know what? It turned out that those very bikes, while still being incredible machines, weren't exactly inspiring under the average downhiller who might be literally 25% slower down a challenging track compared to a top racer. Let's swallow our pride for just a moment and admit that you might actually be faster aboard a different bike than what your favourite racer uses, what is most visually appealing to you, or even what won on Sunday. The single pivot, aluminum framed Fury certainly took some Ws on a lot of Sundays this year, but it's also a machine that you can take to the bike park and instantly feel at home on. ''The GT's rangy cockpit had us feeling as if it was the first downhill bike that has fit us properly,'' we said in our exclusive July review of the bike. ''This view was only cemented by back to back laps on machines with more conventional geometry numbers, with the Fury's roomy front end making those other bikes feel a touch awkward.'' And now, six months removed from those words and having spent even more time on the Fury, that same opinion is even more of a certainty to us. Comfortable, confidence inspiring, and an all around weapon on a DH track, the Fury deserves the title of Downhill Bike of the Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 9, 2014 Share Nuff said Wrong Fury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_mil Posted January 9, 2014 Share He is probably talking about the old Fury (I assume), which is an entirely different beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted January 9, 2014 Share I know nothing... but id get the fury if they similar price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 9, 2014 Share Wrong Fury What? Not the '14 version? Meh. Then yeah - I'd prob go for the boot'r then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_mil Posted January 9, 2014 Share I haven't ridden either but, I'd probably go for the Boot'r too. I have no real reason why, but it just looks like a more robust/simpler bike to me. Perhaps Nige can offer some advice as I think he has spent a decent amount of time on both rigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted January 9, 2014 Share Even if its the 2012http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb7600480/p5pb7600480.jpgmust be joking carbon vs klunker ... boot'r is a tank tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted January 9, 2014 Share The Fury came in alu also. Personally I would go for the Fury. Good amount of R&D went into that frame. Couple of Morewoods floating around also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted January 9, 2014 Share The Fury came in alu also. Personally I would go for the Fury. Good amount of R&D went into that frame. Couple of Morewoods floating around also Forshore was just amping up the carbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted January 9, 2014 Share If I had to choose between the 2 I'd go for a Giant Glory. Or a 2nd hand Morewood. Disclaimer. Just being a bitch. I've owned neither. Edited January 9, 2014 by Omega Man Super_mil and DR ◣◢ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach. Posted January 9, 2014 Share I have only owned a Mongoose for a few months but never actually rode it.Makulu or Glory are awesome but if you are forced to choose between the Goose and GT I would go Goose.They are more robust and have had a lot fewer issues than the GT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostSixFour Posted January 10, 2014 Share https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/75126-mongose-bootr-team-small-frame/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelhicks Posted January 10, 2014 Share Having spent time on both bikes - I have this to say .... 1. If you are going for the Fury - get the Carbon one if you can ... the Alu ones kept creasing at the shock mount on the downtube. 2. The Fury is a MUCH Better ride than the Goose and (unlike Peach and them say - Id say the Carbon Fury is far more robust than the goose - if you comparing the Alu Fury ... then i dont know.) 3. The pivot system (although looking different) is essentially the same - the Fury has better bump adsorption though. 4. Alu Mongoose's are good and you cant go radically wrong with them - they suit SA's tracks as they are pedal frienly bikes. 5 - So IMO ... if you looking at an Alu Fury ... go for a Goose .... BUT if you can get a Carbon Fury ... definitely without a doubt got for that! ThePubSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnoodle Posted January 10, 2014 Share Thanks guys for your input . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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