lerouc Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Ja another what bike to get thread. I have a friend that is still riding on his dads old trek 800 bike from the 90's. His budget is 12k and that must include tubeless. He is just over the 2meters tall (2.03 or something) and weighs 107kgs. As he is a gym fanatic i doubt if he will drop his weight. He did buy a momsen 429 but he had endless issues and it looks like the XL was too small so he got rid of it again. (dont want to go into too much details) He prefers new but if it is a not too old he would consider. Let me know what you think.
Guest Karma Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Send a pm to Danger Dassie. He tests bikes and could point you in a good direction.
BIERSTEKER Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Here you go as mentioned by Velloen BikeI met the owner today, you can go ahead and buy with confidence. https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/83428-giant-xtc-0-29er/
Maniax Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Here you go as mentioned by Velloen BikeI met the owner today, you can go ahead and buy with confidence. https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/83428-giant-xtc-0-29er/Yep, I'll definitely go for that!
lerouc Posted March 28, 2014 Author Posted March 28, 2014 Here you go as mentioned by Velloen BikeI met the owner today, you can go ahead and buy with confidence. http://www.thehubsa....ant-xtc-0-29er/ I agree as i own one as well! :-)
lerouc Posted March 28, 2014 Author Posted March 28, 2014 But my concerns are is the XTC XL big enough?
Flowta Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 But my concerns are is the XTC XL big enough? Depends. There's 2m tall with longer legs or 2m tall with longer torso. Arm length also comes into it.
Surv0MTB Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) Definintely a 23" frame, XL (21.5") wont fit correctly and you would need extended components to setup it up right. Make sure you replace the stock rims with Stans Arch EX, with his weight the rims should turn oval pretty quickly if they arent strong enough. As far as I know, Giant XL is 21.5".. Cannondale and Trek make 23" bikes, or you would need one custom built. Edited March 28, 2014 by Surv0MTB
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