What bike for R8k - R11k?

[Whipme]

I can't actually find any Scott bikes in Gauteng, or not in the places I'm looking.

 

Asked for a price on some Specialized bikes yesterday and nearly started crying.

 

At the moment I'm thinking it's between the Felt Q920 and the Hasa.

 

[Whipme]

Okay, so I finally decided on the Felt Q920 on Thursday and ordered it and paid for it. It's been about 6 months of looking and deciding and I think I made the right choice

 

Now all I need is a set of pedals.

I'm considering the Look Quartz or something from Crank Brothers.

Any recommendations?

 

[FanieFiets]

What about the Raleigh RM 6.0 @ R 11 779.95 specced with:-

 

Frame:	HC Concept with Kinesis Superlight Alloy and Carbon Tail
Fork:	Rock Shox Recon SL Air 80mm
Components:	Shimano LX/Deore Mix Groupset with LX Derailleurs Shimano M535 Hubs with WTB LaserDisc XC Rims Shimano M535 Hydraulic Disc Brakes

 

or the Raleigh Marathon 4.0 @ R 11 519.95 specced with:-

 

Frame:	Kinesis Butted 7005 Series Alloy Tubeset with 3rd Generation Rear Suspension Design, 103mm Travel
Fork:	Rock Shox Recon SL Air with Turnkey Lockout, 100mm Travel Shock
Components:	Rock Shox BAR 2.1 Shimano 27-Speed with XT Rear Derailleur Shimano Hubs with WTB SpeedDisc XC Rims Shimano M485 Hydraulic Disc Brakes

 

 

nope - Daai raleigh kan mos nie met 'n Goekoper fiets compete as die goedkoper fiets beter komponente regdeur en BAIE beter shock het nie.

Ek persoonlik gaan vir die HASA (weird) gaan. Al is die frame crap kan jy verseker die components en shock oorbou.
Maar my kennis van mtb is beperk.

[Whipme]

Bruce Reynecke cycles actually offered me an excellent price on the HASA literally 3 hours after I ordered the Felt. But I think I made the right choice. If I really want to I can always buy another bike in a few years again. But then I might go full suspension

[LEGZ!]

Go for the Felt Q920, probably the best secd bike in your price range.

Where do you live, Northcliff Cycles has stock of the Q920.

[Whipme]

I already ordered it last week, just waiting for delivery to Cycle Tech in Kyalami. Anyone have particularly good or bad service from them before?

 

 

[Whipme]

Okay, so after roughly 2 months of having the bike and riding a few short trips a week I have to say that I love the bike!

It felt way too small at first, but now that I'm used to the massive change in geometry I really enjoy riding it. It's so fast and nimble. And a very smooth ride from the Rock Shox Tora fork.

 

I got some Crank Brothers Smarty pedals on Monday with some Scott shoes and it's just made the experience better. I can see myself spending a lot of time in the saddle this summer!