Trail / Enduro choices - Plz

[GrahamS2]

I've not ridden any of those but I have recently ridden an Intense Primer and really loved that. Rode it at the Glen & Boschendal and loved it. It was unreal how it didn't feel like a big ol bus like most 29ers i've been on feel like when it comes to the twisties. I really can't rate this bike highly enough.

 

I'm not sure about the availability of frames.

I was going to post something very similar, but then I'd sound like I'm gushing 

Primer punches WAY above it's weight ito travel, and it climbs like a demon. And it's light. And oh so pretty!    OK, now I'm gushing.

 

If you ride a medium you're in luck https://www.merlincycles.com/intense-primer-sl-29-mountain-bike-frame-2017-103075.html

[Yo-Yo]

I've not ridden any of those but I have recently ridden an Intense Primer and really loved that. Rode it at the Glen & Boschendal and loved it. It was unreal how it didn't feel like a big ol bus like most 29ers i've been on feel like when it comes to the twisties. I really can't rate this bike highly enough.

 

I'm not sure about the availability of frames.

 

That was on my list then as Evans had them on clearance but then I ready a few vanilla reviews about them & crossed them off. Now when I look all the reviews seems great. 

 

Seem to be frames on special in the UK alot. 2017 ones. 

[Yo-Yo]

I was going to post something very similar, but then I'd sound like I'm gushing 

Primer punches WAY above it's weight ito travel, and it climbs like a demon. And it's light. And oh so pretty!    OK, now I'm gushing.

 

If you ride a medium you're in luck https://www.merlincycles.com/intense-primer-sl-29-mountain-bike-frame-2017-103075.html

 

 

I'm a large which is a disappointment. 

[GrahamS2]

That was on my list then as Evans had them on clearance but then I ready a few vanilla reviews about them & crossed them off. Now when I look all the reviews seems great. 

 

Seem to be frames on special in the UK alot. 2017 ones. 

Check with the local chaps if they don't have a 2017 frame on sale too. They had a few available last year. I think Hangar Bike Co. are the agents.

[GrahamS2]

I'm a large which is a disappointment. 

I have a large. Pity you're in the Cape otherwise you'd be welcome to test it out. It really is a fun bike.

[Pieter1]

Cotic FlareMAX - end of search

Why not the rocket?

[Yo-Yo]

I have a large. Pity you're in the Cape otherwise you'd be welcome to test it out. It really is a fun bike.

 

That is kind. I might see if they have a test bike. I have seen them there before. 

[Yo-Yo]

It's not a 29'r but I have found this at the upper end of my budget. £1199 off RRP on the frame on clearance. With the coil shock. 

 

http://www.freecycle.fr/6058/mondraker-dune-carbon-xr-2017.jpg

[Duane_Bosch]

vanilla reviews about them & crossed them off. 

When I rode it it wasn't just climb on and ride. The front end felt divey and the rear end bucked a bit but a bit of fiddling made it great.

[Yo-Yo]

When I rode it it wasn't just climb on and ride. The front end felt divey and the rear end bucked a bit but a bit of fiddling made it great.

 

Intense locally have gone direct model and have very limited stock. Have asked if they have a Primer or a demo. 

[dirtchick]

The Scott Genius 930.  no contest.  loving every second of this bike.  Huge confidence on hectic rough downhills, jumping etc.

 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

OOOOOOOH! 

It's not a 29'r but I have found this at the upper end of my budget. £1199 off RRP on the frame on clearance. With the coil shock. 

 

http://www.freecycle.fr/6058/mondraker-dune-carbon-xr-2017.jpg

[Yo-Yo]

OOOOOOOH! 

 

On the limit of budget and would need new wheels and good ones as well as a new fork. Too much of a stretch when I can swap all my 29 equipment to another 29. It is unique. 

[GrahamS2]

When I rode it it wasn't just climb on and ride. The front end felt divey and the rear end bucked a bit but a bit of fiddling made it great.

Yeah my bike took a good few rides to get dialled in. Very different setup to the Pyga.

[Eddy Gordo]

From reports I've read, the Hightower seems to be Santa's steamroller. Not as rowdy as a Nomad, but ploughs through chunder faster than a fat kid through cupcakes. 

I was gonna say the High tower, but a great list/choice of bikes. You see lots of Hightowers around Tokai

[Piston ZA]

Will a Hightower/Highter LT frame be in the budget, seeing that the OP will require boost wheels?