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If you could have one mountain bike, would it be a trail or XC bike?


Craig Armstrong

If you could have one bike, would it be trail or XC?  

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  1. 1. If you could have one bike, would it be trail or XC?

    • Trail
      129
    • XC
      79


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18 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

Can’t see the point in buying a 100mm travel XC bike unless you’re racing regularly or are an investment banker entering the cape epic (where people seem. More keen to ride what the pros ride than buying a bike more suitable for long days in the saddle

I started racing rigid bikes, yes, rigid... With 1.95 inch semi slick non tubeless 26 inch wheels... I do race regularly, yes. Sadly, I am not an investment banker 🙂

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49 minutes ago, Jan Myburgh said:

I started racing rigid bikes, yes, rigid... With 1.95 inch semi slick non tubeless 26 inch wheels... I do race regularly, yes. Sadly, I am not an investment banker 🙂

prob faster than the investment banker

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1 hour ago, Jan Myburgh said:

I started racing rigid bikes, yes, rigid... With 1.95 inch semi slick non tubeless 26 inch wheels... I do race regularly, yes. Sadly, I am not an investment banker 🙂

Ditto, steel fully rigid 3x7 gearing, thumbshifters toe clips and straps then road shoes and pedals on an Mtb before spd came along. 
 But today I’d chose a 120mm marathon/downcountry/ light trail bike rather than steep XC bike. 
I’m still fast up and down but I just prefer to be beat up less. I’m a lover not a fighter man…

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4 minutes ago, LazyTrailRider said:

This just reminded me how rubbish thumbshifters were, even the expensive-feeling XT ones…

Thumb shifters were better than the crime against humanity that way dual control.....

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Just now, Jan Myburgh said:

Thumb shifters were better than the crime against humanity that way dual control.....

Haha. Yes, it works fine on the road and gravel, but definitely does not translate well to technical riding…

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38 minutes ago, Jan Myburgh said:

Thumb shifters were better than the crime against humanity that way dual control.....

sacrilege !!!

I begged Shimano to not drop Dual Control and Rapid Rise.  I loved M965

Alas "Merica spoke :(

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Elastomer forks, please never again. Manitou 3, Rockshox Indy and Judy where acceptable back in the day, but man are they rubbish compared to what we have now

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11 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

sacrilege !!!

I begged Shimano to not drop Dual Control and Rapid Rise.  I loved M965

Alas "Merica spoke :(

Was also a fan of them

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13 hours ago, LazyTrailRider said:

This just reminded me how rubbish thumbshifters were, even the expensive-feeling XT ones…

but thinking back, the maintenance and reliability was just wonderful....

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12 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

sacrilege !!!

I begged Shimano to not drop Dual Control and Rapid Rise.  I loved M965

Alas "Merica spoke :(

I liked my XT dual controls, not that the brakes worked that well...

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