Kyle CT Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Hi everyone, I am looking at buying my first dual suspension mtb bike. I would like to know your advice, should I buy a brand new Titan Racing Dash for example: 29er, dual suspension, dropper, rockshox etc OR should I buy a second hand bike like a Trek superfly, Giant stance or specialized stumpjumper. My budget is around 30-35k… Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you. https://bike-addict.co.za/collections/titan-bikes/products/titan-skyrim-dash-2024
Me rida my bicycle Posted June 9 Posted June 9 The Trek superfly is an older bike I think it was discontinued in 2015/16 it's not a bad bike but it should be well under your budget. The Stumpy could be fun what year model are you looking at? The new titan looks like a fun bike a little to much travel for my liking but hey I ride a HT What would I know 🤣 The Giant stance is good bang for buck and giant's in house parts are decent quality. In your budget I would look in the classifieds as there's been a couple of nice bikes in your budget. Kyle CT 1
Me rida my bicycle Posted June 9 Posted June 9 (edited) https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/729226/scott-spark-920-carbon-2020 https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/727174/titan-cypher-team-2022-carbon-xl https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/729291/titan-cypher-team?referrer=top Not sure what size you need but these look nice Edited June 9 by Me rida my bicycle Kyle CT 1
Bicycle Yard WESTERN CAPE Posted June 9 Posted June 9 1 hour ago, Kyle CT said: Hi everyone, I am looking at buying my first dual suspension mtb bike. I would like to know your advice, should I buy a brand new Titan Racing Dash for example: 29er, dual suspension, dropper, rockshox etc OR should I buy a second hand bike like a Trek superfly, Giant stance or specialized stumpjumper. My budget is around 30-35k… Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you. https://bike-addict.co.za/collections/titan-bikes/products/titan-skyrim-dash-2024 Giant is running a bit of a special. If you keen give me a shout on what bike you might be interested in. Dm me your nr and I can send you some options!
Kyle CT Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 45 minutes ago, Me rida my bicycle said: The Trek superfly is an older bike I think it was discontinued in 2015/16 it's not a bad bike but it should be well under your budget. The Stumpy could be fun what year model are you looking at? The new titan looks like a fun bike a little to much travel for my liking but hey I ride a HT What would I know 🤣 The Giant stance is good bang for buck and giant's in house parts are decent quality. In your budget I would look in the classifieds as there's been a couple of nice bikes in your budget. Hi, thanks so much! My main question is, is Titan Racing good as I am not that familiar with it and would you suggest buying a brand new titan over a second hand Giant/Specialised for the same price? Thank you!
Iwan Kemp Posted June 9 Posted June 9 8 minutes ago, Kyle CT said: Hi, thanks so much! My main question is, is Titan Racing good as I am not that familiar with it and would you suggest buying a brand new titan over a second hand Giant/Specialised for the same price? Thank you! Yes, buy a new Titan Racing over a 2nd hand whatever else. You'll have the joy of a brand new bike, with brand new parts that comes with great backup and warranty. The new TR's are all great bikes. Myles at bikenetwork.co.za did a proper review of the 2 Skyrim models, take a look: https://youtu.be/IQWa13K7Hb0?si=YxWg374hqtD9C9ep Phillippe Coetzee, FerdinandDick, ianblack and 5 others 4 4
Me rida my bicycle Posted June 9 Posted June 9 8 minutes ago, Kyle CT said: Hi, thanks so much! My main question is, is Titan Racing good as I am not that familiar with it and would you suggest buying a brand new titan over a second hand Giant/Specialised for the same price? Thank you! Definitely if you are looking at the same spec at the same price new would definitely be the way to go. Titan has a great warranty even buying second hand they still retain their warranty (the only brand I know of who offers this) that is definitely some confidence in their products. They are also very active here on the hub which is always great to see 👌🏻 Long story short I don't think you can go wrong with Titan. Kyle CT, nonky and danievj 2 1
Kyle CT Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 Thank you so much!! I can get this for 30k I think its a good deal considering the components etc… https://cwcycles.co.za/product/1018304-cns-bike-mtb-ds-alu-titan-skyrim-dash?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-MDvnIbPhgMVMZRQBh1jsweyEAQYCSABEgLs0PD_BwE Either the above or something like: https://giant-bicycles.co.za/products/stance-29-2-knight-shield?available%20colours=knight%20shield&available%20sizes=s https://giant-bicycles.co.za/products/trance-29-2-carbon-supernova-chrome?available%20colours=carbon%20%2F%20supernova%20%2F%20chrome&available%20sizes=s
Showtime Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Buying a new bike in the future will be really simple for me after buying a Cypher a few years back. I'll just buy whatever Titan I can justify at the time. swingTOpeddle, danievj, Kyle CT and 1 other 4
PhilipV Posted June 9 Posted June 9 32 minutes ago, Kyle CT said: Thank you so much!! I can get this for 30k I think its a good deal considering the components etc… https://cwcycles.co.za/product/1018304-cns-bike-mtb-ds-alu-titan-skyrim-dash?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-MDvnIbPhgMVMZRQBh1jsweyEAQYCSABEgLs0PD_BwE Either the above or something like: https://giant-bicycles.co.za/products/stance-29-2-knight-shield?available%20colours=knight%20shield&available%20sizes=s https://giant-bicycles.co.za/products/trance-29-2-carbon-supernova-chrome?available%20colours=carbon%20%2F%20supernova%20%2F%20chrome&available%20sizes=s Of These three I’d buy the Trance in a heartbeat. Kyle CT, peetwindhoek, Andrew87 and 2 others 5
Kyle CT Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 @PhilipV are the titans components being Rockshox etc better or not?
PhilipV Posted June 9 Posted June 9 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Kyle CT said: @PhilipV are the titans components being Rockshox etc better or not? The trance has better suspension in front. Rear is comparable. Marzochi z2 is in a different class to the rockshox silver. And anyone who thinks SRAM SX is better than the 12spd of Shimano deore needs to get their head read. Trance has a carbon frame, compared to the Ali Skyrim, and all that is just on paper. Having ridden a trance, I reckon it hits the sweet spot for SA riding. im saying this as someone who is riding a Scott Genius at the moment. But I’d probably choose that Trance now if I was in the market. Edited June 9 by PhilipV Me rida my bicycle and peetwindhoek 2
peetwindhoek Posted June 9 Posted June 9 1 hour ago, PhilipV said: And anyone who thinks SRAM SX is better than the 12spd of Shimano deore needs to get their head read. SX is ***. Dont think I have experienced anything worse. Bicycle Yard WESTERN CAPE and mecheng89 1 1
Bicycle Yard WESTERN CAPE Posted June 9 Posted June 9 2 hours ago, Iwan Kemp said: Yes, buy a new Titan Racing over a 2nd hand whatever else. You'll have the joy of a brand new bike, with brand new parts that comes with great backup and warranty. The new TR's are all great bikes. Myles at bikenetwork.co.za did a proper review of the 2 Skyrim models, take a look: https://youtu.be/IQWa13K7Hb0?si=YxWg374hqtD9C9ep Nice do you have reviews he did with a Giant at question or Trek superfly in question ?
Me rida my bicycle Posted June 9 Posted June 9 1 hour ago, Bicycle Yard WESTERN CAPE said: Nice do you have reviews he did with a Giant at question or Trek superfly in question ? To find a review on a superfly you would need to search the archives of the internet. 🤣 mecheng89 and danievj 2
dave303e Posted June 10 Posted June 10 Bought with my head(wallet) and bought a Titan 2 years go. Never missed a beat since then. At that stage it was value for money the best bike I could get, I came from a lower spec name brand bike and I can say I honestly would buy another Titan without even thinking. Kyle CT and mecheng89 1 1
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