TheDuke Posted October 14, 2008 Share Hi I would like to start taking part in adventure races and would require a x-cross country bike. Any suggestions on which bike to get? I am looking at spening R8000.00 at the most. Peace out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibles Posted October 14, 2008 Share The unfortunate reality is that adventure races are bad for bikes. If you only plan on doing short adventure races then don't spend 8K on a bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted October 14, 2008 Share welcome to the hub. look at finding something with deore/lx spec. should come in a coupla thousand under budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon Posted October 14, 2008 Share agreed...Unless you have loads of tom and can fork out on replacing parts and frames every so often. If you are serious about AR. Then spend. But if you are just trying. Start small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted October 14, 2008 Share two suggestions: something in the gt avalanche range, or one of the silverbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Zone Posted October 14, 2008 Share None of the any adventure races that I have done are bad for bikes, certainly no worse than some of the MTB races that I have done, such as Knysna, Trans-baviaans, Epic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtbreath Posted October 15, 2008 Share Definitely hard tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon Posted October 15, 2008 Share get a SS. then you dont have to worry about breaking anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted October 15, 2008 Share None of the any adventure races that I have done are bad for bikes' date=' certainly no worse than some of the MTB races that I have done, such as Knysna, Trans-baviaans, Epic[/quote'] Damn, come and see what my bike looks like after a couple of Swazi Xtremes and The Bull !! An MTB race such as Sabie Experience and Sani 2 C is tame in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtbreath Posted October 15, 2008 Share None of the any adventure races that I have done are bad for bikes' date=' certainly no worse than some of the MTB races that I have done, such as Knysna, Trans-baviaans, Epic[/quote']Damn, come and see what my bike looks like after a couple of Swazi Xtremes and The Bull !!An MTB race such as Sabie Experience and Sani 2 C is tame in comparison. You gotta learn to stay on your bike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibles Posted October 15, 2008 Share None of the any adventure races that I have done are bad for bikes' date=' certainly no worse than some of the MTB races that I have done, such as Knysna, Trans-baviaans, Epic[/quote'] If you are only doing sprint AR's then I might agree. The longer races however usually involve transporting the bikes between transition points over rough roads and they often get scratched or knocked. The AR's that I've done included climbing over numerous fences, swimming across rivers, scrambling up rock faces, making paths through dense bush etc with our bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted October 15, 2008 Share None of the any adventure races that I have done are bad for bikes' date=' certainly no worse than some of the MTB races that I have done, such as Knysna, Trans-baviaans, Epic[/quote'] Damn, come and see what my bike looks like after a couple of Swazi Xtremes and The Bull !! An MTB race such as Sabie Experience and Sani 2 C is tame in comparison. You gotta learn to stay on your bike! That isn't the problem. It's the barb wired fences, the hike-a-bike sections, the constant loading and unloading of bikes from trailers, the transportation of bikes between transition areas etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon Posted October 15, 2008 Share All in a days race... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDuke Posted October 15, 2008 Share And I am back at work. The joys of working like an owl in the night. Thank you very much for all the assistance. I found a Scott Aspen with Deore LX componentry and it is in spotless condition so I will most probably be getting that to take part in Sprint races and progress to a better bike once I have improved my skills, fitness etc. I should've joined this places ages ago - I love it here =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted October 15, 2008 Share good to have you, duke. you'll do well to remember that i'm the most important hubber here! after you get that right, everything else will go smoothly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon Posted October 15, 2008 Share It is self-inflicted<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />... you know that right... HR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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