ForkinGreat
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I run the Marzocchi 55CR fork on my Rune at 170mm. I think the Geo is optimised for 160mm.
Ask Keith from Banshee on their FB page ....+10mm shouldn't be a problem.
Another which 29" frame / bike.
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Ask Keith from Banshee on their FB page ....+10mm shouldn't be a problem.
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@ForkinGreat thanks,
I've heard back from Banshee and the 160mm can run on it without issue.
@Nambra thanks buddy, I did see the warranty on Sight was 5yrs but didn't see it was on the proviso it was built up by the LBS. correct that the Range is 3 yrs. and both have disclaimers for mods on the bike.
Prime is looking better each moment. Looks like the winner and I shall have to live with the bottle cage location meaning no bottles inside the triangle.
I've heard back from Banshee and the 160mm can run on it without issue.
@Nambra thanks buddy, I did see the warranty on Sight was 5yrs but didn't see it was on the proviso it was built up by the LBS. correct that the Range is 3 yrs. and both have disclaimers for mods on the bike.
Prime is looking better each moment. Looks like the winner and I shall have to live with the bottle cage location meaning no bottles inside the triangle.
steve jobs' pancreas
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Yeah well make sure it aint a black one, aint no room for two black primes round these here parts
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@steve jobs' pancreas too funny. We'd need to schedule rides so they're not seen to be congregating. It'd seem like an insurrection!
They have a black XL in stock but I really fancy the raw finish. Saw it on a mates Canfield Riot. He has a lot to answer for.
They have a black XL in stock but I really fancy the raw finish. Saw it on a mates Canfield Riot. He has a lot to answer for.
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steve jobs' pancreas
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Cheers Rev, I guess if there is another Prime owner I'll get an appreciation of what the bike is capable of, coz I will defo be the weakest link on the bike.
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End of the day, it's pretty hard to buy a "bad" bike these days. But if you go the Prime, definitely get raw! I really miss my raw Riot 
hifiandmtb
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Well, a Primer is morer betterer than a Prime so good call.
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thanks @steve jobs' pancreas I guarantee we're all the weakest link on our bikes! :^)
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Thanks @hifiandmtb @rangersac @slider_phil , it was really difficult to decide and I'm still wondering about the Primer and the Sight but a decision needs to be made and I did it based on what was important to me + my riding. Fingers crossed the wait for a Raw one doesn't blow out. As good as the black one looks, I've run black + carbon bikes for years and fancy a little change.
So the next question is the shock. X2 or is there something else worth looking at?
So the next question is the shock. X2 or is there something else worth looking at?
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@creaky 100% guaranteed. I'm sure that as soon as I get off the phone to make the order I'll get an alert from Norco or Intense offering them at X% off which will grind my gears. If I wait they'll just hang about at the same price they're currently on at.
Intense will update the Primer I reckon and the Sight I believe is newer so perhaps that's not so ripe for an update.
Anyway, they've gone radio silence on me at MTB Direct which is a little annoying, and reminds me of why I like to buy from a LBS I can get to / see.
Intense will update the Primer I reckon and the Sight I believe is newer so perhaps that's not so ripe for an update.
Anyway, they've gone radio silence on me at MTB Direct which is a little annoying, and reminds me of why I like to buy from a LBS I can get to / see.
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Nah, you're good mate. :^) I saw those earlier. If that was the price they were available at here I'd have been all over one by now. The AU site is still showing $3999, which is pretty chunky given the age in the product life cycle.
Andy on their site has gone radio dark on questions so that made the decisions easier.
Anyway, the order's not placed yet. Still waiting to hear back from MTB Direct. I didn't think it would be this hard. :^(
Andy on their site has gone radio dark on questions so that made the decisions easier.
Anyway, the order's not placed yet. Still waiting to hear back from MTB Direct. I didn't think it would be this hard. :^(
Just throwing a mix into the list. For the riders mtb in qld have ex demo (ridden a couple of times) Norco sight XL 29 C7.3 for sale at $4525. Could strip the parts and on sell, then build frame with your kit? Look on their insta page fortheriders if your interested.
https://instagram.com/p/BgUVzRLDJCe/
https://instagram.com/p/BgUVzRLDJCe/
hifiandmtb
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The spec on the one in the IG photo is rather tasty too!
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They're both wicked bikes. In the end it was little elements which saw the Prime win.
Touch more reach, steeper STA, threaded BB, ISCG05. Certainly I would have preferred carbon but the lower cost means an X2 / DPX2 or similar shock.
I probably would have been happy with any of the final 2 or 3.