jezzaboogie
Squid
I'm looking to buy a hardtail 29er. Mostly I ride xc socially with loads of single track, serious climbing, technical downhills blah blah blah. No racing.
Current bike is an old Kona Blast, circa 2002. I removed the Rock Shox years ago and replaced with a stock hard fork. So I'm used to a pretty rough ride, but I think (I know) I'm over it! I reckon the worst thing is the v-brakes. The crapiness really starts to kill me towards the end of the ride and I start screaming for the beer.
So yeah, time for a new bike. Recently, I road a friend's full suspension Santa Cruz 29er. Absolutely loved the 29s but definitely don't want full suspension. Just didn't seem like off-road riding to me!
Am happy with new or 2nd hand. Building from scratch is an option but would prefer something complete to save time. Price range is wide: $1500-$2500.
I will post in the wanted to buy section when I get newbie access. For the moment I figure it's worth seeing if anyone has any suggestions. The main hint I've had so far is to stay away from press frame bottom brackets. Any thoughts on that? I'm open to frame material. Have never ridden carbon though, so not too sure about that.
Current bike is an old Kona Blast, circa 2002. I removed the Rock Shox years ago and replaced with a stock hard fork. So I'm used to a pretty rough ride, but I think (I know) I'm over it! I reckon the worst thing is the v-brakes. The crapiness really starts to kill me towards the end of the ride and I start screaming for the beer.
So yeah, time for a new bike. Recently, I road a friend's full suspension Santa Cruz 29er. Absolutely loved the 29s but definitely don't want full suspension. Just didn't seem like off-road riding to me!
Am happy with new or 2nd hand. Building from scratch is an option but would prefer something complete to save time. Price range is wide: $1500-$2500.
I will post in the wanted to buy section when I get newbie access. For the moment I figure it's worth seeing if anyone has any suggestions. The main hint I've had so far is to stay away from press frame bottom brackets. Any thoughts on that? I'm open to frame material. Have never ridden carbon though, so not too sure about that.