Only a mother would love it
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Guessing it will ride very well with the CVA suspension.
The Scott Spark will be it's competitor and being of comparable weight will be crucial...it could probably give away 2 or 300grms as it's suspension platform is (arguably) superior
And the SC Tallboy
DW-1
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having absolutely no idea what the Scotts cost...
the Jet9 RDO will have a retail of around $3199
(that's supplied with a Fox Float RP23 with Kashima coating)
Elvis.
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dangersean
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Elvis why will it be over $700AUD more than the quoted US price of $2499USD?
Buying bikes in Australia just isn't fair.
Elvis, not saying it's your fault, just saying it's not fair.
Buying bikes in Australia just isn't fair.
Elvis, not saying it's your fault, just saying it's not fair.
If the price of the Scale is anything to go buy...poison and then some
@dangersean...GST for one, 300 bucks
Plus 300 to ship it in, I think DW are pretty close...and get your dealer to throw seatpost or something else in, you'd be stupid to buy it from OS
uhuforrest
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ONLY $700.
If it were 1/2 the cost then I would be asking questions.
Not worth the hassle for so little gain
Roland
Actually $600 if Bike Rumour has it right at US$2599
Not sure to be honest - the Spark is 1890g with the shock (although i'm unsure what size it is). Grabbed from here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2012-scott-spark-first-look
Tallboy is at 5 pounds as well i think..
Timmy!!!
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John, John, John... Let's talk. You do mind it. You really do. It's stupefyingly ugly. So stupefying, in fact, that I'm getting stupid just thinking about it. And typing about it is making worse... I can feel myself becoming... stoooopid....
You sick little monkey! You see what you've done?
silentbutdeadly
has some good things to say
OK it ain't the most attractive thing but that simple curved top tube 'could' be a work of genius. The curve should allow the load from the headset and the BB to be distributed right along its length rather than be concentrated in joins....works just like a curved dam wall. My call is that the thing will be rather effective...
For the dollars quoted.....and compared to the visuals of recent offerings from Giant & Specialized (especially when considering I jumped on the AX29 bandwagon).....I reckon that if you really wanted a carbon framed MTB (ummm...no) then this is an option you'd be foolish to not consider just because it is aesthetically challenging (a'la 2011 AX29)
For the dollars quoted.....and compared to the visuals of recent offerings from Giant & Specialized (especially when considering I jumped on the AX29 bandwagon).....I reckon that if you really wanted a carbon framed MTB (ummm...no) then this is an option you'd be foolish to not consider just because it is aesthetically challenging (a'la 2011 AX29)
rearviewmirror
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I saw one of these on Australian Ebay for $10k... must be some good drugs that the Ebay poster has access to.
MountGower
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I find it ALMOST as ugly as a Black Sheep Ti hardtail.
Sumgy
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