More pressure may help, otherwise try more LSC ?
Recommendations for a fun enduro bike?
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Cyclomaniac
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Hi motas, I have had a couple of Konas. Is it the same frame as the one in my sig? If so it can be very poppy with lots if volume spacers in the shock or in my case being over sprung. It always bobbed under pedaling which it why I updated it to the newer frame. The newer model pedals great and still feels lively.
Will give it a go in the morning, but I still need to buy a bike
.No it's the later model Process 153 like this one:
At this point I'm leaning towards getting the Canyon Spectral CF 7.0. The reviews are excellent and seems to be the best value carbon bike around at $4,350.
Cheers guys!
pink poodle
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I think that $4 budget was for the whole bike, not just a frame...but yes these are delicious bikes.
Suspension style will often come down to personal preference. I prefer a virtual pivot set up, such as those used by Santa Cruz, Pivot, and banshee. I find they have a floating feel with less hook up through chunder. But this makes them slower for bunny hops and jumps, but maybe that isn't the kind of snappy you're after? I also run a bit less sag in the rear end than Ultra pants recommended. I like about 20-25%.
Ultra Lord
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try and get a test ride on a shorter travel bike mate, if your after a more sprightly pedaller that doesn’t feel limo ish the kona might be abit too much bike.
I’ll be interested in hearing what you have to say after all your fiddling with the squishy bits.
And regardless of branding, you don’t need a big enduro bike to race enduro haha.
I’ll be interested in hearing what you have to say after all your fiddling with the squishy bits.
And regardless of branding, you don’t need a big enduro bike to race enduro haha.
I've been wondering for a while if rider weight should influence travel. I'm 173cm and 57kg, and I'm starting to think I simply don't need that much travel even if I'm on gnarly downhill tracks, but i don't want to spend money testing that theory and regretting it.
I only have time for a little play on some dirt jumps bit it's seeming less pressure feels a bit poppier, I'd guess because it's sitting further into its travel and higher on the ramp up of an air spring. I'm going to drop the pressure a bit more to your recommended sag and see how it feels. 100psi in the rear shock is only 20% sag .
Thanks for all the help!
I only have time for a little play on some dirt jumps bit it's seeming less pressure feels a bit poppier, I'd guess because it's sitting further into its travel and higher on the ramp up of an air spring. I'm going to drop the pressure a bit more to your recommended sag and see how it feels. 100psi in the rear shock is only 20% sag .
Thanks for all the help!
pink poodle
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You always need more travel.
Ultra Lord
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Unless you don’t.
pink poodle
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That never happens.
Unless it does
Gotta go with @Ultra Lord here. Sounds like you want something more lively.
Tranny Smuggler
Evil Following MB
New Kona Process 134?
Banshee Phantom
YT Jeffsy
I’m sure a heap of others out there in that style of shorter travel but still burly.
Tranny Smuggler
Evil Following MB
New Kona Process 134?
Banshee Phantom
YT Jeffsy
I’m sure a heap of others out there in that style of shorter travel but still burly.
pink poodle
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Not with the extreme freeride terrain we have in Australia.
Don't discount Trance 29...or if the budget extends, Pivot Trail 429 or Ibis Ripley.
I’d jump on this. Buy it before I end up with another bike I don’t need.
https://www.mtbdirect.com.au/bikes-frames/complete-bikes
https://www.mtbdirect.com.au/bikes-frames/complete-bikes
Insane price
pink poodle
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Wow!!! That is a crazy clearance. Buy buy buy!
Also there was a lot of chat on here recently about some of the pivot mid-tragel offerings. They are worth looking at
Size large
and I'm still unsure on the 27.5/29 decision. Will try to get on some test rides.I think I am still leaning towards the Spectral or the Jeffsy. They are both targeted as trail bikes which will hopefully be a bit more lively than an enduro, but they still have basically as much travel. Not sure if this is the best of both words (long travel but easy to pedal) or the worst of both (heavy but not burly). The reviews on both are excellent, and the price is great (the Spectral even more so). The only issue is I'm going to have a hard time testing them, hopefully I can get a test ride on the Canyon though given they are based in Melbourne, but I'd say the YT is impossible.
Buying a bike would be easier if there wasn't so many options to choose from!
Thanks again for all the help I really appreciate it.
hifiandmtb
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It’s not a massive large. Consider it!