stinkytodamax
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Having a young family. Two under Two and having broken my thumb early this year I've found myself with less riding time as well as a distinct lack of fitness after 4 months off the bike (don't ever bust a thumb it takes forever to heal). I've decided it's probably an appropriate time to try and just enjoy riding more than treat every ride as a training session. I was a rubbish racer anyway.
I've got to think I like going downhill a million times more than up so perhaps one of these 130-140mm trail style bikes is a good way to go. I've spent 4 years riding bikes that help me up the hill and just hang loose on the way down to catch up those with better lungs and hearts. That doesn't matter now.
I'm loving the look of the new Turner Burner but I'm struggling to justify the fame cost of just under $3k when I could get something like a Giant Trance complete with great spec for the same cost. Both have 140mm travel, aluminium frames of respectable weight, Floating pivot linkages and modern geometry. Am I missing something here but it's getting harder to justify a boutique bike these days.
I enjoy building bikes as an ex car mechanic but is the ride that different between the two to even consider the burner when I'm such an also ran of the mountainbiking world.
I've got to think I like going downhill a million times more than up so perhaps one of these 130-140mm trail style bikes is a good way to go. I've spent 4 years riding bikes that help me up the hill and just hang loose on the way down to catch up those with better lungs and hearts. That doesn't matter now.
I'm loving the look of the new Turner Burner but I'm struggling to justify the fame cost of just under $3k when I could get something like a Giant Trance complete with great spec for the same cost. Both have 140mm travel, aluminium frames of respectable weight, Floating pivot linkages and modern geometry. Am I missing something here but it's getting harder to justify a boutique bike these days.
I enjoy building bikes as an ex car mechanic but is the ride that different between the two to even consider the burner when I'm such an also ran of the mountainbiking world.
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