Roadie Rob
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what do the people think my hard tail serves me well but I'm not getting any younger so I think I may need a little give in the rear :twisted:
Kona used to make a 4X bike the dudu, dont know if they still do. Other wise if money was not an issue i would get the Cortina Europa 5inchs of travel with a 9*2.75 shock, no chance of blowing that shock with a leverage ratio like that. It also fits all the shocks like avalanche and romic.check out kona's 'back-country' bikes, i think there called 'dawg' or something. cuck a chainguide on one of them and it'd make a good 4x rig i reckon
Specialized did bring some super x frames into Australia, but i think that only certain stores were allowed to sell them. I know that JT cycles had one in stock, but the frame price was 2000-2500. They same shop has had a supercross and a intense tazer and the intense was small and felt plusher compared to the supercross.Cortina bikes are things of beauty, I would sell my left nut to own one.
Turner Rail, is another 4X specific frame and Specialized also have a 4X frameset, the Supercross which retails for around US $1000, dunno if they're imported into Australia, I'm sure NRG should be able to hook you up with one though.
But with a BB main pivot don't you think it might be a bit mushy to peddle for 4x ?? Certainly not ideal IMO.looseunit said:Other wise if money was not an issue i would get the Cortina Europa 5inchs of travel with a 9*2.75 shock, no chance of blowing that shock with a leverage ratio like that. It also fits all the shocks like avalanche and romic.
The piviot is just behind the BB it could be a bit higher, not any worse than last year azonic or old intenses . I have heard they pedal pretty well, but being a rider made and ownded company i dont think that would make a bike that would ride that badly.But with a BB main pivot don't you think it might be a bit mushy to peddle for 4x ?? Certainly not ideal IMO.
Just because a company is rider made + owned, doesn't necessarily mean they CAN make good bikes, as good as their intentions may be (although I am told that Cortinas are excellent bikes - I'm just arguing against that generalisation, not against Cortina).looseunit said:The piviot is just behind the BB it could be a bit higher, not any worse than last year azonic or old intenses . I have heard they pedal pretty well, but being a rider made and ownded company i dont think that would make a bike that would ride that badly.But with a BB main pivot don't you think it might be a bit mushy to peddle for 4x ?? Certainly not ideal IMO.
Don't mind me Loose, maybe it was an older model, maybe i'm thinking of a different bike, i thought it had a BB mounted main pivot.looseunit said:The piviot is just behind the BB it could be a bit higher, not any worse than last year azonic or old intenses . I have heard they pedal pretty well, but being a rider made and ownded company i dont think that would make a bike that would ride that badly.But with a BB main pivot don't you think it might be a bit mushy to peddle for 4x ?? Certainly not ideal IMO.
True that, but unlike many rider owned operated companies the cortina are family that have been making bikes for years, everbody in the family is involved in the pruductoin of thier bikes. The younger cortina Estban and his brother do all the test riding and race their own product and they also manafacture their own pruduct. How many rider owner operated companies can you say that about.Just because a company is rider made + owned, doesn't necessarily mean they CAN make good bikes, as good as their intentions may be (although I am told that Cortinas are excellent bikes - I'm just arguing against that generalisation, not against Cortina).