Long Travel Hard Tail Suggestions
Discussion
How about a Cove Stiffee FR, 17", Brand New (never built up), O6, in Powder blue. can handle a bit more travel.
A substantial saving on RRP new,
PM if you are intrested, a friend has one for sale, (or he did when i spoke to him on sunday, but at the price he wants for it, he will sell it very quickly, i expect)
or i can recommend a cove HJ, fantastic frame, mine is built up to 90-130 u travel fork, new HJ tweaked to take 130 fork.
I also have a cove Stiffee too in FR spec, fantastic.
Happy New Year.
A substantial saving on RRP new,
PM if you are intrested, a friend has one for sale, (or he did when i spoke to him on sunday, but at the price he wants for it, he will sell it very quickly, i expect)
or i can recommend a cove HJ, fantastic frame, mine is built up to 90-130 u travel fork, new HJ tweaked to take 130 fork.
I also have a cove Stiffee too in FR spec, fantastic.
Happy New Year.
Edited by pastrana72 on Wednesday 2nd January 21:55
www.dialledbikes.com
Prince Albert was the nicest riding HT I've owned.
Prince Albert was the nicest riding HT I've owned.
Edited by snotrag on Wednesday 2nd January 22:46
snotrag said:
www.dialledbikes.com
Prince Albert was the nicest riding HT I've owned.
wow, they look fantastic, Prince Albert was the nicest riding HT I've owned.
Edited by snotrag on Wednesday 2nd January 22:46
liked the one dirt built up.
Cotic Soul is another suggestion, really like the look of those. Never tried one though (yet)
pastrana72 said:
How about a Cove Stiffee FR, 17", Brand New (never built up), O6, in Powder blue. can handle a bit more travel.
A substantial saving on RRP new,
Thanks pastrana72 I am looking for 15" - 15.5" ideally if it had been a 15" I would have been interested in that. though mk1fan has one so I've seen how they handle they are a top bike.A substantial saving on RRP new,
Snotrag - glad you said that about the PA just awaiting a price back and availability on those
they look pretty good value and designed in the UK.snotrag said:
Ding.Mine has been great. Bought a mk1 PA secondhand as a stopgap a while ago. I've still got it (in fact it's my only MTB), and been considering having it blasted and repainted before I rebuild it. Or maybe just get a new one in orange.
A touch heavy, but reassuringly so. Mine has 130mm Revelations and is just a staggeringly capable thing - will climb well even with the long forks and fairly high front end. It's done quick blasts around the woods, long day rides, trailcentres, BMX tracks, 4x and arsing about on downhills, all really really well. The only thing I change is the saddle height, and sometimes wind down the forks if the climbs get really steep.
Snap, basically. I only sold mine becuase I had too many bikes and had to downsize.
I actually Had 2, the original 520 version, then the lighter, extra special Reynolds 853 Version. Unfortunatley it looks like they don't do that one anymore.
I also had 130mm forks on, with tough components - it was brill, I could jump it and ride BMX on it, the put the seat up and do a 30 mile XC ride.
Brilliantly comfy and cosseting to ride aswell - and also, the chap that sells them, Mike, is a top guy, which counts for a lot in my book, he always sorted me out.
I actually Had 2, the original 520 version, then the lighter, extra special Reynolds 853 Version. Unfortunatley it looks like they don't do that one anymore.
I also had 130mm forks on, with tough components - it was brill, I could jump it and ride BMX on it, the put the seat up and do a 30 mile XC ride.
Brilliantly comfy and cosseting to ride aswell - and also, the chap that sells them, Mike, is a top guy, which counts for a lot in my book, he always sorted me out.
Have a friend who rides a stifee FR and he raves about it - looks cool as f
k too!Have another riding buddy who amongst his (ridiculous) bike quivver has a cotic soul and he rates it as the best HT he has ever had. This is a man who has had On-Ones and White 19s in the past....
all of the above sound like good suggestions
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