If you were to buy a modern bike what would you choose?
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Orange Five 29 for me.
dirttorpedo
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I've been thinking about this a lot recently. I think I'd go with an On One 26'er with vertical dropouts and the matching steel fork or a Soma Analog with their steel fork. If I went with a suspension shock I'd like to get something in around 100mm with lockout (I'm not very up on modern shock technology anymore - been a bit fan of Marz in the past). Then I'd build it as a homage to those early to mid 90's XC bikes I loved so much.
gary71M500
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I've just done this 
I'm running a '96 Cannondale M500 (from new...!) and have just pulled the trigger on a Cannondale F29 with Lefty on the cycle to work scheme.
So I guess that answers the question! It should turn up fairly soon, so I'll see if I like it as it's my first suspension bike and with big wheels!
I'm running a '96 Cannondale M500 (from new...!) and have just pulled the trigger on a Cannondale F29 with Lefty on the cycle to work scheme.
So I guess that answers the question! It should turn up fairly soon, so I'll see if I like it as it's my first suspension bike and with big wheels!
Agency_Scum
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@minor_LEGEND,
you just persuaded me to go have a nose at the Genesis website.
you just persuaded me to go have a nose at the Genesis website.
Liteville 301 - i have one and i can advise it's fantastic - looks like a hardtail, lightweight - 27 lbs for a 160mm front and back full susser - it climbs and it will ride over anything (that my 'balls' will allow !) Recently i took out my Klein Attitude on my usual trails on the North Downs - it was amazing how hard and slow it felt on the Klein compared to the modern bike
Paul Eggleton
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Lapierre Zesty - awesome bike. See my sig
