Modern FS advice

[OrangeRetro]

my friends at mojo race orange5s. ant oboyles bike is 25lb, which is pretty good for a 5in travel rig
for reasons i cant figure out as they're solid feeling reliable bikes, orange5s sell pretty cheap 2nd hand

25lb :shock:

Looks like mine needs to go on a diet.. :roll:

 

[scant]

my friends at mojo race orange5s. ant oboyles bike is 25lb, which is pretty good for a 5in travel rig
for reasons i cant figure out as they're solid feeling reliable bikes, orange5s sell pretty cheap 2nd hand

25lb :shock:

Looks like mine needs to go on a diet.. :roll:

hope mono mini pro brakes, stem, headset, seatcolar, ceramic BB. M970 cranks, mechs, shifters, pedals, cassette. mavic cross max xl whls, proto conti tyres, sdg i beam post & saddle, raceface carbon bars, scattering of ti bolts. rest of the xc boys on the same, but with new hope pro3 straight pull hubs/ dt rims which are slightly heavier. its deffo on the XC race build side... tho the way ant rides & pulls air you'd never know it hes my usual wed nite ride buddy

 

[rc300]

basically go to a demo day & test ride as many new designs as possible. they differ so much I cant recommend a single pivot design (which I prefer) as you may love multi linkage etc. make sure the shock & fork is set up for YOU before you ride as the vast majority of poor reports of modern XC FS are from poor set-up alone. modern shocks pedal as well as hardtails when set up correctly.
the view of modern XC FS as being overweight is soooo outdated. i've got a 4in rig that weighs sub24lb with no stupid light or heavy maintenance parts (& I'm a bit of a wrecker

SSMM normally has a big demo fleet if u can wait that long.

Fine advice !

 

[OrangeRetro]

OrangeRetro wrote:
scant wrote:
my friends at mojo race orange5s. ant oboyles bike is 25lb, which is pretty good for a 5in travel rig
for reasons i cant figure out as they're solid feeling reliable bikes, orange5s sell pretty cheap 2nd hand



25lb

Looks like mine needs to go on a diet..


hope mono mini pro brakes, stem, headset, seatcolar, ceramic BB. M970 cranks, mechs, shifters, pedals, cassette. mavic cross max xl whls, proto conti tyres, sdg i beam post & saddle, raceface carbon bars, scattering of ti bolts. rest of the xc boys on the same, but with new hope pro3 straight pull hubs/ dt rims which are slightly heavier. its deffo on the XC race build side... tho the way ant rides & pulls air you'd never know it hes my usual wed nite ride buddy

Mmmm, sounds nice, too nice! Mines a Pro with the performance pack, Float RLCs and Mono M4s.

Hmm how manys £'s would I have to spend to save a couple of lbs?? :shock:

 

[scant]

OrangeRetro wrote:
scant wrote:
my friends at mojo race orange5s. ant oboyles bike is 25lb, which is pretty good for a 5in travel rig
for reasons i cant figure out as they're solid feeling reliable bikes, orange5s sell pretty cheap 2nd hand



25lb

Looks like mine needs to go on a diet..


hope mono mini pro brakes, stem, headset, seatcolar, ceramic BB. M970 cranks, mechs, shifters, pedals, cassette. mavic cross max xl whls, proto conti tyres, sdg i beam post & saddle, raceface carbon bars, scattering of ti bolts. rest of the xc boys on the same, but with new hope pro3 straight pull hubs/ dt rims which are slightly heavier. its deffo on the XC race build side... tho the way ant rides & pulls air you'd never know it hes my usual wed nite ride buddy

Mmmm, sounds nice, too nice! Mines a Pro with the performance pack, Float RLCs and Mono M4s.

Hmm how manys £'s would I have to spend to save a couple of lbs?? :shock:

dude, leave as is my trail bikes waay heavier than 25lbs, horses for courses & all that ..i really like that colour too

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

I am also thinking of getting a modern FS. The latest bike in the stable is the Bontrager Ti. I was looking at the Specialized or the Giant Anthem. i have not seen a bad review of either.

 

[OrangeRetro]

dude, leave as is my trail bikes waay heavier than 25lbs, horses for courses & all that ..i really like that colour too

Cheers matey, Apple green, a custom colour, well worth the extra.

 

[OrangeRetro]

I am also thinking of getting a modern FS. The latest bike in the stable is the Bontrager Ti. I was looking at the Specialized or the Giant Anthem. i have not seen a bad review of either.

The Specialized Pitch is amazing value. A great spec with plenty of travel!

 

[FSR-Si]

I'm liking these at the moment

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... rst%202008

Carbon frame, 100mm travel, just over 26lb, £1599

 

[FairfaxPat]

FS

I ride a 4 year old Fisher Cake 5 inch full sus. bike with the XTR group including disc brakes and tubeless tires and it weighs a tad under 27 pounds. Slightly used Cakes are getting relatively cheap here now because it has been superseded by the HI-FI, an evolution of the Cake. AT last years' Thanksgiving Day ride I ran into Scott Nicol, the founder of IBIS. His bike really impressed me as it had 5.5 inches travel, disc brakes and a beautiful carbonfiber frame and it weighed 24 pounds! That IBIS was a pretty pricy bike, but gorgeous.