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vfrrider17
12-03-08, 08:20 PM
So I'm in the market for either a 07 or 08 29er that the LBS have left in stock. I've been taking tons of rides, getting every sales pitch and so on.

My question is...

I'm stuck between a couple of bike

08 Felt Nine Comp for 900
Felt Nine Comp Link (http://www.feltracing.com/08/product.asp?catid=1516&pid=8765)

or spend the extra 300 for a 2007 Gary Fisher Paragon

Gary Paragon (http://www.fisherbikes.com/archive/model/265)

Does anyone have experiences with either of these bikes?
OR is there a bike that I need to go find instead

Thanks

dervish
12-04-08, 09:20 PM
my friend rides the 08 paragon and loves it, i tried it out as well and rode pretty smooth. Have you ridden both of them yet?
mtnbiker66
12-05-08, 07:18 AM
Where's the elf when you need him.

vfrrider17
12-05-08, 12:30 PM
my friend rides the 08 paragon and loves it, i tried it out as well and rode pretty smooth. Have you ridden both of them yet?

Yes and the paragon was nice. I also found a 08 Cobia, so I'm going to ride that one tomorrow.

I want to stay under $1K, but its so hard to resist :twitchy:
ZombieFood
12-05-08, 12:53 PM
Yes and the paragon was nice. I also found a 08 Cobia, so I'm going to ride that one tomorrow.

I want to stay under $1K, but its so hard to resist :twitchy:

If you can find an 09 Cobia in your size, go for it. I just got one and the G2 geometry really works. It had a lower stand over than other brands and its longer wheelbase meant a smaller guy like me didn't have to worry about my feet hitting the front tire. I found that it did indeed keep right on track with no deviation. I am very happy.

If it weren't for the Cobia fitting me. I was going to bite on a Jamis Dakota 29er. God components for the $$ but I needed the longer wheelbase of the GF, though it was ok on the Jamis, the Fisher fit me better.

link to a good deal on a Jamis
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BI297T01-Jamis+Dakota+29Er+Bike+07.aspx?sc=FRGL
M_S
12-05-08, 03:58 PM
I'd get a model above the cobia, if going the fisher route. Fisher uses custom offset forks, and every model above the cobia has a fox RL, a big step up fromt he tora. UPgrading the tora aftermarket would be hard.