Originally Posted by
captsven
My Raliegh, John Tomac Signature MT700 (front triangle Aluminum and rear end Tange prestige, not the Ti/carbon fiber one) got stolen. I bought it new in '94 and now it is gone.
I am getting about $2K in insurance money and would like help picking out a new ride. I do mostly road riding but when I ride off road it is cross country racing type riding ( I used to race a little but not too much anymore). I have not been into mtb's lately and I need help.
The guys at two of the LBS showed me the GF 29" bikes. I am 6'5", and they said it would be a great fit for me. I am not that hot on GF, but the 29" makes sense to me. I tested one off road but it was so different I could not tell if I liked it or not. I also forgot to bring my riding shoes, so that did not help either.
What would you get???
6'5" is probably pushing the height range of a Gary Fisher despite their wonderfully long top tubes.
Specialized makes production 29ers in XXL. Regardless of what some people think about "SpecialzEd", they are the only game in town for tree people wanting reasonably priced 29ers.