View Poll Results: Your favorite Next Bike or Dream Bike
Foes
2
3.39%
Giant
4
6.78%
Intense
2
3.39%
Kona
10
16.95%
Marin
1
1.69%
Mountain Cycle
0
0%
Rocky Mountain
4
6.78%
Santa Cruz
8
13.56%
Turner
2
3.39%
Other - Let me know!
26
44.07%
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Next Bike?
08-17-01, 09:01 AM
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Next Bike?
The owner of the shop where I work wants to pick up another line of bikes. I've suggested a couple, but I'm curious as to what would be the most popular. We currently carry Cannondale, Gary Fisher, Haro and Jamis. I think he's thinking more high end or custom. Vote in the poll please!
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08-17-01, 09:51 AM
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Will probably build up my next one from a steel hardtail frame (Ritchey?). For the sake of argument, I'd consider a stock Kona.
08-17-01, 10:32 AM
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At first I was going to say Giant, because they are so value packed. But then I read the comment about high-end to custom. I would go Rocky Mountain or Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz makes awesome bikes and they cover pretty much every type of mountain biking. Rocky Mountain has a wide variety of MTBs but I don't think they do custom, whereas Santa Cruz does.
DG, if you read this post don't think that I am dissing Giant.
DG, if you read this post don't think that I am dissing Giant.
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Originally posted by fubar5
DG, if you read this post don't think that I am dissing Giant.
DG, if you read this post don't think that I am dissing Giant.
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08-17-01, 01:09 PM
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Giant has everybody more than beat,but I don't know what that is.
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It's funny how when I lived on the East Coast Santa Cruz was considered a very high end and exclusive bike. Now that I live in North Cali., about an hour from Santa Cruz, they are a dime a dozen. You see way more Santa Cruz's than C-dales, or Rocky mountain. I would even go as far as saying that you see as many Santa Cruz's out here as you do Treks.
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Oh I forgot to mention what my next bike would be. It would have to be an Intense Tracer with Chris King Disco-Tec hubs, Magura Louise brakes, the new Manitou Black fork, and Race Face Next LP cranks. ISIS of course...
08-17-01, 09:22 PM
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I voted other. My dream frame is a Waterford 2400.
https://www.waterfordbikes.com/
A true WORLD CLASS frame! More a piece of art than anything. You almost don't want to build it and ride it, but NA! I know the "trend" is going to FS Rigs but there is nothing like this hardtail on the planet.
Components would be Race Face, Suntour, White Brother's, Sun, SDG, Jag Wire, Bullseye, Profile.
https://www.waterfordbikes.com/
A true WORLD CLASS frame! More a piece of art than anything. You almost don't want to build it and ride it, but NA! I know the "trend" is going to FS Rigs but there is nothing like this hardtail on the planet.
Components would be Race Face, Suntour, White Brother's, Sun, SDG, Jag Wire, Bullseye, Profile.
08-18-01, 12:05 AM
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While I am a full-suspension advocate, I have to say that those Waterford Frames are works of arts. Amazing...
08-19-01, 06:19 PM
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Pozer, you aren't a hardtail freak? I kinda want a Fisher Sugar 4 or something as my next bike but everybody I ride with says it is unnecessary.
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Not a hardtail freak at all. In fact, I'm the complete opposite of a retro-grouch. I have a Carbon Fiber Full suspension bike with lock outs in the rear shock and front suspension, plus disc brakes.
What exactly do they mean it's not necessary? I would much rather spend four hours on a Full-suspension bike than a Hardtail. I don't consider a backache the next day part of the experience.
What exactly do they mean it's not necessary? I would much rather spend four hours on a Full-suspension bike than a Hardtail. I don't consider a backache the next day part of the experience.
08-20-01, 01:59 PM
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I don't know why it is unnecessary. Maybe the terrain isn't rough enough or something. I am kinda torn between retro-grouch and bring on the new.
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If I hadn't gone for the Kona recently, then I would have chosen the Pace too.
I'm not too sure what the availability of Pace bikes are out in the states, but for Aluminium bikes, they're pretty hard to beat...even unseating Santa Cruz bikes in the hardtail stakes.
Check 'em out at www.pacecycles.co.uk
Keep on trucking!
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I'm not too sure what the availability of Pace bikes are out in the states, but for Aluminium bikes, they're pretty hard to beat...even unseating Santa Cruz bikes in the hardtail stakes.
Check 'em out at www.pacecycles.co.uk
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See'ins how Florida is a lot like Texas(east) I would recommend Specialized. Great line of bikes(hardtail, fs and st), very versatile. And a better deal than most because they pack a lot of their own parts on them. But for high end those Ibis's are just damb neat. The softtail ti will probably be my next bike.
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Hey Vfboom-
I'll vote for anything (hardtail) that comes in steel or chromalloy. I'm currently looking for a new bike that suits my style of riding...and i could go into detail why i think that aluminum is not as desirable to steel or chromo for me....but the bottom line is that most the bike stores that carry mid and high level bikes around here, don't have the frame material i want, unless i go "custom" which i'm considering. Then it's usually some obscure non-USA made company (which is important to me). The responses i got while on my shopping expedition from the boys/girls who run the register at these bike stores said that aluminum was the only way to go because that's what they sell the most of. (OK!?!?)....however the people in the back with the dirty fingernails and scars on their legs said they stay away from aluminum for the same reasons i have. That was good to hear....but what has happened to steel and chro-mo? Hasn't the cost of electricity and the number of returns due to broken/distored frames made from aluminum made it less desireable in the long run yet?
thanks again!
I'll vote for anything (hardtail) that comes in steel or chromalloy. I'm currently looking for a new bike that suits my style of riding...and i could go into detail why i think that aluminum is not as desirable to steel or chromo for me....but the bottom line is that most the bike stores that carry mid and high level bikes around here, don't have the frame material i want, unless i go "custom" which i'm considering. Then it's usually some obscure non-USA made company (which is important to me). The responses i got while on my shopping expedition from the boys/girls who run the register at these bike stores said that aluminum was the only way to go because that's what they sell the most of. (OK!?!?)....however the people in the back with the dirty fingernails and scars on their legs said they stay away from aluminum for the same reasons i have. That was good to hear....but what has happened to steel and chro-mo? Hasn't the cost of electricity and the number of returns due to broken/distored frames made from aluminum made it less desireable in the long run yet?
thanks again!
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LiteSpeed or Serrota or Cove bikes. All three brands are simply awesome!!!!!! Especially Serrota and Litespeed. The most highend bikes available imho.
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Holy smokes...another 2 year old thread...my god.
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Originally posted by mindbogger
i didn't even realize it was a 2 year old thread...who keeps bringing them back?
i didn't even realize it was a 2 year old thread...who keeps bringing them back?
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Originally posted by romeo_14_
Mael... sometimes its nice to bring the old ones out.
Mael... sometimes its nice to bring the old ones out.
ironically I'm perpetuating this thread with this post
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