Cake 3 or Upgrade my Tassajara?

[Xao]

I have about a '97 Tassajara that I am thinking about upgrading with XT components and a Marchozzi
Comp ETA '04 fork (which is another question, should I get the 105mm or the 120mm version?), but I
don't know if it's the best thing to do or if I should maybe just get a new bike?

I'm looking at the Cake 3 if I do decide to get a new bike.

I've never rode a FS bike before, so I'm not even sure if I would like it out on the trails. I live
in a small town, so the downside is I can test ride in the local lot, but there are no demoes to
really test on the trails.

I don't do huge jumps and mainly do plain single-track riding with a couple trips to Moab each year
to hit Slick Rock.

Any opinions?

Thanks!

 

[Jd]

[email protected] (Xao) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Any opinions?

The Cake should be named the Joke. I have never thrown my leg over a more flexy POS FS than the
Cake. Are you confined soley to Gary Fisher's offerings for some particular reason?

JD

 

[Xao]

Not really tied to just GF, the brand has just been pretty good to me,
my wife is a specialized bigot.

If I purchase a new bike I would be looking not to spend more than $1500 +/- $200 or so.

Or upgrade to hardtail to a XT group or so.

I'm open for opinions.

[email protected] (JD) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> [email protected] (Xao) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > Any opinions?
>
> The Cake should be named the Joke. I have never thrown my leg over a more flexy POS FS than the
> Cake. Are you confined soley to Gary Fisher's offerings for some particular reason?
>
> JD