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$1800 you can get an awesome Giant VT2. Look for year close out sales.
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'04 VT2
"Marc Westerlind" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Last time I was in here was about 4 years ago, and I know you all got
bombed
> with questions on bike recommendations. Sorry...
>
> I'm looking for a full suspension freeride bike. Something with 5 or more
> inches of travel. Juice disk brakes. My price range is topping out at
about
> $1,800 right now. I'm willing to buy a used bike less than two years old,
> unless I'm "missing out" by not going with a more current model. I'd
rather > not get a bike where I'd have to upgrade components, because I know
I'll never
> get around to it unless something actually stops me from riding.
>
> The bike will most likely get used for 50% Freeride, 25% DH, and 25% XC.
I
> realize the last two conflict heavily, and I'd rather err to the side of
"XC",
> as long as the bike can handle head-high drops all day long. More or less
a
> stong Freeride bike I won't mind taking out for a casual ride.
>
> I recently dusted off my current ride, '98 or so Trek 8000SL (hardtail)
with a
> really great elastometer fork with a whopping 2.something inches of travel
(Some
> crappy RS Judy fork). During my 2+ years away from mountain biking, my
friends
> got more "hardcore" in their riding. No more simple trail blazing. I rode
two
> of their bikes last night. A '03 Kona Stinky and a late model Specialized
P3
> (hardtail). The Stinky's suspension was a dream, but the ergo's were more
cramped
> than what I'm used to. The P3 had great ergo's, but I fell in love with
the
> full suspension. Both bikes definitely weighed more than my superlight
8K, but
> the weight was not nearly as bad as I thought it would feel. Those two
bikes
> felt like dirtbikes, making my bike feel like a fragile little road bike.
>
> Right now I'm looking at the Kona Coiler, Kona Stinky, and 04+ Haro
Extreme X3.
> The X3 seems like a real great buy for the components. I like the Coiler
for the
> pedal-ability, but it'll need platforms and a bashring. Not that that's a
> huge deal...
>
> Anyone have feedback on these bikes or any others I should look at?
>
> How about that Ellsworth company?
>
> Thanks,
> -marc
CS
'04 VT2
"Marc Westerlind" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Last time I was in here was about 4 years ago, and I know you all got
bombed
> with questions on bike recommendations. Sorry...
>
> I'm looking for a full suspension freeride bike. Something with 5 or more
> inches of travel. Juice disk brakes. My price range is topping out at
about
> $1,800 right now. I'm willing to buy a used bike less than two years old,
> unless I'm "missing out" by not going with a more current model. I'd
rather > not get a bike where I'd have to upgrade components, because I know
I'll never
> get around to it unless something actually stops me from riding.
>
> The bike will most likely get used for 50% Freeride, 25% DH, and 25% XC.
I
> realize the last two conflict heavily, and I'd rather err to the side of
"XC",
> as long as the bike can handle head-high drops all day long. More or less
a
> stong Freeride bike I won't mind taking out for a casual ride.
>
> I recently dusted off my current ride, '98 or so Trek 8000SL (hardtail)
with a
> really great elastometer fork with a whopping 2.something inches of travel
(Some
> crappy RS Judy fork). During my 2+ years away from mountain biking, my
friends
> got more "hardcore" in their riding. No more simple trail blazing. I rode
two
> of their bikes last night. A '03 Kona Stinky and a late model Specialized
P3
> (hardtail). The Stinky's suspension was a dream, but the ergo's were more
cramped
> than what I'm used to. The P3 had great ergo's, but I fell in love with
the
> full suspension. Both bikes definitely weighed more than my superlight
8K, but
> the weight was not nearly as bad as I thought it would feel. Those two
bikes
> felt like dirtbikes, making my bike feel like a fragile little road bike.
>
> Right now I'm looking at the Kona Coiler, Kona Stinky, and 04+ Haro
Extreme X3.
> The X3 seems like a real great buy for the components. I like the Coiler
for the
> pedal-ability, but it'll need platforms and a bashring. Not that that's a
> huge deal...
>
> Anyone have feedback on these bikes or any others I should look at?
>
> How about that Ellsworth company?
>
> Thanks,
> -marc