HELP Which do I buy??? Haro X2 or X3

CandT said:

Now I got to thinking - what am I losing for that 300 pounds,

Your dignity. She'd only spend it on shoes anyway.

🙂

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OK - the hint has been dropped to 'her indoors' (the wife for the

non-Brits).

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And the groundwork has been laid regarding the purchase of a nice new FS

to sit

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alongside my Trek hardtail...

My original thinking was the Haro Extreme X3 which I cna get here in the

UK for

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899 GBP, which - given the RRP is 1199, and the spec in general, is a

pretty

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good price in anyones book...

Now - obviously - I havent mentioned cost to her, because I'm quite fond

of my

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bits-and-pieces, and don't relish the idea of me waking up one morning

with them

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in a jar by the side of the bed...So... I have got to thinking - the X2 is

only

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599 GBP, and that 300 pound difference might well keep me attached to my personals.....

Now I got to thinking - what am I losing for that 300 pounds, so here's a

brief

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comparison of the downgrades, and I hope you lot can help me out in my

descision

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- given that the frame is the same, and the geometry will be very

similar...

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So..

The Fox Vanilla R goes to an X-Fusion w/rebound adjust
Psylo XC (80-125mm) drops to the Marzocchi EXR Comp (100mm) Truvativ DH BB just drops to the
normal Truvativ one I lose Shimano Deore hydraulic discs to Avid Mechanical discs XT rear mech
drops to LX Magnesium pedals to normal Anthracite to Army green colour...

Now I have an XT mech on my current bike, and Marzocchi MXC ECC 100mm

front

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fork, which could come off and replace the stock parts on the X2 - so

really -

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its only the hydraulic discs which are the main losses - but I have read

great

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things about the Avid Mechanical discs.

Actually - when I lay it out like that - you're not really losing out on a massive amount - but
any advice would be really welcome - the full specs

of both

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of these can be found here

X2 - harobikes.comex2.htmlOpen ↗

X3 - harobikes.comex3.htmlOpen ↗

Cheers for any help or advice,

CandT

The Fox rear shock may be the biggest loss, given the parts you already have, and assuming the
frames are the same. I have to say that apart from that I think you're right - you're not losing
out too much.

CandT said:

OK - the hint has been dropped to 'her indoors' (the wife for the non-Brits).

Now you've done it! If she sees that she'll send for PC Whatmough (sp?) to straighten you out. Fate
worse than death!

;-)

Steve

bomba said:

Your dignity. She'd only spend it on shoes anyway.

🙂

Now, you see - thats what I'm talking about - you try to put a humourous slant on your posts - and
the replies you get are in response to that - and not your actual question!

Stick that in your FAQ and smoke it....

;-)

CandT

Nick Drew said:

The Fox rear shock may be the biggest loss, given the parts you already have, and assuming the
frames are the same. I have to say that apart from that I think you're right - you're not losing
out too much.

Yep - the frames - aside from the colour - are the same. Unfortunately mtbreview.com don't have any
x-fusion shocks on there, so I can't get any advocacy from any real riders... Though I do note that
the Vanilla R scores 4/4
- but thats just 1 rider...

Its a tough call - I'll only end up upgrading the discs, and possibly the shock, in the future -
which in my estimates will cost 300 GBP + anyway - which is the difference between the two...

God I'm depressed!

CandT

"CandT" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

OK - the hint has been dropped to 'her indoors' (the wife for the

non-Brits).

Quoted message said:

And the groundwork has been laid regarding the purchase of a nice new FS

to sit

Quoted message said:

alongside my Trek hardtail...

My original thinking was the Haro Extreme X3 which I cna get here in the

UK for

Quoted message said:

899 GBP, which - given the RRP is 1199, and the spec in general, is a

pretty

Quoted message said:

good price in anyones book...

Now - obviously - I havent mentioned cost to her, because I'm quite fond

of my

Quoted message said:

bits-and-pieces, and don't relish the idea of me waking up one morning

with them

Quoted message said:

in a jar by the side of the bed...So... I have got to thinking - the X2 is

only

Quoted message said:

599 GBP, and that 300 pound difference might well keep me attached to my personals.....

Now I got to thinking - what am I losing for that 300 pounds, so here's a

brief

Quoted message said:

comparison of the downgrades, and I hope you lot can help me out in my

descision

Quoted message said:

- given that the frame is the same, and the geometry will be very

similar...

Quoted message said:

So..

The Fox Vanilla R goes to an X-Fusion w/rebound adjust
Psylo XC (80-125mm) drops to the Marzocchi EXR Comp (100mm) Truvativ DH BB just drops to the
normal Truvativ one I lose Shimano Deore hydraulic discs to Avid Mechanical discs XT rear mech
drops to LX Magnesium pedals to normal Anthracite to Army green colour...

Now I have an XT mech on my current bike, and Marzocchi MXC ECC 100mm

front

Quoted message said:

fork, which could come off and replace the stock parts on the X2 - so

really -

Quoted message said:

its only the hydraulic discs which are the main losses - but I have read

great

Quoted message said:

things about the Avid Mechanical discs.

Actually - when I lay it out like that - you're not really losing out on a massive amount - but
any advice would be really welcome - the full specs

of both

Quoted message said:

of these can be found here

X2 - harobikes.comex2.htmlOpen ↗

X3 - harobikes.comex3.htmlOpen ↗

Cheers for any help or advice,

CandT

Explain to her the greater value of purchasing better parts 'on' the bike rather than upgrading
later on?!

Mike