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OK - the hint has been dropped to 'her indoors' (the wife for the non-Brits). And the groundwork has
been laid regarding the purchase of a nice new FS to sit alongside my Trek hardtail...
My original thinking was the Haro Extreme X3 which I cna get here in the UK for 899 GBP, which -
given the RRP is 1199, and the spec in general, is a pretty good price in anyones book...
Now - obviously - I havent mentioned cost to her, because I'm quite fond of my bits-and-pieces, and
don't relish the idea of me waking up one morning with them in a jar by the side of the bed...So...
I have got to thinking - the X2 is only 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 comparison of the
downgrades, and I hope you lot can help me out in my descision
- given that the frame is the same, and the geometry will be very similar...
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 fork, which could come
off and replace the stock parts on the X2 - so really - its only the hydraulic discs which are the
main losses - but I have read great 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 of these can be found here
X2 - http://www.harobikes.com/2003/ex2.html
X3 - http://www.harobikes.com/2003/ex3.html
Cheers for any help or advice,
CandT
been laid regarding the purchase of a nice new FS to sit alongside my Trek hardtail...
My original thinking was the Haro Extreme X3 which I cna get here in the UK for 899 GBP, which -
given the RRP is 1199, and the spec in general, is a pretty good price in anyones book...
Now - obviously - I havent mentioned cost to her, because I'm quite fond of my bits-and-pieces, and
don't relish the idea of me waking up one morning with them in a jar by the side of the bed...So...
I have got to thinking - the X2 is only 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 comparison of the
downgrades, and I hope you lot can help me out in my descision
- given that the frame is the same, and the geometry will be very similar...
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 fork, which could come
off and replace the stock parts on the X2 - so really - its only the hydraulic discs which are the
main losses - but I have read great 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 of these can be found here
X2 - http://www.harobikes.com/2003/ex2.html
X3 - http://www.harobikes.com/2003/ex3.html
Cheers for any help or advice,
CandT