Kona cowan VS Rocky Mountain FLOW F3.0

i am confused. i am buying a bike in a few days but have no clue wich one should i buy. i was also cnosidering flow FS but i was on hardtail till now so i am kinda sceptic about it. here you got some links to these bikes.

COWAN:

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http://www.konaworld.com/shopping_cart/FrontEnd/Products/product_detail.aspx?productid=119&parentid=182

FLOW F3.0:

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http://www.rocky-mountain.com/bikes/2005/flow/flow-f3.aspx

FLOW FS:

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http://www.rocky-mountain.com/bikes/2005/flow/flow-fs.aspx

please give me some feedback on these two, three bikes .. fast.

ty

 

Without too much knowledge of the type of riding you'll be doing, and the fact that I have never ridden any of the bikes listed, as well as not seeing any reviews on two of them on mtbr.com, i assume that they are new models...

The Kona looks geared specifically towards jumping. In fact the website states that, so i think you are aware of that. The lack of a front derailluer really cuts down on its versatility.

The Rocky mountains are more geared towards freeriding, having front gears makes them much more versatile.

Basically, if you're content doing nothing but jumping ramps or whatever, the Kona looks good, probably better due to the fact that the chain wont be falling off the front rings. But if you wanna do some actual riding, one of the RMs are in order. The FS looks like a sweet deal, and the hardtail flows have great reviews.

 

i own a RM FLOW 3003 model and it has never done me wrong. my vote is for the flow. I LOVE IT.

 

the f3.0 hardtail version