What's the best full suss XC bike ever ?? the answer is !!!

[highlandsflyer]

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My neice is riding mine right now, and loving it. Not terribly light, but very smooth, if that makes sense. Had to have it for the sheer oddity. Maybe a collectors item in the future.

 

[wadsy]

Re: What's the best full suss XC bike ever ??

Santa Cruz Superlight?

Yep

Mine is sub 20lb ...link in sig if you fancy a look.

Cheers

 

[66 triumph daytona]

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I still have my 97 Kona King Kikapu with original Z1s and it still gives the modern stuff a run for their money.Ticks all the full sus xc boxes.

 

[Itsallablur]

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Santa Cruz Blur xc carbon was a damn fast positive handling weapon if a tiny bit flexy in the rear end.

I think that vpp bikes are better in either short travel or long travel.
i.e. the blur and intenses big rigs, inbetween they just sap energy for trail/enduro riding ime.

 

[wrinkleygit]

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This quest was always destined to be along similar lines of my search for the best guitar strings & it's taken me nearly 50 years to sort that one out. Turner flux & Pace 405 frames could be contenders along with with single pivot Orange Sub, Gary Fisher Hifi or even a round tube Marin. I still have a couple of months before I am allowed to ride again & my GF Cake is now up & running so my cunning plan is just to sit back & see what comes up for sale, keep the ideas coming tho & I will consider any frames on offer, thanks, mike b.

 

[Itsallablur]

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Marin seriously!?

The most blandest bikes and specs are Marin. The event of buying a top model Marin will never be doomed among me as it was a godaweful chainsucking tyre, folding off rim, brakeless and flexy forked experieced/pos that was £900 or so reduced from like £2k back in the early noughties.

What a shit heap not fit for purpose.

That is all...

 

[firedfromthecircus]

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This quest was always destined to be along similar lines of my search for the best guitar strings & it's taken me nearly 50 years to sort that one out.

And the winner is?

 

[wrinkleygit]

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All my electrics have Elixier Nano's, Acoustics & reso are all on Newtone Heritage Classics & my bass is headless so choices are limited but Bass Centre Elites work well on that, mike


did somebody mention the flavour of jelly earlier ??

 

[Itsallablur]

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What type of jelly is more to the point.

 

[firedfromthecircus]

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All my electrics have Elixier Nano's, Acoustics & reso are all on Newtone Heritage Classics & my bass is headless so choices are limited but Bass Centre Elites work well on that, mike

Might try some of these next time I'm buying.