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12-31-2010, 08:24 AM
Hi everyone, happy new year :)
I'm looking at a choice of two different full suspension bikes - both are on order for me to try at the LBS next week. I will *definitely* make the final decision based on which bike fits, and am prepared to wait for the next deal to come along if neither fits, but I was wondering if anyone has an opinion about the relative spec they would be happy to share?
Option 1: 2010 Trek Fuel Ex 5 WSD at 25% price reduction
Option 2: 2009 BMC Trailfox 03 at 55% price reduction
Here's (http://www.evanscycles.com/products-comparison?products=ec020738%7Cec023050) a link to the specs side by side.
Apart from fit issues, which will be my top priority, here's what I'm thinking:
* The BMC is slightly lighter, but it's cheeky for me to ask the bike to trim 0.5 kg when I could stand to lose a lot more myself :rolleyes:
* The trek has 11-34t rear cogs, BMC has 11-32t - when I changed my road bike from 25 to 27 I really noticed the difference...
If the fit is equal, would it be better to have a slightly heavier bike with greater spread of gearing, or won't it make as much difference on an mtb?
The BMC has sram X7 instead of X5, and was originally by far the more expensive of the two bikes. Is this because the trek is great value, or are the BMC components going to be noticeably better? Brakes/levers and rear shocks are basically the same, so I guess the difference would be on the front shock and/or rims?
Basically, any input on which might be the better deal (if the fit turns out to be even between the two) would be great, thanks in advance!
Lynne.
I'm looking at a choice of two different full suspension bikes - both are on order for me to try at the LBS next week. I will *definitely* make the final decision based on which bike fits, and am prepared to wait for the next deal to come along if neither fits, but I was wondering if anyone has an opinion about the relative spec they would be happy to share?
Option 1: 2010 Trek Fuel Ex 5 WSD at 25% price reduction
Option 2: 2009 BMC Trailfox 03 at 55% price reduction
Here's (http://www.evanscycles.com/products-comparison?products=ec020738%7Cec023050) a link to the specs side by side.
Apart from fit issues, which will be my top priority, here's what I'm thinking:
* The BMC is slightly lighter, but it's cheeky for me to ask the bike to trim 0.5 kg when I could stand to lose a lot more myself :rolleyes:
* The trek has 11-34t rear cogs, BMC has 11-32t - when I changed my road bike from 25 to 27 I really noticed the difference...
If the fit is equal, would it be better to have a slightly heavier bike with greater spread of gearing, or won't it make as much difference on an mtb?
The BMC has sram X7 instead of X5, and was originally by far the more expensive of the two bikes. Is this because the trek is great value, or are the BMC components going to be noticeably better? Brakes/levers and rear shocks are basically the same, so I guess the difference would be on the front shock and/or rims?
Basically, any input on which might be the better deal (if the fit turns out to be even between the two) would be great, thanks in advance!
Lynne.