New bike in the future-bike reviews etc q.

I'm seriously looking at upgrading my mtn bike sometime next year & am looking at various reviews for certain brands. The ones I have in mind are Yeti, Scott, Ibis, Pivot & possibly Santa Cruz. These ones are readily available at the shops I frequent & don't want to be unfaithful.

What are your thoughts on the bike review section on the MTBR forum? I also read the Aust Mtb Mag & Mtn bike Aust tech reviews.

I am looking at going from a Scott Scale 40 hardtail(nice bike, great for uphill, responsive & light) to a dually. I would mainly use it for XC races & enduro events (6hr, 12hr, 100km events).

Any ideas?

well you know where I stand... ;)

I mean the Ibis is just a LOOKER!! And Tonys BFF (yeah I had to say it, he would CRINGE) is super picky about his bikes. He was a DIE HARD Santa Cruz fan, but he LOVES his Mojo SL. I was honestly surprised he switched camps. He is a big xc guy, awesome climber, and FAST!

Thanks RM :)

I look forward to test riding the Ibis :cool:. At least they come in XS!!

A friend also says it rides like a dream!

Which Santa Cruz model are you looking at? I just bought the small carbon Blur. I am 5'4" and the fit is questionable. It's really fast and light though.

DG-I've just started my search but I do know that Yeti's come in XS or XXS :). I don't want to upgrade to carbon as i'd be worried it would break..

I'm shorter than you so won't be getting a small!!!

I demo'd a pivot last summer and it was sweeeeeeet - but super expensive too - holy crap!!

When you're buying at that level you have to try them all.

MTBR is mostly reviewed by men - so keep that in mind. And take each review with a grain of salt. Good luck!

I was turned off to the Santa Cruz Juliana because of how they do there pivot system. Just didn't seem to give me enough "squish". It sure was a looker though! My opinion is bikes are personal so I try not to let reviews of the ride sway me and look for durability issues. I missed the last Yeti demo day, that would have been fun!

Plus what rides well in Rocky Texas is not going to be the same in Pea Gravel Australia. ;)

Ok, I have a small issue..I want to try out some XS bikes (yeti, ibis, pivot etc) but shops round here don't normally have that size in stock. I can try out a small (have to borrow someone's..) but that doesn't solve the issue.

What do you do in this instance? I want a (in the future when i've saved enough $$) bike that will fit me but am SOL when it comes down to trying them out. I don't want another bike that's a wee bit too big.

If i'm going to fork out $$$$ I want a bike that fits! :rolleyes: