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?
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07-20-2009, 09:44 PM #1
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07-20-2009, 10:48 PM #2
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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!
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07-20-2009, 10:52 PM #3
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Thanks RM
I look forward to test riding the Ibis
. At least they come in XS!!
A friend also says it rides like a dream!
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07-21-2009, 06:17 PM #4
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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.
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07-21-2009, 09:47 PM #5
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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!!!
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07-22-2009, 03:55 AM #6
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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!
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07-25-2009, 06:41 PM #7
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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!
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