Which MTB to Choose?

[crazycanuck]

Hey quillfred..

Just letting you know i'm one of the few i think here with a hardtail..Reason..I don't huck..I'm still working on speed-i can go fast but i seem to be getting slower..

I have a Scott Scale 40 & love it.

We bought really cheap bikes in 03, have no idea what they were but they were crap. They ended up being stolen made a hasty bike buy but didn't know about bike fit etc at the time...The bike was REALLY heavy, disc brakes & a hard tail.

05-we decided it was time for an upgrade..Looked at giant, specialized & scott as they're the main ones sold in Western Australia..Chose the scott scale 40 because the WSD Scott Contessa fx15 had crap components & noone sold them in perth..

Anywho, it does have hydraulic disc brakes/dual shifters & am amazed on how fast they stop!!! I love the bike as it's LIGHT!!!, handles really well, lockout susp and just a nice bike allround.

Ian has a dually but i wanted to improve before i bought one..NExt upgrade perhaps i'll get one..

c

[Nanci]

I love my Avid mechanical discs, and they aren't any more confusing/hard to deal with than V-brakes. Great for mud. Great for long tough downhills. After riding Black Mountain in NC, and having my forearms dying from lactic acid on the descent, I knew discs were the way to go on the next bike.

I went from HT to FS, and I love my bike, Titus Locomoto, but he's kind of heavy. I would probably take that more into consideration on a next bike.

Nanci

[snowtulip]

As with everything, every person is different. I have a hardtail and a full suspension. I must say that I prefer my hardtail and will do drops and downhill on my hardtail. I've also done fairly well with the hardtail while riding with full suspension people. One of my favorite times on the bike was getting a lot of slack from hubbies friends for bringing my hardtail to enjoy Porcupine Rim (moab, utah) while they all had fs. I kept them in site most of the time, sure you lose some speed, but the responsiveness on my hardtail is great.

Saying that, keep in mind that I think I love my hardtail because it's steel, when I had an aluminum hardtail, it sure hurt.

I bought my full suspension because of some knee issues, but found that strength training helped. I know that fs does help incredibly for people who suffer from knee and back issues.

Either way, I hope you love your bike!