aardvark , I still am an avid supporter of the Heckler, but I recently bought an 07 Nomad swopped all my parts of the Heckler over and have been riding the Nomad, I've found that the Nomad seems to suit me more, the bike just seems to be more a part of me when I ride, never thought I would find a bike that felt better than my Heckler, but it does, I will never knock the Heckler they are awesome, I rode a BLT2 the other week and I would say the difference between that bike and the Heckler in minimal , slightly improved grip on climbs and with the rp23 shock it felt almost like the Heckler with a coil, DH about the same.
Thats why I have a dilema will the carbon BlurLT be that much better than my Heckler?
or do I just have the new Nomad as a do it all bike, and sell my 07. I usually have two bikes one I ride on my own and the other is a light weight that I ride with my friends they are all super quick xc guys , but recently I've been keeping up fine on my Nomad where I always slightly struggled on the Heckler. So with that in mind do I just go for one bike , I bought the 07 Nomad just to try out a Nomad for a while before spending £2000 on a new frame. I'm screwed my family don't want me to sell my Heckler because they know how much I've enjoyed riding it, and I can't make up my mind which way to go.If I had a load of money it would not be a problem one of each would be the answer...I will still have my hard tail for the winter months of salt and mud, so I won't be bikeless if my main bike is down for any reason.