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Giant Anthem X 29er 1
Specialized Epic Comp 29er
Giant Anthem X 29er 1
Specialized Epic Comp 29er
Former xc racer with bad back & no number plate future seeks 1st 29er 4" travel
Former xc racer with bad back & no number plate future seeks 1st 29er 4" travel
Read one too many posts of "which 29er should I get" so I'm simply going to ask for opinions. A little bit about me.
Former xc racer who craved the hillclimbs. Even though my background is off-road motorcycle racing I was/am very cautious on the technical stuff. I have a bad back and a HT reminds me of it after 1 ride. More smooth than anything else which is good for downhills with berms and carrying momentum. I was not a good freerider nor did I like to huck even the smallest of gaps. I was the type to stay seated and either power or spin through everything. I'd rather cycloross it across a rocky dropoff than stay clipped in and clear it.
I am a fan of DW Link having owned a heavy Iron Horse MKIII and then a nice Ibis Mojo Carbon. Before that was a Giant NRS before realizing I liked a true Horst Link which led me to an Intense Tracer before the DW Link stuff came along. I have never ridden anything from the likes of Pivot or Fisher which I've read good things about.
I will never race any form of mountain bikes other than trying to get top bragging rights with the local group of guys I ride with whom are all extremely competitive athletes in other sports. My riding terrain is a lot of stem-in-the-nose-taint-on-the-tip of my seat and the downhills are either littered with sand and rocks the size of baseballs. I enjoy climbing and having my heart rate on the brink of exploding. Pain is a good thing when you look back and your best friend is suffering even more.
It'd be simple to get a 26" Anthem or another Mojo, but I believe a 4" full suspension 29er set up with good tires and proper suspension setup is what I want.
I doubt my bank account will like a 29er Mojo and I can't wait for whenever it comes out.
I don't need to pay an extra $500 to save 30 grams on a lighter seatpost when I know taking a dump or carrying one less energy bar does the same so bikes with the words "World Cup" or "Limited". I usually go for SRAM X9 or XT but XO and XTR in select places is fine but my budget likes real-world sensible stuff even though the former wannabe racer in me likes the racey race parts.
Based on what I have written what should I consider?
Read one too many posts of "which 29er should I get" so I'm simply going to ask for opinions. A little bit about me.
Former xc racer who craved the hillclimbs. Even though my background is off-road motorcycle racing I was/am very cautious on the technical stuff. I have a bad back and a HT reminds me of it after 1 ride. More smooth than anything else which is good for downhills with berms and carrying momentum. I was not a good freerider nor did I like to huck even the smallest of gaps. I was the type to stay seated and either power or spin through everything. I'd rather cycloross it across a rocky dropoff than stay clipped in and clear it.
I am a fan of DW Link having owned a heavy Iron Horse MKIII and then a nice Ibis Mojo Carbon. Before that was a Giant NRS before realizing I liked a true Horst Link which led me to an Intense Tracer before the DW Link stuff came along. I have never ridden anything from the likes of Pivot or Fisher which I've read good things about.
I will never race any form of mountain bikes other than trying to get top bragging rights with the local group of guys I ride with whom are all extremely competitive athletes in other sports. My riding terrain is a lot of stem-in-the-nose-taint-on-the-tip of my seat and the downhills are either littered with sand and rocks the size of baseballs. I enjoy climbing and having my heart rate on the brink of exploding. Pain is a good thing when you look back and your best friend is suffering even more.
It'd be simple to get a 26" Anthem or another Mojo, but I believe a 4" full suspension 29er set up with good tires and proper suspension setup is what I want.
I doubt my bank account will like a 29er Mojo and I can't wait for whenever it comes out.
I don't need to pay an extra $500 to save 30 grams on a lighter seatpost when I know taking a dump or carrying one less energy bar does the same so bikes with the words "World Cup" or "Limited". I usually go for SRAM X9 or XT but XO and XTR in select places is fine but my budget likes real-world sensible stuff even though the former wannabe racer in me likes the racey race parts.
Based on what I have written what should I consider?
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