Ibex Alpine or Ignition, which suits me?

What Would Sean Do said:

I am a 31 year old male. I rode mtb casually in the nineties on a rigid crossover bike on fairly tame trails. I have been pretty dormant lately and thought getting back into mtb would be good exercise and good fun.

I am torn between the ibex Alpine and the Ignition. I tend to think the hardtail Alpine would be sufficient. However, I live in WInchester, VA right in the Shenandoah Valley, a real hot spot for mtb. I imagine some of the trails I might end up riding would be better suited for the full suspension ignition.

Any thoughts?

Sean

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Different state same story Even the same timing except I started back a year and a half ago. I went with an Ignition Super '08 and love it. It took me a while to get used to the rear shock but I love it.

Rich S.

if i had a better idea of your trails id toss up my opinion. but a good hardtail and good skill you can tackle a lot. although for you i say ignition. a full suspension is so much more fun! i love the iggy and i can race i in crosscountry and still do damn good.

Hardtail! As people say, youll develop better skills on a hardtail than fs. Soon youll be passing all the people on fs. You'd be amazed at the stuff you can ride on a hardtail. I just finished riding in tahoe on my trophy, where there were jumps, drops, rocks gardens, and roots. While it may be more "enjoyable" on a fs, a hardtail is more than sufficient and responsive. Also its way easier to maintain and is lighter for the money.

Jake- Where did you get that red emblem!!??

oooo that will looke nice. The paint is holding up? You think I can use some nail polish?

Thanks to all the amazingly quick replies. I think I am going with the majorities advice here and opting for the hard tail. I looked into the trophy but the Alpine's more comfortable less aggressive frame will probably suit me better. Plus I would rather choose where to put the 100 bucks into upgrades myself. I have never left any vehicle stock and I am sure this will be no different.

I have a 7 week old son who I want to eventually pull on a kiddie trailer and a wife who will wwant to ride on simple trails (paved and unpaved) so I think a HT will suit me for this and help e develop skills o the more fun mountaneous trails. If I really get into it I can then later justify a high end Ibex FS than the iggy and still have the HT for rides where it will be more suited.


I should be ordering Monday, I look forward to sharing my experiences and learning from this forum more after that.


Sean

so hot

Hope I'm not too late with my opinion...I live in Richmond and ride out in the GW quite a bit. A hardtail is not very comfy on those trails. You will tak a lot of abuse on a HT. I have ridden both and would defnitely recommend the Iggy.

Yup, a little late there. I already ordered the Alpine. I think at my level I will be fine on the Alpine and if I get one good season out of it and feel I need more upgrading to a FS bike is not out of the question.