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I am on the fence over a 575 or motolite. What would cover the most trails in northern arizona the best?
Enduro SX trail, Turner 6pack, Ventana X5, Titus Supermoto.justinmosiman said:What would cover the most trails in northern arizona the best?
My advice..don't listen to that crap. Read as much on the Titus and Yeti forums you can, word of mouth (although biased on a specific forum) is worth much more then a mag...justinmosiman said:I have read a lot of good things about the 575. It seems like mtbr likes the 575 and mba likes the motolite. I think that mba might choose the motolite for the wrong reasons (business, advertising, etc.) However if they like the titus for the right reasons I don't know.
The latest Titus Moto-lite addresses the issue, finally.FishMan473 said:The one thing I don't like about the Loco is that there is limited tire clearance, I can SQUEEZE a Tioga DH 2.3 in there, but that's about it. You think if they were coming out with a new bike to replace the Loco they'd fix this problem, but apparently they haven't. So if tire clearance is an issue for you, now you know.
If you go with the 575 you'd better like the feel of a single pivot suspension design (that's pretty much what it is). I could never find a happy medium between cushy ride and efficient climbing. I actually owned 2 575's a both of them were so noisy it they sounded like they were going to fall apart. The head badge on the 2nd one DID!justinmosiman said:I am on the fence over a 575 or motolite. What would cover the most trails in northern arizona the best?
And Jim has f-ed around with just about every frame and component known to man...cycljunkie said:If you go with the 575 you'd better like the feel of a single pivot suspension design (that's pretty much what it is). I could never find a happy medium between cushy ride and efficient climbing. I actually owned 2 575's a both of them were so noisy it they sounded like they were going to fall apart. The head badge on the 2nd one DID!
I'm on a Moto-Lite now. Night and Day difference! The Moto-Lite is a much better quality frame. IMHO it is a more balanced ride. Cushy enough to handle Nat'l Coast 2 Coast but efficient enough to climb pretty much anything in the area.
No offense to any other 575 owners... My experience was less than desireable.
Thanks. I'd also like to know when your next bowel movement is planned.waltaz said:(BTW, heading down to ASU for a swim meet in a few...going for a short run around Tempe Town Lake...)
But, you should also know that Jim buys and sells frames at an amazing rate, barely keeping some of them longer than a ride or two it seems. In the 1.5 years that I've known Jim, I can't even begin to count the number of different bikes that he's owned.waltaz said:And Jim has f-ed around with just about every frame and component known to man...
Now, if only we could figure out how to apply Jim's method to wives.AZ Mikey said:But, you should also know that Jim buys and sells frames at an amazing rate, barely keeping some of them longer than a ride or two it seems. In the 1.5 years that I've known Jim, I can't even begin to count the number of different bikes that he's owned.
The grass is always greener cliche may apply in his case.
I think there might be a few more rides left in it, but it depends on when Jim see's something shiny that distracts him.Dirdir said:Now, if only we could figure out how to apply Jim's method to wives.
By the way, what is the "over/under" on Jim's retention of the ML?
i've got even money that says the ML doesn't last 'til march. and i could go shorter with odds.AZ Mikey said:I think there might be a few more rides left in it, but it depends on when Jim see's something shiny that distracts him.
I wouldn't compare it to a 5 Spot (IMO). The Spot has a more linear feel (in terms of rear suspension) to it where as the 575 is a little sticky initially and gets real squishy during mid to end of stroke. I've owned a few SC Superlights and they have a similar feel to them. Obviously this is very dependent on how the shock is set up... Again, just my $0.02.dirtbag said:think of it as a 5 spot with 3/4" more travel and about $600 less. it rides like a single pivot about as much (read nil) as the new turner tnt all the homers are raving about.
I had road tubes wrapped inside Lizard Skins on both seat and chain stay to no avail...dirtbag said:as far as noise, wrap the drive side stays, like you would on any bike, and it's as quiet as anything.
It bummed me out because I emailed Yeti twice about the headbadge thing and they never even responded... Salt on my wounds.dirtbag said:sorry about your headbadge jim. i would sell mine too if such a critical component abandoned ship.![]()