Another bike thread...

[Breamy]

i would reccomend met had now and all lasted well and are comfy

 

[marc2003]

hey sorry for the thread hijack but i might as well ask here as the bike/price requirements are the same. how's this for 250 notes?

giant rincon

 

[bcjames]

Looks cool. 6061 frame, nice and light, decent enough RS fork, Tektro brakes are pretty generic on low-mid priced bikes. They do the job, but you may want to upgrade sometime (cheap enough to do). The drive train isnt anything amazing, but if you just want something to ride around on a bit, you could do a lot worse.

 

[marc2003]

Looks cool. 6061 frame, nice and light, decent enough RS fork, Tektro brakes are pretty generic on low-mid priced bikes. They do the job, but you may want to upgrade sometime (cheap enough to do). The drive train isnt anything amazing, but if you just want something to ride around on a bit, you could do a lot worse.

cheers for that.

i've also been looking at a gt in halfords for 300 notes. has the same forks but has deore gears which i assume are better? i have no idea about other specs as i can't find it online......

 

[weescott]

My limited knowledge

Shimano Gears from worst to best:

Budget 8speed

Tourney
Altus
Acera
Alivio - Decent quality

9 speed

Deore - Good budget groupset. Shifting is rough but reliable
LX - Excellent value for money - new rear mech is the old XT
Hone - LX, but black...for a while...then silver.
XT - Most common - performance close to XTR
Saint - Freeride specific - Tough
XTR - for rich people and racers. The best of the range. very crisp shifting.

Sram -

3.0 > cheapest
SX 4.0
SX 5
X7
X9 >XT
X.0 > XTR beater?

Sram Shifters

Attack - somewhere between LX and XT
Rocket - Alu body version of Attack - slightly better shifting

 

[#Chri5#]

You forgot Hone

 

[weescott]

D'oh!

I was going to buy some Hone Cranks for a while too! I'll be ditching the big S once the Deore Cranks are bent...some more.

 

[alexakasloth]

Thanks for the list weescott I'm now thinking that i'd be better off with the Rincon, it's got the Alivio rear mech. Anyone know how much/ what year the rockshox fork on it is though (is it possible that it will be a 2005?). The 2003 judy tt weights 5lb's, is this heavy for a fork?

 

[alexakasloth]

OK, upping my budget a bit more and seems like I can get either:

last years CB Cape wrath
* Frame: Custom profile tapered 7005 aluminium tubing with hydro-formed gusset and snake stays and disc mount
* Forks: Rock Shox Judy C
* Gears: Shimano Deore 27 speed
* Shifter: Shimano Deore STI Controls
* Chainset: Truvativ Five D alloy cranks and 22/32/42 chainrings
* Brakes: Cane Creek Direct Curve
* Wheels: Mavic 117 rims built on to Shimano disc hubs
* Tyres: Tioga Factory XC tyres
* Bars: Truvativ handlebar
* Stem: Semi integrated Ahead design Truvativ stem
* Saddle: Tioga MC Groove
or

A Scott Relfex 40
* Frame: Alloy 7005 Reflex geometry
* Forks: Rock Shox Judy 1 100mm travel
* Gears: Shimano Alivio rear mech and Shimano FD-M410 front
* Shifters: Shimano ST-EF35 EZ-fire plus
* Chainset: Shimano FC-M410 with 24x34x42 Tooth chainrings
* Brakes: Tektro SCB-36 V-brakes
* Wheels: Formula C0 30 front hub and Shimano Deore rear with Alesa ZAC-19 disc rims
* Tyres: Scott OXYD
* Handlebars: HL MTB-152 riser
* Stem: JD 362 R 4 bolt
* Saddle: SCT-10 SL Reflex
* Seat Post: JD-341

They both have pretty much the same frame (well weight wise). Not sure about which forks are better. Although the CW has a better gears and shifter. Could someone help me with this choice.

 

[weescott]

The Cape wrath looks miles better all round. Those EZ-fire shifters on the Scott are awful.

 

[bcjames]

The Cape wrath looks miles better all round.

Like I said on MSN (to Suicidle tramp), deore drive train is quite unheard of on a bike of that price point. I really like the look of it!

 

[alexakasloth]

I'll be getting that then, thanks for the help on msn bcjames

hope they still have my size when I have enough money!