£1000 bike ideas

[Mulder]

I had my old Giant AC1 stolen a few weeks back so now i'm in the market for a new bike. Got around a grand to spend and am looking for something like a spec stumpjumper comp. Going for weight and speed really. Any ideas?

 

[Mulder]

tbh, unless your going to be doing any serious biking, £100 is ok, but Mulder 'ere had his AC1 for downhilling in the Morzine, which would kill a £100 bike .

It certainly would

Sorry I haven't tended to this thread, I've been offline for a few days. Anyway, I decided to up my budget to around £1500 and went to a local action bikes and evans to do a few test rides. This is what I think of the bikes I rode:

Speccy Stumpy HT 06 - Felt very strange to ride such a rigid beast after having ridden nothing else but a full bouncer for 2 years. I didn't like it.

Speccy Epic Comp 06 - Felt exactly the same as the stumpy. There was nothing different about it at all. I took it off a few kerbs and just couldn't engage the brain at all.

Kona Dawg Primo 2006 - Nicer, was a lot less stiff at the front (and the back ) and generally made for a nice ride. I'm not a fan of HFX9's anymore though.

Then I thought I'd take out an Enduro 06, just to get a feel for it. What a bike! It's light yet has a load of bounce so you can throw it around a fair bit. The sus felt very efficient, especially for a 6" rear travel bike. The Avid's felt great, even though it was a brand new bike and they wouldn't have bedded in yet. So, I bought it. Picking it up on Monday.

Here's a pic of one for those not in the know.

 

[Mulder]

They did in the States just not in the UK, fully phased out next year

Haha, no danger of this thing falling apart, the tyres were great apart from the 7lbs of rotating mass made them hard to get going. On the plus side I managed to run them with 0 psi in them and they still worked and I could barely tell the difference!

Holy damage to your rims batman!