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Any of you pink bike regulars have an opinion on this?

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1207347/

I wanted to build my own bike but the frame i want i cant get till next year and the budget was getting out of control. I always wanted a green SC Chameleon but an orange one will do.

Seems this guy tried to sell it all as parts back in october and now as a full bike.

any opinions?
 
That looks like a good buy to me, that's peanuts for a mountain bike really, it should be a good frame which isn't that old (it's quite small though) the wheelset is decent, the gears aren't flashy but they're proven performers. I'd try to get detailed information about the 'new' parts though (some people think that 'new' means new to them, not brand new from a shop), also regarding the forks; there's no such thing as a 'Revelation Reba' as far as I know, the Revelation and Reba are 2 different models, this bike seems to have the latter.
 
The wheels will be going straight on my full sus :P

i will be putting my bontrager rims on this and some road tires :P

I literally need something to ride to work and a little project.

I will rebuild it over time but wanted to know if people thought it was a good buy in its current guise.

Thanks for input.

he has said if i pick it up i can have it at £565 i might ask if he can remove the brakes and let me take it for £500.
 
that's what i will be using it for in the short term.

I don't want a hybrid or road bike and i also want something i can take apart and play with.

He says its medium but Santa Cruz list medium as 17" will ask him as 16" will be too small for me.
 
I read that pinkbike article posted earlier. Something I notice a lot, are discussions defending hardtails. I mean you don't see many people making a thread saying hardtails are poor and full suss is better. Do you? I don't see any. It's almost as if people feel vulnerable that they own and ride a hardtail like it's not the latest, greatest thing. I don't really understand this. Anyone who knows anything about bikes, will understand that there are different bikes for different uses and preferences. I think it gets over analyzed too much and people care way too much about what others think. Ride what you like. Enjoy it. Done.

If I see a 14 year old on a DH rig with Full face on at my local trails, I don't laugh and point. If he wants to do that then good on him. Equally, I've seen people on XC light as anything bikes hacking it through the forest. I've seen families with kids. I've seen hardtails and full sussers. So what?

I'm not sure what the article is aiming to do and do not think it should be praised. It's just another way of discussing what equipment we use, being biast towards defending hardtails. Nobody is really saying hardtails are bad. If you think other people riding DH rigs is in fact sending you a message that hardtails are bad, then you are misinterpreting. People ride DH rigs because they want to. So? Do they "need" one? Well...do you "need" to care, would be my response.
 
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Well Gisburn was good fun this time, much easier now im fitter.

Was very cold the water kept freezing on my front mech and pedals so i had to keep smashing the ice off.

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Wish they would put chicken wire on these as well, very slippy.

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Very brave man Rob! Ed Oxley (great rock, mtb instructor) was supposed to be there on a skills day today but it got called off as it was very icy apparently.
 
My cheapo-ancient-piece-of-crap bike is pretty much on it's last legs and I don't dare use it for any distance cycling now and using it for commuting only is boring! I've got ~£350 of Love2Shop vouchers from some sales thing at work so I've been thinking of grabbing a new bike from Halfords (or anywhere else that might relinquish me of said vouchers). I really don't know the first thing about bikes so was hoping someone here could advise me; mostly for commuting but on my days off I go riding to the not so local parks and villages around (30-40 mile round trip), current bike cost around the £100 mark, so I figure something at this price point has to be a more pleasurable ride!
 
£350 will take you into the bottom end of "proper bikes"

Avoid rear suspension at this price point and you'll get something that will ride well and last a good amount of time. They're all much of a muchness spec-wise so buy the one that fits you best/the colour scheme you like.
 
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