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Bennah said:
Rights guys / bike guru's...

I need you to help me out here. Might know this already but im after a new bike in the coming months.

Ive looked at all sorts and cant really decide what to bloody get. I do a bit of everything really. I just want a bike thats strong and isn't going to break into bits when its pushed a little :p Cant be too heavy either so its not a struggle to get a bit of speed from it but im not one to go like a bat out of hell anyway. Tend to take it easy(ish) and find things to jump off that could lead me hurting myself haha!

Thinking the budget would be upto around £1800 ish. Ive looked around on Southern Down Hill forums, some really nice bikes for sale on there. Just wrong timming. Ive taken a fancy to a few Demo 8's Ive seen on there! Also a couple of Iron Horse's but they were snapped up quickly :p

Just need a great base to build on that will last and I can upgrade when the time is right.

Thanks!
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To me it sounds like you want a SX trail, it will do anything yu want and you can build it as versatile or type of riding specific as you want.

I have seen them DH orientated with triple crown forks, I have seen thm FR orientated with Totems, seen them 4x orientated with air shox and pikes. I have seen them with adjusted geo and more rings for heavy duty XC/Single track.

You cannot go wrong with a SX trail, I have had one... brother in law has one, one of my best mates has one...etc. a Total of 5 guys just in my riding circle has one all build up differently.


I'm a big fan :) and I will bet y life you will love it too

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/specialized-s...14&_trkparms=72:1298|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

http://www.southerndownhill.com/forum/index.php/topic,179852.0.html

( Only 775!!! Enough pennies left to bling as you wish)

http://www.southerndownhill.com/forum/index.php/topic,178411.0.html

http://www.southerndownhill.com/forum/index.php/topic,177549.0.html
(blank canvas, I'd most likely try and haggle him down to 1k)

http://www.southerndownhill.com/forum/index.php/topic,180345.0.html

Dont just trust my word for it

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/sx-trail-i-08-31366

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Specialized-SX-Trail-Review-2006.html

2009 Model reviews thats an interesting read
http://www.nsmb.com/page/s/2541/2009-specialized-sx-trail
 
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It seems like its pretty much the bike for me :p I have seen that one for £775. Bargin!

Love the colour scheme of the 2009. Any idea of pricing?
 
willhub said:
I'm thinking of getting some jewelry for my bike :p

Hopefully these snazzy looking jockey wheels wont need replacing this year.

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32 quid for a pair :eek:
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I fitted some of these to my bike well the non ceramic about a week a go paid 19 quid I got them from here use 10% discount code = winterwarmer.
 
SX Trail is a good bet! Not the lightest but a guy I used to ride with used one for DH. A bit sluggish for XC but for the money these muppets are selling them at it's a bargain!
 
They seem to be different colour. I want gold. Is it worth the extra cash though. Just short of £600 difference between the two.
 
Frame is exactly the same, bar the colour.
The components are just upgraded, the difference you will not notice ( x.9 vs x.0 etc)

The forks... well I prefer Rockshox to begin with, so whether the 36's are an upgrade is debatable imo
 
They've got some great deals on atm, tempted by a Rockhopper Comp myself, £100+ cheaper than evans.
 
well my new BB has arrived so Im gonna fit it, I thought I would give a diffrent brand BB a try so i went with an aerozine skf bearing, I just hope it last longer than 6months.
 
50k Race on the 4th.
Finished 3 hours 20mins :







There are 6 pics, Probably going to buy some and keep. These are just preview low quality. was good fun. :)
 
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