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This thread really has died a death. Rampage was on last night and not a single comment about it
Am I the only one that thinks its a bit meh?
I liked it more when it was more about crazy gaps and lines rather than superman backflip 900 seatgrabs
Tempted to get a bike in the new year, been a whilst since riding a bike at all! Looking at about £1200 on finance , last bike i had was a santa cruz heckler which i enjoyed riding although it was a little heavy up hills. I get for the money i won't get too much. Full suspension was nice so probs like another. Any ideas?
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I am 100% with you on that one. The odd flip is enjoyable but that's all it appears to be now, more style as opposed to crazinessAm I the only one that thinks its a bit meh?
I liked it more when it was more about crazy gaps and lines rather than superman backflip 900 seatgrabs
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http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...r-suspension-bike-slx-1x11-2017/rp-prod146555
this is the best value thing i can find, little more than your budget but worth it I would say
I personally think it was one of the best Rampage's for a few years ... the gaps and lines are as crazy as they've ever been, it's just that people have moved the sport forward and are now pulling tricks on said lines! The scores are always subjective but the standard of riding was way higher than previously.
Some of the POV videos are crazy, you can't say the line Strait, Zinc and a few others took isn't crazy.
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Am I the only one that thinks its a bit meh?
I liked it more when it was more about crazy gaps and lines rather than superman backflip 900 seatgrabs
My only real complaint about rampage now is that riders have too much freedom/time to build. Fair enough for riders to build take offs and smooth out landings etc but if you look at a lot the the riders lines almost the whole thing is smoothed out and compacted.
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ill give it a watch at some point, think i found last years a bit rubbish (a lot of 2nd runs didnt happen?) which may have resulted in some serious meh this year on my behalf
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Wondering what people's opinions on the Brand-X Ascend 02 dropper is
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/brand-x-ascend-ii-dropper-seatpost/rp-prod159176
been looking at it for a bit.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/brand-x-ascend-ii-dropper-seatpost/rp-prod159176
been looking at it for a bit.
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You would be far far better off getting the £169 reverb currently on offer at CRC
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Built this up with my 12yr old for him. Chinese carbon frame, RS RC30 Pike shocks, carbon bars, stem and post. Would be lighter if I spent more on the wheels, but it's about 10.5kg!
But full XT groupset and it rides beautifully.
But full XT groupset and it rides beautifully.
Our work Cycle To Work scheme is a bit rubbish can only use Halfords! Looks like it has to be this then : http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bik...-team-full-suspension-27-5-16-18-19-20-frames
Gets good reviews : http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/c...n/product/review-boardman-team-fs-27-5-50257/ so think i'll get this once the scheme opens up at work again. Gives me some spare money to get some other bits.
Gets good reviews : http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/c...n/product/review-boardman-team-fs-27-5-50257/ so think i'll get this once the scheme opens up at work again. Gives me some spare money to get some other bits.
This thread really has died a death. Rampage was on last night and not a single comment about it
I'm halfways through a 2 year injury timeout from the bike. I go from being too depressed about it to go anywhere near MTB sites and discussion to wanting to hoover up loads of info and chat so I somehow hit the ground running (err, not like that, that's what got me in this mess already) when I finally get to ride again. Between that and not wanting to upgrade my PC kit much lately I'm not around here much myself.
Rampage was nice in that it ran smoothly with no huge weather delays or terrible injuries. I think the latter may be partly why we don't see so much in the way of insane canyon gaps now, and maybe the new site just doesn't have them on good lines?
First ride in a couple of months... **** its good to get back out, a mixture of being too busy and being bored by the local riding. Got three weeks off in December and cant wait to get back north of the border and throw myself down some proper hills, the North East is frustrating me with lack of DH at the moment, only so many times you can ride Descend before it becomes repetitive, dont get me wrong, Descend is great but theres only so many time you can ride the same few tracks before you are want a change, my Scotland roadtrip in August really put in perspective what i'm missing back home.
Know the feeling, my local trail is an hour away and while good it gets repetitive.
The other 'trails' are nearly two hours away and without an uplift, your road climbing for 2 hours which isn't my idea of fun. I can't bring myself to get out and do some xc local as it's just farmers tracks as I just find it tedious.
if it's not too late, worth have a look at Go-Outdoor's own brand. got some decent reviews. the Bossnut got updated to v2 recently:
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-bossnut-v2-mountain-bike-p403001
note: video review is auto-play on MBR website:
http://www.mbr.co.uk/news/calibre-beastnut-357764
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/c...pension/product/review-calibre-bossnut-50185/