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15-01-14, 04:45 PM | #2411 |
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Re: The MTB thread
Seems like a tidy bike mate. I was never a fan of suntour forks, but that knowledge is years out of date. The last peice of MTB kit I bought was about 7 years ago.
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15-01-14, 04:47 PM | #2412 |
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ok, but which would you say is the better to go for? the boardman or banshee?
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15-01-14, 04:52 PM | #2413 |
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Personally I'd go for the boardman, but that could be more because of the name. I know the boardman road bikes are very good all round for their respective price points, so I would guess they are similarly good mountain bikes. Though I am sure someone on here will correct me soon enough.
If the forks are cack, I may be able to dig out a pair of Fox Talas's from about a decade ago, Worked ok (a little pogoey) when I pulled them off the On-one to go fully rigid (oo-er). |
15-01-14, 05:01 PM | #2415 |
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ok, can you not pretty much lock out the forks on the boarman's as standard then?
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no thanks, looks a bit cack, plus I won't be able to attach a d lock holder thing.
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15-01-14, 05:06 PM | #2417 |
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Not sure now. Lockout were being introduced and still fairly high end when I last bought mountain bike stuff. Quick release skewers were still standard then on XC bikes rather then the QR bolt throughs you get now.
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25-03-14, 07:29 PM | #2418 |
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Well I didn't want to invest too much into the sport if I don't get on with it so I have opted for this:
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-...n-bike-p275612 Spec seems ok and it weighs 13.7kg. Designed by a Diamondback engineer apparently.
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25-03-14, 07:52 PM | #2419 | |
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25-03-14, 08:01 PM | #2420 |
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Thats where I spotted it. Got a great write up on Bikeradar as well. Will let you know how I get on. Should have it for the weekend all going well.
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