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Bored and idly thinking about what bikes I’d like to see from some of the brands I like. So here goes:
The full Stooge - I know it goes against the ethos of the brand but I’d love to see a full sus Stooge bike just to see how it would look.
Full Sherpa - Stanton have full sus versions of their other models so I’d love to see them do it with the Sherpa. Nice short travel bike with proper sorted trail bike geometry where the front wheel is in the same postcode as the frame. Would suit my local riding to a tee.
Anybody else have anything?
25th anniversary Cotic Soul in 931 stainless steel with 29er wheels.
Full Sherpa – Stanton have full sus versions of their other models so I’d love to see them do it with the Sherpa. Nice short travel bike with proper sorted trail bike geometry where the front wheel is in the same postcode as the frame. Would suit my local riding to a tee
Sounds like a Swarf Contour, although I see the short travel version is no more :o(
Updated Yeti 5 & 575. No infinity linkage balls.
An On-One Inbred made from scaffold tube ...
Ah, good point
Raleigh Grifter 29er, 3sp
It'll be great
Cotic Soul 27.5 again please.
An orange five, but carbon fibre.
They are the ideal design for carbon. Big one piece raised chainstay swing arm without narrow tubes, limited big bearings (and therefore few difficult and heavy mounting for them)
Doesn’t have to be orange, just anyone making a direct driven single pivot from CF.
Lightweight, low maintainence all mountain/endurolite bike.
Bonus if carbon means an in triangle water bottle.
Raleigh Grifter 29er, 3sp
That would be ace, although I’d want the option for more gears or SS
An orange five, but carbon fibre.
Imagine what that would cost from Orange! You’d be able to buy a large swathe of Halifax for less.
A modern Yeti ARC-X, with clearance for big tyres
29er RC300 with modern xc geometry.
I would have thought an Orange equivalent would be quite simple to make in carbon as there aren't many funny lines or angles to make carbon layup too difficult. I like the idea, take my money
An orange five, but carbon fibre.
Can you get carbon fibre filing cabinets?
honourablegeorge
Full Member
25th anniversary Cotic Soul in 931 stainless steel with 29er wheels.
You'll have a few years to wait, didn't the soul come out in the noughties, plus wasn't 931 a passing fad within the MTB hardtail community?
29" Cotic Soda.
Like the original, but for big wheels. None of this LLS malarkey, just an updated Soda.
Got a Salsa El Mariachi titanium which I guess is about as close as I can get.
@argee 2003 was the original Soul, so almost 20. Cotic made a 931 Solaris prototype in 2018.
A modern geometry Pace rc300 square tubing and anodised would be awesome also a Zaskar LE true to its roots, but LLS also anodised and a carbon Nukeproof that's got a noteworthy weight saving over the alloy version like other brands seem to manage (Transition for example).
Any UK brand.
An updated 'UK' version of the GT Distortion from a few years back. 120mm rear, 150+ front end. 27.5+ (or 29er if you must). LLS.
Basically, I want something that's effectively a FlareMAX rear end mated to a RocketMAX front end, with weight and toughness somewhere between the two - kind of a Jeht but not really.
I have no idea whether it would be a good bike, but the idea just really appeals to me.
I wish Transition would make some more Spurs Then maybe I could get one this side of Christmas.
I'd like Specialized to make a bike out of bamboo. Just because.
Like the original, but for big wheels. None of this LLS malarkey, just an updated Soda.
"original geo" 29er's were/are shockingly, comically bad, I'd rather stick needles in my eyes. Plus the orignal Soda was too noodley
I think it was actually built by Specialized, the new Status 140/160. HArd to find, even harder to Demo... but yeah, one of those.
I wish Cotic would make a frikkin fatbike already.
Cash waiting.
original geo” 29er’s were/are shockingly, comically bad, I’d rather stick needles in my eyes.
As someone who has experienced both, there is lots more fun to be had with an eye you have no control over (due to the anaesthetic) than a slow handling, yet somehow still twitchy & nervous, 29er.
I wish the Millyard DH bike was available to people without the surname ‘Millyard’.
A 2020s Ragley Ti please. I don't really care about the details, but something that stands out in the same way as the original.
Another 29+ bike in the mould of the later Trek Staches. Maybe 140mm travel. I love mine and can find nothing to better it in the current market place. Mine has done 6 seasons of hard use while still in good order it is looking tired and I'd like another 🙂
Mod geo GT LTS ball burnished finish, like the second version with the adjustable trunnion mount, from what I remember the suspension was really good, put a red lyrik upfront and superdeluxe with red coil spring, it would be a stunner.
A remake of the kona/Turner burner that Tomi Misser rode, I'd love to see modern lookalikes of classic head turners.
A 27.5(+?) Zaskar. Ball burnished and anodised, obviously.
Loved my 2005 Turner 6 Pack. Can I keep the bushing pivots, coil shock, kinematics and bombproof nature but in a bolt through axle, tapered head tube, dropper compatible, longer, slacker bigger wheeled version please?
On-One to make an aluminium (and reasonably priced) version of the Dave/Moto Loco.
I'd like all brands do away with pressfit BB's. If you want a wide BB shell, just use T47.
Aside from that a gravel bike from Transition would be nice to go with the Spur, although is Santa Cruz could make the new Blur TR in less awful colours, that would be nice!
Always had a soft spot for the Rocky Mountain ETSX back in the day too. A modern-day 29er version of that in carbon would be very nice! I miss the days when Rocky did great paint jobs too, so many of their colour schemes just look plain off to me.
I'll also echo the 29+ thing... it never got big enough for people on a budget to risk getting one as their main bike. Which is a shame... it had a lot to offer. The Treks were a great ride.
A modern-day 29er version of that in carbon would be very nice! I miss the days when Rocky did great paint jobs too, so many of their colour schemes just look plain off to me.
Never owned a better climbing bike than my ETS-X - trouble was that BB height, meant it was grim at other stuff. Definitely agree about the paint jobs. They don't seem to know what to do with paint on carbon.
My Yeti Big Top is a fantastic frame, but the 70deg head angle... modern geometry version would be marvellous.
Also - 2022 Transition Vanquish please!
29″ Cotic Soda.
Like the original, but for big wheels. None of this LLS malarkey, just an updated Soda
You know there was a SodaMax? Basically a Ti Solaris.
In a similar vein - a Ti Soul MkV please....
I cant fathom why there isnt more of a market for bikes with a focus more on longevity and stiffness
specifically, stop putting poxy little bearings in the pivots.
i appreciate the bike will weigh a tiny bit more, but if i dont have to change the bearings annually, its worth it.
Someone to make the Iron Horse Sunday with modern geo and suspension (like that chap that cut and shut one recently, but factory). Keep the kinematics the same as the original because they rode awesome, but add modern angles and looked sweet.
Also Alan Millyard to make me one of his bikes (complete with his front and rear suspension & internal drive train) but with a single crown fork and 150ish travel.
And bring back 1.5 head tubes please with no more press for BBs, just good old threaded ones.
And as said above, big arse pivot bearings whenever possible. (Didn’t oboe of the older SC Bullits use threaded an external Bottom bracket for it’s pivot bolt?).
I wish Sonder would make the Transmitter in reef blue carbon, in 29 with a 120mm fork. Surely that's one hardtail to rule 'em all?
Cotic SodaMax. I regret not buying one of the last batch because I couldn't work out if I was medium or large...dithered too long and the opportunity was lost.
Liteville H3 - in 29. Hopefully the new one due out next month will address that.
Always had a soft spot for the Rocky Mountain ETSX
A mate went through about 4 upper and lower link on his at least.
@Lawman91 - didn’t Transition release their interpretation of a Cyclocross bike a few years ago (think it was called the Rapture)? Aren’t they basically the same kind of bike but rebranded as ‘Gravel’ to appeal to a wider market? (Sorry for being cynical about bike industry marketing)
Edit - released in 2015 so not really a few years ago.
weeksy
Full MemberI think it was actually built by Specialized, the new Status 140/160. HArd to find, even harder to Demo… but yeah, one of those.
If you mullet your old G-160 you end with something pretty close to a Status 160
Also Alan Millyard to make me one of his bikes (complete with his front and rear suspension & internal drive train) but with a single crown fork and 150ish travel.
The DH bike has 150mm travel already…
I think it was actually built by Specialized, the new Status 140/160. HArd to find, even harder to Demo… but yeah, one of those.
So i bought it 😀
There are probably quite a few for me, but in terms of bikes I might buy immediately...
A Privateer with 170mm-ish rear travel, and a mullet chip.
A Kenevo Sl with a removal internal battery and sell 300wh-800wh options so you can tailor the range. That would be an ebike killer.
Someone to make a relatively fast, light road frame (preferably aluminium) designed around deep drop calliper brakes and 32mm tyres. It might seem niche but I bet if you market it right (lighter and cheaper than a disc brake equivalent) you could carve out a wee market.
That said, I think I just saw a titanium Dolan reviewed elsewhere that does pretty much this ^
a 29er Maverick with modern geo. Still, can't have everything 🙂
Ragley should make a single pivot, full suspension mullet. Like an Orange Switch, but miles cheaper and able to take a water bottle. It would be in keeping with the brand too.
I would really like a modern take on the Yeti ASX:
I'd go 130mm out back, 160mm up front. 64 degree head angle, 77 degree seat tube.
The mud clearing benefits of the elevated chainstay, but with a little progression added by the linkage and better bracing again side loading.
I'd got raw with murdered out graphics and parts.
A modern version of the Yeti ASR5c in 29er flavour would be great. Equally a shorter lighter Liteville 301, again in 29er
Cotic Soul 27.5 again please.
A MK4, internal dropper, boost, thru axles, non-longshot please. Otherwise Curtis would get my money next, which doesn't seem like a bad thing as such.
(Didn’t oboe of the older SC Bullits use threaded an external Bottom bracket for it’s pivot bolt?).
Yup, the last version used a Shimano Hollowtech BB for it's pivot bearing. I can't remember if that was a good or bad thing.
@Tomhoward - Yeah, but I don’t need a modded Fox 40 on the front, just a nice slack 150mm(ish) Pike/Lyrik/36 on the front.
(Didn’t oboe of the older SC Bullits use threaded an external Bottom bracket for it’s pivot bolt?).
Indeed, they did. Nice idea, but every BB ive ever opened to regrease and eek a bit more life out of has been caged, so there are around 12 quite small little balls spaced out by a cage. Better for reducing rolling resistance, but no good for carrying load on a 1/4 rotation back and forth. I cant imagine they lasted very long (even if they were easy to swap out).
Transition Rapture please. As said up there. It’s the same / rebadged as the Traitor Crusade.
It would be a prefect replacement for my cracked Kona Dr Dew. Steel, singlespeedable, would fit all of my outdated components. I wish I could find one in 60cm size. Doesn’t matter about the colour, I’d get one powder coated some gooping colour to camouflage it in amongst my other bikes.
Aren’t they basically the same kind of bike but rebranded as ‘Gravel’ to appeal to a wider market? (Sorry for being cynical about bike industry marketing)
Actually distinctly different things, much in the same way an XC FS bike isn't the same as an enduro bike, but anyway... 😉
I'd like a 120mm stumpy evo with a coil shock 😎
I reckon a Fatbike Orange Alpine could be an amazing bit of kit. Simple, bombproof, bulldozer point and fire capabilities with the grip of a fat bike.
A Whyte e-XXX that didn’t have its own gravitational field would also be much appreciated. Lifting mine over a gate requires a risk assessment.
Ragley should make a single pivot, full suspension mullet. Like an Orange Switch, but miles cheaper and able to take a water bottle. It would be in keeping with the brand too.
Good shout. We need more affordable single-pivot bikes with good geometry, full stop.
Modern version of the Giant VT2. Loved that curved frame tube thing
A modern version of the Yeti ASR5c in 29er flavour would be great
Yeah, that was such a good bike. I have no interest in their SwitchInfinitybollocks bikes at all.
Didn’t Ragley have a few full suspension bikes years ago (I remember seeing the press release but never any in the flesh). They had forks with more travel than the rear end and I remember lots of the reviewers at the time commenting on how they didn’t like that and bikes should have similar front/rear travel (which always makes me laugh in recent years when the same reviews praise over-forking bikes in recent years).
A steel, short travel, single pivot, single speed with moderately progressive geometry for classic UK winter woods riding.
Exactly like a Starling Beady Little Eye, but cheaper and easier to get hold of!
I'd love to see Honda build a new version of their DH bike.
Didn’t Ragley have a few full suspension bikes years ago
Yes, they did. I think they only ever got to prototype stage and were multi-link jobs.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/Nukeproof-and-Ragley-Eurobike-2011.html
like a Starling Beady Little Eye, but cheaper and easier to get hold of!
I’d love one of these but cheaper and with gears. Steel, single pivot, almost hardtail but not. Ragley would be a great shout for this. Are you listening Ragley?
Quite specific, but a 29+ steel frame singlespeed with sliding dropouts running a 130mm (or thereabouts) fork and with internal dropper routing. Not LLS geo please and more like pre-CEN tubing, so a bit twangy. Oh and bosses only on the down tube and on top of the top tube.
Trek to make a new Remedy 29, that's basically exactly the same as the old remedy 29 carbon except slacker, longer, with better seatpost tubiness, and a proper headset.
Yup an ASR 5 29er or so its a third the price a genesis grapil 29. Though obvs both would need to have the fall in halfiness engineered out
I'm another that missed out on the soda maxes, even had the money at the time, haunted by that choice
Having loved riding my On One Carbon EVO, an upgrade on that.
Boost and 29 inch wheels. Stealth dropper. Not bothered about internal routing.
So many have been mentioned already. New versions of Yeti arc-x, Trek Stache, Cotic Soul would all be greeted with excitement.
A couple of others:
Bring back the Trek 69er or Singular Hummingbird - mullet 27.5/29 with short dual crown fork and updated geo
Yeti world cup xc race bike
An affordable/accessible version of Andrew's Waltworks
A full suspension tandem with modern geo and e-bike components for durability - we're genuinely looking for this as our 26" Ventana feels quite old school
I do like that Waltworks
Pedals bike care had a singlespeed moxie that wasn’t a million miles off the Walt. Not quite there in the chainstay length but not a million miles off!
https://images.app.goo.gl/oUD9x7DXjD4SgnXA7
170mm travel e-gravel bike……
I’d like a current gen Solaris at carbon weight. There are loads of xc weight, fun head angle fs bikes that in the mould of the spur but surprisingly few hardtails to choose from. I want to be able to stick two bottles on it and spend all day on the South Downs way one weekend in the summer, race xc on it the next and still have it feel fun on steep, slippery north downs trails in winter
A full suspension tandem with modern geo and e-bike components for durability – we’re genuinely looking for this as our 26″ Ventana feels quite old school
There is that new Zealand couple who do the DH racing. Contract them to build you one!
i’d like a short travel starling. 120 at the back and front.
i’d also like chromag to make a cheaper version of the arcturian (29+ trail hard tail) and to include medium in the size range.
i love the idea of a carbon 5.
It might just be rose tinted hindsight, but I'd love a modernised version of a Lawhill bike. The rear suspension on my old Schwinn straight 8 was amazing, and given newer geometry, bigger wheels and better components it would be pretty much perfect.
Would love to see a production version of this, with all modern componentry (instead of the old Boxxer).
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/iron-horse-sunday-reborn-the-rebuild-of-a-classic-downhill-bike.html
Wouldn't buy it though.
27.5+/29 P7 in 853. With track ends.
A specialized ‘chisel’, without the nose-down, arse-up race geometry.
Something that’s light and comfortable enough for all-day epic rides, but with 140mm up front when it’s time to get rowdy.
In black, with the ‘specialized’ logo in that yellowy-orange.
Talking about Specialized, I'd actually be really interested in an aluminium Enduro.
With a mullet chip.
And on the same theme, an aluminium Nukeproof Giga - even if I had to do without the gutter-effect downtube.
Also with a mullet chip, obvs.