[Closed] Calling any Stanton switchback owners

I have a ti one, my only bike at the minute and I really like it. Appears stiff in the right places but definately not dead. My mate has just dumped his stumpy Evo FS for one, great frames.

cheers , i think im going to pull the trigger on a Ti, the geometry is great ....just find the rear end a little lifeless, have you ridden a steel one ?

Yes demoed the steel I enjoyed that one as well, the geometry is great but the feel is not as good as the ti. It is a lot less money of course. I have had a bfe to but that did feel dead to me.

Where are you based you are welcome to have a go on mine if you are round the peaks.

Sprocker, thanks for the offer im based in Malvern so a bit of a trek :(are you on the owners club fb page ?
Yeah had a BFe, can feel a bit harsh as well, came from a soul and have to say in terms of ride feel that was epic really smooth , i changed due to wanting something a bit different and 650b 🙂
You have confirmed that the Ti is the way fwd...

No worries great bike I am racing the mega on mine in a couple of weeks. I have found it great for all day and just hacking in the woods

I would describe the ride of my raw switchback as rusted to hell.
Great warranty service though for a replacement.
No raw though. Very unhappy about that. Went for the new green

@ sprocker good luck in the mega.... That will put her to the test!
I'll keep you posted on ti progress .
I went for the cherry red .... Wish I had bought the green now as it looks awesome ,Dan is good as gold with sorting any problems , it's great to have proper back up when needed 🙂
Pop some pics up when he's built 🙂

I can only vouch for the steel frame but by god it's good. with the seat down it's a big bmx, very manoeuvrable and lively. but pop the seat up and it wants to ride for hours. And the steep head angle doesn't feel wallowy on the ups either. I cannot recommend one enough.

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That is lovely

Thanks T.G.Ape

second that looks great 🙂 are those pikes on there?
went out again tonight 'bonding' with it now, you have just to let the backend do its thing on the rough stuff 🙂

Cheers. No, they're DVO Diamonds reduced to 140mm. I kind of got a bit carried away when thinking how to spec the bike and couldn't resist. I almost went for the green ones because I was impatient but I'm glad I waited.
and you're right about the back end and letting it do it's own thing. Just let the bike track it's way through and it'll do so with ease (to date)

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Thread revival

4130s0ul - how are the diamonds and bike doing? Got a set for my switchback and just waiting to build some wheels before completing my build.

Just started with mine but enjoying it, not ridden a HT in years so cant comment on the rear end stiffness, just know its a different feel to my other bike a Mach6.
I imagine with carbon rims the dead feel will be worse?
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