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[Closed] Help me choose a bike between these please!

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Either one of the 3 new cannondale beast of the east, either one of the two Scott scale plus or the genesis Tarn 20. I've been trying to decide for at least a month and have got nowhere.


 
Posted : 17/03/2016 8:29 pm
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Cannondale has the coolest name.


 
Posted : 17/03/2016 10:22 pm
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Beast of the East 2 is best value in the range.


 
Posted : 17/03/2016 10:40 pm
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I was wondering about the suntour forks on the lowest spec bikes. Anyone know if they are junk or worth keeping?


 
Posted : 18/03/2016 5:24 am
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I had Suntour Raidon's on an old Genesis. Thought they were pretty good to be honest.


 
Posted : 18/03/2016 9:41 am
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That's good news as I would like to buy cheaper and upgrade as I go with the bike and the only thing about the cheap ones was the forks to be honest.


 
Posted : 18/03/2016 12:58 pm
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Not sure about the scott but I think the Tarn is the only Boost one there, so hence more expensive


 
Posted : 18/03/2016 1:02 pm
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Out of those I'd go for the Tarn - however - I actually bought a [url= https://www.alpkit.com/sonder/sonder-transmitter ]Sonder Transmitter[/url] which is better value than the Genesis - worth a look


 
Posted : 18/03/2016 1:40 pm
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The scotts are boost as well as the Tarn.what size rubber can you comfortably fit in the Sonder Essexbiker?


 
Posted : 18/03/2016 2:19 pm
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The Transmitter is Boost at both ends and comes with 2.8" WTB Trailblazer tyres. Haven't received mine yet (end of the month can't come soon enough) so I can't let you know what tyre clearance looks like.


 
Posted : 18/03/2016 3:25 pm
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Ah ok . With boost it should be able to take 3.0 I would think.


 
Posted : 18/03/2016 5:19 pm

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