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So I currently have a nice 160mm 29er thats been nothing shy of brilliant with fantastic back up from the after sales team with bearings and alike ... But its a carbon frame and thats got me worried to bits as most of my riding is in the Peaks and Lakes and to be fair its holding me back on the fun stuff.
So im looking at the Hightower alloy if they ever make it to the UK as I know SC are phasing them out
Transition Sentinel alloy, or wait for the Raww Madona v2 or a Nicolai G15 <the G15 has me liking more as as little more solid looking with changeable geo and a very simplistic point and shoot design with good pedalling characteristics.. can anyone shed light on the above 3 or offer more guidance.
I thought carbon frames were tougher than alloy.
Changing bikes anyway or thinking of it just in case you damage your frame?
If the latter, I wouldn't worry myself.
can anyone shed light on the above 3 or offer more guidance.
Just ride what you have and don't worry about it?
But its a carbon frame and thats got me worried to bits as most of my riding is in the Peaks and Lakes and to be fair its holding me back on the fun stuff.
But is it though?
bike-components.de have the Madonna frames in stock
Don't think the G15 is made any more, it's the G1 now.
A bit of both both to be fair, maybe a time for a change and yes the worry. Ive had a few moments with strikes on the Rockgardz that had me thinking oh s**t that i wouldn't have batted an eye lid at on the Orange or Whyte
Just ride what you have and don’t worry about it?
This.
And from the usual approach, a Cotic.
It's steel and we all know steel is where-its-at rather than Tupperware.
But is it though?
When SC do their carbon video with an small ice pick not a blunt sledge hammer I'll change my opinion.
When SC do their carbon video with an small ice pick not a blunt sledge hammer I’ll change my opinion.
How many times does a bike get hit on a trail with a small ice pick vs a larger, blunt force?
carbon is easy to repair if you do manage to put a hole in it. that said, i felt the same when i had a carbon frame, especially on a nadgery trail with loads of sticky up rocks.
get a geometron
But is it though?
When SC do their carbon video with an small ice pick not a blunt sledge hammer I’ll change my opinion.
I'm no fan of carbon. I just mean that if I had a bike that I liked and enjoyed riding and it was made of plastic, I'd still ride the wheels off it. If it breaks it breaks.
This sounds like th OP really fancies a new bike and is looking for a way to justify it. Which is fair enough.
Ibis Ripmo AF?
Rocketmax 👍
OP, unless you just want a new bike, ride the one you've got. If you do just want a new bike, it'd be a good idea to be totally honest with yourself about what you want and why, otherwise you're more likely to get the wrong thing.
Rocketmax seems like a good call if the carbonness is bothering you so much that you can't enjoyit. Or maybe a Stage 6. Not because either is actually going to be any tougher but because they're both likely to do the opposite and inspire a bit more faith. Headology.
Sharkattack Not really as per the bike is brilliant and customer service is ace but that worry is constantly there. There is also the more simple design of the G1 and Raww that makes them appealling
@Northwind I think you have hit the nail on the head so to speak with the headology. I know deep down they are designed to be stronger but ... perhaps i should just take up walking 😉
Alloy can still crack and break - plenty of snapped alloy frames about to prove that.
I've had plenty of rock strikes in the Lakes and peaks on my carbon frame and my carbon cranks, some were so loud I was sure there would have been a gaping hole in the frame.
After? Nothing, just a slight scratch on the invisiframe.
Stumpjumper evo- leisure lakes have S2 size for 1200, similar geometry to sentinel.
Got mine a few months ago and really like it.
There is an alloy Hightower in the UK .....
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I think it's great 👍👍
Rode a carbon pivot Mach 5.7 for years almost exclusively in the peak.
It’s been retired because a pivot bolt has worn, not because of a breakage or Rock strike
however The answer to your question is Bird AM9
Mmmm yeah a nice birdy
Bird AM9 all day long.
Ive finger banged a friend new AM9 and even though it was a nice bike not for me , The Hightower looks to be the fave at the moment but not in 1970s beige
I'm not really bothered what frame material I ride, the two enduros I had were both well abused, the first failed due a shit design (and also killed bearings repeatedly, carbon can still be misaligned!). The privateer was a bit meh, step back from the enduro, G1 is a step on from the enduro.
Hopefully the Raaw has better QC than the privateer and a better frame hardware setup.
Sounds like you just want a new bike, so just buy one. I'd get a demo on a Geometron, they'll set you up properly, so you get the most out of it. Everyone else will just sell you a frame and you are on your own after that, they (bike manufacturer) have little interest (or ability in some cases) to make the bike better for you, the shops might.