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[Closed] Thinning the collection - What would you keep. (Sorry)

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Hi everyone,

I've got to thin out my collection of bike frames and I'm rubbish at decisions 🙂

I have surplus frames and want to end up with one singlespeed and one geared mountain bike. A lucky choice to have to make but I'm rubbish and at a loss.

I have:

A Moda Carbon hardtail
An old Voodoo Bizango 853
A Santa Cruz Chameleon

I have decided to get shot of my Cotic soul frame as I find it too flexi at the back.

My forks are a 140mm vanilla RLC32 and a pair of Talas that I have converted to 120mm floats.

The Santa Cruz has sentimental attachment so I don't want to get rid. I just don't really know what would be the best option for what. I can't imagine any of them have much resale being 26ers 🙁

Thanks for any help.


 
Posted : 15/07/2014 2:21 pm
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I've cut back recently - a 150mm susser and an SS.

But then I sold everything to fund this. :/


 
Posted : 15/07/2014 2:42 pm
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what size is the soul?


 
Posted : 15/07/2014 2:53 pm
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It's a medium but I have someone that already wants it I'm afraid.

I'm thinking of keeping the moda as a geared and then the Santa Cruz as single speed as it has vertical dropouts.


 
Posted : 15/07/2014 3:15 pm
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Personally? I got rid of my 26er SS as the 29er SS I now have is a lot more suitable for what I was using the SS for (rigid set-up, short local blasts, low/no maintenance winter hack).

On that note I'd sell the SC while it's still worth something.

In my eyes the best do-it-all there is the Soul...


 
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In my eyes the best do-it-all there is the Soul..

Better than a Holeshot?? 🙂


 
Posted : 15/07/2014 3:36 pm
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I meant horizontal drop outs 🙂

I can see what you mean but i find the back end a bit flexible. Don't get me wrong it's comfy and goes downhill well but I tend to do mainly cross country stuff on the South Downs so it's not really used to its full capabilities. Everything here is short sharp ups and then downs constantly. I find it slow to accelerate if that makes sense.


 
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Better than a Holeshot??

Haha! You already know my answer to that. 😉


 
Posted : 15/07/2014 3:47 pm
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Holeshot. Nice.


 
Posted : 15/07/2014 3:51 pm

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