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As above really,
It will be a Trail bike and a bike for the Nevis red run etc, ill be building it up with a sensible build so i can pedal it up hills.
Was all set to order the Chumba then the Transition popped back into my head today..I had a wee shot of one today at my lbs and it felt good, just not sure if it excites me like the Chumba does to look at..
A bike has to inspire me aswell as feel good and ride well.
A bit vague in the details i know but any help would as always be greatly appreciated.
Think you'll be struggling for anyone who's ridden both for any prolonged period of time so I'll offer my thoughts having ridden the Covert and owned a number of linkage bikes.
The Covert is a great bike - the geometry is spot-on and can be built sub-30lbs so is light enough for a trail bike. For the money I think it's great value, and looks the biz too. It's only downside is the single pivot design as it does suffer from brake-jack. That said, some people think the simplicity of design outweighs this. Linked to this, the shock on the Covert is pretty short for a 150mm travel bike so some riders may feel there's some lack of control on the suspension, but I didn't feel any problems.
A good linkage design offers a number of advantages over the single-pivot: no brake jack, the bike rides high in the travel when climbing so no need for a travel-adjust fork, and really responsive under power. The key question is whether the Evo is a good linkage design. It's Chumba's first linkage design and is their own take on it, so unless you get to demo one, or we get a trust-worthy review, you don't know if they've cracked it first time. If they have, then the Evo is v good value vs other boutique linkage designs such as Turner, Pivot, SC etc.
It might be worth testing a Covert vs something like a Turner 5-Spot, a Giant of some sort, or a SC Nomad. This should give you a sense of how the different suspension designs work.
I've seen the Covert in emerald green and it has to be one of the most stunning bikes I've seen in a while.
With your agenda it's well worth having a look at the Mythic Spitfire. Long and low geo, tough frame and feels like a mini downhill bike when descending. It annihilates the Nevis red!
i really like the look of that chumba though! And the guy from progressive bikes seems good too. (no i have no connection 🙂 )
Yeah Si has been ace to deal with so far. Answered all my questions and been very helpful.
I looked at the spitfire aswell, prefer the look of the covert or geo tho.
I have ridden a Blur Lt, owned a 5, and ridden lots of other bikes, i like a single pivot for the simplicity but the multi bars do ride smoother. I found the covert to be quite short in the tt and that was a medium? I usually ride a small being 5ft 5/6.
I used to be good at making decisions aswell!