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Hi all
A few weeks ago I bought my first MTB for 20 odd years. Spent as little as I could whilst still getting a half decent ride so plumped for an ex-demo Genesis Latitude 00.
I have properly fallen back in love with MTB'ing and have so far swapped out the Recon Silvers with Fox 32 F100 FiT Float RLC's, the brakes to M785's, built a new set of wheels, stem seatpost and bars - there's pretty much only the frame and drivetrain left.
So - do I just enjoy the ride as it is (Genesis Latitude 00 so Reynolds 520) or take the plunge and get a Handjob or a Soul frame.
Yes it does have to be 26" and yes it does have to be steel.
Cheers
Danny B
Can't see that there will be a huge amount of difference, the lattitude is a decent frame with similar geometry...
Jay
Nah, ride it til you snap it
No, keep the Latitude for a while. As you really get back in to it your tastes might change.
Try a FS, 29er, longer travel 26er etc, bit more choice these days than 20yrs ago so try something else you might prefer it.
Gentlemen, I present....Excalibur!
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The Ritchey P 26. [i]No one [/i]you meet on the trail will have one...not at those prices 😥
awesome
Ride and enjoy it Danny B, sounds like a nice bike. Very talented people have had brilliant fun for years and years on "lesser" bikes. don't get into all the marketing hype that goes with this Sport/lifestyle/website/magazine. you'll soon tire of the latest thing not making you brilliant. When you break it, get a new one that more suits your riding. Does that Ritchey come with a flux capacitor?
As above, just ride it. Spend the money on coaching or a trip somewhere nice.
Does that Ritchey come with a flux capacitor?
Yes it does! Probably.
That Ritchey frame just oozes appeal, it just does. Some stuff just does and that just does. 
Good price from bike24.de at the moment too
Oooh...this is just dirty...
See that Ritchey in the mags - mmmm.
Yeah, you guys are probably right - just seen a Soul and a Handjob second hand for not a lot of money and I love 853 tubing.
I do love riding my Genesis though and is great for relearn the skills on. Didn't want an FS at first as I feared it would teach me bad habits (or at least not teach me good habits)
I will get one eventually and will always have a hard tail in the stable also.
Cheers
Danny B