Hello, I rode the AZSF Bugs shuttle with some of you on Thursday. I'm from Tucson. I was riding a Stumpjumper, Cleaned most of it, even got the waterfall at the top of Millie on the 5th or
6th try. I was noticing that most of you have much bigger bikes for this stuff than mine. Any suggestions on a reasonable priced bike? I'll keep the stumpy for everyday riding, but would like a little bigger bike for this stuff. Any of you guys have a bike for sale? Any information appreciated.
get a 4 or 5 inch bike with air suspension, best of both worlds. I have a Jamis dakar XLT with 5 inches front and rear and it only weighs 27 pounds with nice cross country wheels. I used to get up almost everything in flagstaff with it and that much travel lets you fly down hill. Watch craigslist, this is the perfect time to try to get a bike, they seemed to be cheaper in the summer when its to hot to ride for most.
If you already have a stumpy (which is like what, 4.5-5"?), definitely look at getting something a little more substantial then that. I always say a nice 7-7 bike is perfect, plenty of travel for super hairy stuff, drops, steeps, gaps, what not. Single crown forks are really nice for switchbacks and all that. I would check out something with a VPP or FSR link, maybe a Norco or Santa Cruz (if you're looking new). The swap is coming up pretty soon, we should check out what they got. Last one there was TONS of freeride stuff, I was really surprised. Something that would fit the bill perfectly for you would be like an older Specialized BigHit, maybe an 04 or 05, with a nice burly single crown like a 150mm Manitou Sherman. You could pick something like that up for around $500 if you found the right deal. 40 lbs of pure bighit sex that you could pedal around even, if you wanted to.
I was guessing he meant an older stumpy hardtail with the 3 inch sid on the front
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