Cyc_al
Active Member
Hi
I am about to purchase my first hardtail and as ever I am finding there are too many bikes on the market to choose from. My budget is circa £600 and I am set on a 29er. To date I have looked at the usual suspects including Giant Revel 29ER 0 etc. Many of these come with the Suntour XCM whether 80 or 100 travel. As this is a key feature of the bike I did a bit of further research on the forks including the reviews in the latest MBR and the XCM seems to be basic and have its problems in bottoming out or just noisy.
Does anyone have any experience of this fork?
Am I right to be wary of it?
The MBR test actually shows the Voodoo Bizango 29er as their test winner; this comes with the Suntour Raidon LO air suspension, is this a worthy competitor (albeit the 18" frame is out of stock across the country and no one seems to know if it will be re-stocked)?
Another option would be the Cube Analog 29er; does anyone have any comments on this and where in Scotland it can be purchased?
Finally the spec for the Lapierre Raid 329 states an Suntour Acme fork; I cannot find any reviews on this - any comments?
Thanks for reading this and any suggestions are appreciated.
I am about to purchase my first hardtail and as ever I am finding there are too many bikes on the market to choose from. My budget is circa £600 and I am set on a 29er. To date I have looked at the usual suspects including Giant Revel 29ER 0 etc. Many of these come with the Suntour XCM whether 80 or 100 travel. As this is a key feature of the bike I did a bit of further research on the forks including the reviews in the latest MBR and the XCM seems to be basic and have its problems in bottoming out or just noisy.
Does anyone have any experience of this fork?
Am I right to be wary of it?
The MBR test actually shows the Voodoo Bizango 29er as their test winner; this comes with the Suntour Raidon LO air suspension, is this a worthy competitor (albeit the 18" frame is out of stock across the country and no one seems to know if it will be re-stocked)?
Another option would be the Cube Analog 29er; does anyone have any comments on this and where in Scotland it can be purchased?
Finally the spec for the Lapierre Raid 329 states an Suntour Acme fork; I cannot find any reviews on this - any comments?
Thanks for reading this and any suggestions are appreciated.