| Author | Message | ||
     Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 515 Registered: 02-2003 |
Has anyone riden the new M5 hardtail? I am contemplating one. | ||
| Curtis N (Curtis) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Curtis Post Number: 903 Registered: 05-2002 |
They still make hardtails? Damn.  | ||
| David Zymowski (Davidz) Member Username: Davidz Post Number: 46 Registered: 04-2003 |
yes i rode a freinds last weekend on a moderate trail. very nice bike. i like the feel of a steel frame at cruising speed. i rode an M2 for a few years and never had a problem. I ride a Ti Serotta right now and you feel every rock and root in the trail i even went with carbon bars to help out the vibrations I was getting it helped a lil but still not as smooooooth as the M5. | ||
| michael burt (Mikeyb) Senior Member Username: Mikeyb Post Number: 600 Registered: 03-2002 |
even though i ride my soft most all the time now, you gotta love the simplicity of a hard tail and the way they climb... ;) | ||
| David Zymowski (Davidz) Member Username: Davidz Post Number: 47 Registered: 04-2003 |
thats true, hard tails are simple,and the rake of the frame on the M2 thru M5 s-works also make it a natural climber. | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 517 Registered: 02-2003 |
cool. There will always be room for hardtails. | ||
| Brian O'Connor (Hooky) New Member Username: Hooky Post Number: 24 Registered: 09-2003 |
YES! Nothing worse than riding with a guy and his full suspension rig when he looses a piviot bolt or whatever... I'm not a big Specialized fan, however if you are going to go that way anything that is "S-works" is very nice! Ride On! | ||
| Zach Jaggers (Mountenn) Senior Member Username: Mountenn Post Number: 369 Registered: 03-2003 |
I work at River City Bicycles, and we deal primarily with Specialized and Litespeed. If you want to have your cake and eat it too, look at the S-Works FSR Epic. Hardtail climbing with fully-active FSR suspension when you need it. I have been a Trek man my entire life, but I am seriously considering the Epic. Plus, for 2004, they lightened the frame up .5 lbs and gave the shock adjustability, so you can set how much force is required to make the Brain active. True, there will always be room for hardtails, but why ride one when you can have a sub-23lb full-suspension race bike that's hardtail fast? FWIW... | ||
| Jack Parker (Jack) Member Username: Jack Post Number: 247 Registered: 03-2002 |
Ride a hardtail if you're sponsored. Otherwise, buy a full suspension. |
