|   Cove G-SPOT bike | ps3
Oct 3, 2001 3:53 PM | | Does anyone know if the Cove G-Spot bike is a durable frame? What other frames are comparable to the Cove G-Spot frame? |
| It is in the same leaque as a Stinky, however | Jm
Oct 3, 2001 4:04 PM | | the Gspot felt very cramped for me, and very nervous at speed. The head angle was just barely slack enough to take it down some small-multiple drops(like 3 2fters in a row). My overall impression about the bike is that its great for slow speed manuvers, and can react fast to inputs(you can jerk it back and forth fast) but you better be ready with your balance and skills because the faster you go or the bigger your movements the less stable the bike gets, so you really got to watch yourself on it. The one I tried had an air shock, however the suspension was not bad at all, especially considering the fact that it had an air shock. It did bob like all hell had broken loose, its worse the harder and more 'choppy' your pedal strokes, so sprinting out of the saddle on a climb is one of the worst ways to climb it(but nessasary if you dont have the gears). Arrow makes a dual slalom frame that uses the EXACT same kind of suspension on it, whether the angles and geometry on the Arrow would allow you to ride it like a freeride i do not know, but it has the same concentric bottom braket pivot, the same style upper linkage, and shock position.
Personally I would not get one, its not a bad bike, but it is something that I would feel very limited on, the geometry just wasn't right for me, however I would usally take a more stable bike that I have to "muscle" in tight turns rather than something that is quicker but less stable, but that is jsut my opinion.
For freeride I'd rather have more slack head angle(better for drops and stability on steep stuff), longer top tube(again, for stability, so your arms are more stretched and the bike cant get "away" from you easy), longer wheelbase to go with the longer head tube, and then for the chainstays either keep em short for quickness or lengthen for stability, I find that the chainstay length is important, but if everything else on the bike is dedicated to stability it might be nice to have the chainstays a little shorter. More travel would be nie as well, maybe 6" or more.
Not a bad bike, but not suited for me or what I ride. And if those guys at cove could get past putting Hayes mechanical brakes on their bikes that would be a huge improvement, heh. |
| re: Cove G-SPOT bike | GspotRider
Oct 3, 2001 9:43 PM | | The gspot is a 5" travel bike which works with 4 to 6" forks. When it was conceived, 5" single crowns was the ticket. Now bigger travel is in. Personally, I like my gspot for a light-medium duty freeride/xc bike and felt it was best with a Z1 fork.
I built it up with a MX6 and while I really enjoyed it in that configuration, I feel there are better bikes for aggressive freeriding. I think the Gspot was excellent back in the day when freeriding was young and it was hard to find a frame that had good geometry and decent rear suspension for aggressive trail riding. Current offerings from most large manufactures have similar products that pedal better, have similar geometry and are just as durable.
Sometimes it just comes down to the way it feels for you. Try it out...you may like it. It is a nice bike.
Rocky mountain, Kona, Santa Cruz, Giant, Specialized...all have nice freeriders. Personal favorites for me would be the specialized bighit and the Santa Cruz bullit. |
| Hey you didn't list another company in there.... | CraigH
Oct 4, 2001 11:31 AM | | How come?
My FR bike is out of commission right now. Using the XC FS and riding "lighter". |
| You mean my Dare? | GspotRider
Oct 4, 2001 8:14 PM | | Yes, I love my Dare, but it is terribly expensive. Not really comparible to the Gspot at 2.5x the price....
What's up with the bullit? What's broken? |
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