|   What fully active trail bike for 110 pounds women? | Mario
Jun 14, 2003 8:14 AM | | My girlfriend currently has a Giant NRS and we would like to change it for something that would be better for climbing technical singletrack (fully active) and also for technical singletrack descent. No racing here, just plain technical singletrack aggressive XC / light freeride.
I'm thinking that 4 inches of travel in the back is enough for her so what I would like to do is get her an XC type bike geometry but change the fork for a long travel adjust fork. This would allow her to have a an XC geometry for climbing but a freeride geometry when going down. Since she's light, I'm not concerned about breaking the frame.
I guess the amount of travel on the NRS is enough since she is very light but the NRS is just too harsh and when it's technical uphill, she often looses traction because the bike doesn't absorbs anything.
Do you have any suggestions that would not be too much on the expensive side...
We were currently thinking about the Specialized Stumpjumper and the Jamis Dakar. The IronHorse Hollowpoint would also be a good choice but I'm concerned about rear tire clearance since there is quite some mud where we ride.
Anything else to consider or comments about what type of travel suspension she should get? Thanks |
| re: What fully active trail bike for 110 pounds women? | J.S.
Jun 14, 2003 9:16 AM | | Try to go with a fully active, 4-bar Horst link rear suspension if possible -- they tend to pedal and brake better than most other designs out there.
At 110 lbs, it will be somewhat difficult to get the right size in a non-boutique, mass produced frame. The Stumpjumper and Jamis Drakar are pretty good choices. I'd add the Specialized Enduro in that list as well, provided that a good-fitting frame size can be found. If the top-tub is a bit long, you can try installing a shorter stem. |
| have you looked at titus? | pfunk
Jun 15, 2003 10:09 AM | | I have an 03 Titus Loco Moto with a fox float R. I'm 130 lbs 5'3" w/29" inseam. I got it a couple of months ago, and I'm REALLY happy with it. Might be a little more than you wanted to spend, but take a look because it sounds like what your looking for (not sure of the price of the ones you mentioned).
I picked this bike specifically for technical decent. I was set on either a sc juliana or the loco. The final decision for me came down to wheel base. The geometry of the 2 is almost identical, however the loco had more standover and 1" longer wheel base (better on decent). I also test rode both.
The loco also climb very well. I have about 1/2 of spacers with a 70mm 15 rise stem. I can go up switch backs now that I couldn't with my old setup. On long climbs I can lock down the front (02 zocchi atom race 100) and it gives me a little better position for the extended climb.
There are 4 suspension settings 4", 4.25" 4.5" & 4.75". I've been running mostly 4.75 and 4.5. It is very active, and bob is minimal.
www.titusti.com |
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