Moutain Bike Opinion

On 2004-06-22, Radley penned:

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Hello,

I'm currently mountain bike shopping and need the opinion
of riders out there. I;ve narrowed my choice to the Fisher
Sugar, and Canondale Jekyll 600 Disc. I do a lot of trail
riding and uphill riding with fast downhills on some not
so smooth trails. Which one would you recommend? I like
how they both ride but my only qualm with the Canondale is
the front fork feels squishy, but I like the adjustabel
geometry and how I can lock out the rear suspension. The
LBSes I', dealing with is offering me the Sugar with V-
brakes (which I think is a couple years old so it might be
the first one) for about $1,300 and the Canondale Jekyll
for $1,399. If there are any other bikes out there you;'d
recommend please let me know. The guys showed me a KONA
hardtail too, but I forget. They have Specialized, Klein
in stock as well.

Is there any rebound adjustment on the cannondale fork? What
happens if you simply pump the pressure up a bit?

Also, you don't list which Sugar or what the components are,
so it's hard to judge the price. I'm pretty sure Sugars come
in the whole spectrum of components.

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I'm clueless to the new technology since I've been riding
a no suspension diamondback for two years in the mountain
trails of Germany. So anything I buy will seem liek a
Rolls Royce. For example should fornt suspensions feel so
bouncy? I don't like it because I can't jump little bumps
;D HEH HEH. The LBS rep said he could change it out for a
more stiffer spring, you think I'll get ripped off? Thanks
for the help in advance.

You should be able to jump with a suspension. In fact, you
can use it to "preload" the spring before the jump. But,
having been riding a rigid bike, you may want to increase
the pressure in your shocks beyond what the book says to do,
just to get used to it.

--
monique

Well, I went ahead and bought the Jekyll 600 at a LBS. I've
ridden it a couple times already, but not hard riding yet.
I'm still getting used to the suspension since my last bike
was a $250 Diamondback. It feels like a Rolls Royce compared
the my other bike and when I pedal hard I go faster! Go
Figure! HEH HEH. Does anyone else have a JEkyll Frame? I'm
worried about the rear shock though because it had bad
reviews on MTBR. It's the Fox Float RL. I like it because I
can lock it out on the fly if I need to transform it into a
HT for climbs. The only thing I am confused about is the
adjustable Geomtery. I don't know if it's just a sales
scheme or what. I ended up buying the bike too because of
the price. The salesperson gave it to me for $1450 and threw
in a pair of Specialized MB Shoes for $39 bucks. This is the
most I've ever spent on a bike and I feel like a first time
buyer. I feel nervous because it costs so much and I'll be
let down with the quality. I hope I'm wrong and my buyer
woes goes away.

Anyways, thanks again for the pointers Mon.

Radley

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Quoted message said:

Hello,

I'm currently mountain bike shopping and need the opinion
of riders out there. I;ve narrowed my choice to the Fisher
Sugar, and Canondale Jekyll 600 Disc. I do a lot of trail
riding and uphill riding with

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The only thing I am confused about is the adjustable
Geomtery. I don't know if it's just a sales scheme
or what.

I tried mine all the way one way, all the way the other
way..and a few settings in-between....then I set it in the
middle and forgot about it.

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ended up buying the bike too because of the price. The
salesperson gave it to me for $1450 .... I feel nervous
because it costs so much ...

It's only just begun...
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PeteCresswell