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