TomvanHalen's MTB allsorts - drop bars are dead

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TvH

So far I'm umming and ahh-ing between the Soul and Oka. Waiting on pictures of the Oka to come through.

The Oka seems the superior bike; people properly rave about the Shan, and it can be had for cheaper than the Soul. But it's hard to tear myself away from the 853 goodness and overwhelming popularity of Cotic.

Have ordered in an XL Pinnacle Iroko in to the local Evans to have a play on, as it's very similar in geo to the Oka (just taller stack). They didn't have anything else close in at the time, so I just borrowed a Mondraker Foxy for 15 minutes and chucked it down some stairs.

Moar charts!

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nott_mike in reply to @TvH
Had the same debate as you last October, weighed up the Oka, Shan, BFe, Soul or 45650b

In the end went Sham and have absolutely no regrets. Figured any propensity to full on downhill riding vs the oka or soul will be offset by it being a hard tail in terms of efficiency.

As for lack of 853, the Shan has absolutely magic grip and small bump absorption for a hard tail, I keep thinking I've broken it each time I ride it!

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