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Can’t see that any of the budget brands really do a value xc type model?
I was impressed by this but no full sus: https://alpkit.com/collections/sonder-dial-xc-bike
And @BareNecessities will soon tell you that a full sus XC bike is called 'downcountry'
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What are my best options for xc/ marathon/ easy trail bike in full sus?
Maybe Transition?
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Get an Ripley AF or carbon and lower the travel on the fork to 120mm. I love mine and it's much better than any of the XC "TR" bikes I've tried.
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What are my best options for xc/ marathon/ easy trail bike in full sus? Anyone recommend anything or say absolutely no to anything?
Relatively budget end of scale, would like 100mm or 120mm max. Must be through axle, tubeless ready, not bothered about dropper, and have some sort of lockout.
So far seems like
Trek- look lovely, no stock currently in XL
Santa cruz- v pricey
Specialised- pricey but less so
KTM- lot of local guys have these
Canyon- reasonable price, rubbish finance deals
Fallen out with Scott a bit
Can’t see that any of the budget brands really do a value xc type model?