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Wow Pete, that's quite a reply. You're quite right, these are not apples and
apples.
I demoed the Bronson. We didn't really get on. Haven't tried the Nomad yet but
the owners I talk to all really like it.
You can go into Cove and put your own kit together. That's what I like about
them. You don't have to use their preferred kits and you can get the weight
under 30 with the X01 drive train etc. I would likely have to add a few grams
for minions, wheel set, brakes etc.
1.Most riders I am not, mainly because I wouldn't look good in a Kitsbow
jacket. I've had the old XT's and hated them. Had a full on host of issues
with them the main one being the whaling noise they often made. I switched to
Codes on both my bikes and love them. Lots of stopping power and control. I've
never tried saints. My GF runs the new XT's on hers and really likes them. As
far as the rest of the Cockpit goes, I would ditch the bars and grips as well.
Not because I'd have to, but because I'd want something else.
2\. No arguments on your comments about Shock/Fork. Only to say that I like
getting my suspension serviced by Suspensionwerx and they don't touch RS. I
could still try the RS front and rear I suppose. But if I didn't end up being
happy with them, I would at least loose some money plus the time taken to
resell them. For example, I waited a year and a half for someone to pick up my
newish reasonably discounted Lyrik.
3\. Tires: Minions for me. I can also through an Ardent on the rear in dryer
months.
4\. Customizability is my main complaint. $7500 and up shouldn't be the start
of the cost of purchase, it should be at or near the end. I do have the choice
of going frame only. It would be nice however if after I paid 3.5g for a
frame, if I could leverage the companies buying power to bring the rig in for
what I feel is a reasonable price with no junk parts (IMO at least). Again,
not disagreeing with you, just making a general comment aimed towards the more
elite MTB companies out there.
Also, the bigger you are, the more important customizability becomes. Based on
what I know about you I'd say your body type falls in or around the category
of "most riders" so I'd guess you are more likely to be happy with more stock
kits than I would. (Another thing that irritates me about the MTB industry )
If I could have my cake and eat it to, It might look like a shop that sold
lots of different types of framesets and let you choose your build kit.
Oct. 23, 2014, 4:15 p.m. - mightyted
#!markdown Wow Pete, that's quite a reply. You're quite right, these are not apples and apples. I demoed the Bronson. We didn't really get on. Haven't tried the Nomad yet but the owners I talk to all really like it. You can go into Cove and put your own kit together. That's what I like about them. You don't have to use their preferred kits and you can get the weight under 30 with the X01 drive train etc. I would likely have to add a few grams for minions, wheel set, brakes etc. 1.Most riders I am not, mainly because I wouldn't look good in a Kitsbow jacket. I've had the old XT's and hated them. Had a full on host of issues with them the main one being the whaling noise they often made. I switched to Codes on both my bikes and love them. Lots of stopping power and control. I've never tried saints. My GF runs the new XT's on hers and really likes them. As far as the rest of the Cockpit goes, I would ditch the bars and grips as well. Not because I'd have to, but because I'd want something else. 2\. No arguments on your comments about Shock/Fork. Only to say that I like getting my suspension serviced by Suspensionwerx and they don't touch RS. I could still try the RS front and rear I suppose. But if I didn't end up being happy with them, I would at least loose some money plus the time taken to resell them. For example, I waited a year and a half for someone to pick up my newish reasonably discounted Lyrik. 3\. Tires: Minions for me. I can also through an Ardent on the rear in dryer months. 4\. Customizability is my main complaint. $7500 and up shouldn't be the start of the cost of purchase, it should be at or near the end. I do have the choice of going frame only. It would be nice however if after I paid 3.5g for a frame, if I could leverage the companies buying power to bring the rig in for what I feel is a reasonable price with no junk parts (IMO at least). Again, not disagreeing with you, just making a general comment aimed towards the more elite MTB companies out there. Also, the bigger you are, the more important customizability becomes. Based on what I know about you I'd say your body type falls in or around the category of "most riders" so I'd guess you are more likely to be happy with more stock kits than I would. (Another thing that irritates me about the MTB industry ) If I could have my cake and eat it to, It might look like a shop that sold lots of different types of framesets and let you choose your build kit.