As I wrote in my review I really liked the Spire, I think it's a fantastic all-rounder. I love the aggressive / long geometry. If you're out for a long pedally day and wish you had a 150 mm travel bike, put a bit more air in the shock. I'd run a 170 mm Zeb / 38 on a Sight / Sentinel anyway, so the Spire isn't significantly heavier. Even with the same forks I think the Spire has a wider range of use where it's just as easy to pedal, just as fun on mellower trails, but has the capability to live in the bike park. I still have the Spire, and continuing to put miles on it. It's still been flawless besides a quick seat post rebuild. I'd ask to buy it had it not been for the Range.
In comparison to the HSP bikes, I personally prefer the middle ground of the Range's axle path. I find you get almost all of the suspension compliance benefit of the HSP, but with less rear center growth, and the rear brake forces are more isolated. This makes the Range much easier to ride, and much easier to manual.
May 10, 2022, 2:08 p.m. - Tim Coleman
As I wrote in my review I really liked the Spire, I think it's a fantastic all-rounder. I love the aggressive / long geometry. If you're out for a long pedally day and wish you had a 150 mm travel bike, put a bit more air in the shock. I'd run a 170 mm Zeb / 38 on a Sight / Sentinel anyway, so the Spire isn't significantly heavier. Even with the same forks I think the Spire has a wider range of use where it's just as easy to pedal, just as fun on mellower trails, but has the capability to live in the bike park. I still have the Spire, and continuing to put miles on it. It's still been flawless besides a quick seat post rebuild. I'd ask to buy it had it not been for the Range. In comparison to the HSP bikes, I personally prefer the middle ground of the Range's axle path. I find you get almost all of the suspension compliance benefit of the HSP, but with less rear center growth, and the rear brake forces are more isolated. This makes the Range much easier to ride, and much easier to manual.