alan verdun
New Member
I am looking for 1 of those 4 bikes. Medium. Pre-owned or clearance. Shoot me a note with any leads. Appreciate it!
Cannondale Scalpel si vs Scott spark
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alan verdun
New Member
I just built a pivot 429 sl! But has 120 mm and weighs 25 ish. Just got on it this weekend
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
it does look stupid, but the ability to crank out some high MPH's on some flats plus crawl up a wall in the 1x ring has its perks.
I would imagine 32x50 would still have me walking some stuff out in mountains here
Crawl up some hills, I get....Crank out high MPH...No. In your/my case, complete waste of time.
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
yes, thinking of gravel grinders and that kind of thing. i'm happy with 32x11 thats for sure
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
1.Scott
2.trek (because other two color schemes are horrible)
3.*****
4.*****
5.*****
6.*****
7.crackendale (do I need to explain)
Edit
Q. What's a fast xc bike?
A. The motor that runs it!
Dairyman
Active Member
probably kim's
Dairyman
Active Member
sick bike!
Monkey Soup
Angry Wanker
+1 on the Pivot 429, or Turner Czar. Get suspension that actually works.
If you insist on single pivot, C-Dale Habit SE with Lefty and Enve's. Maybe a dropper too. That would be my xc race bike. I recently switched bikes with someone with a Scalpel on a descent, and after riding my longer-travel bike for so long, I thought I was going to break it.
If you insist on single pivot, C-Dale Habit SE with Lefty and Enve's. Maybe a dropper too. That would be my xc race bike. I recently switched bikes with someone with a Scalpel on a descent, and after riding my longer-travel bike for so long, I thought I was going to break it.
if i haven't after 13,000 miles, you wont
MMuller
Well-Known Member
Hating doing it but selling my Scott.
https://cnj.craigslist.org/bik/6031922261.html
Absolutely flawless, amazing race rocket. There was a time I was hoping to get back to racing. Not going to happen and this sits unridden.
https://cnj.craigslist.org/bik/6031922261.html
Absolutely flawless, amazing race rocket. There was a time I was hoping to get back to racing. Not going to happen and this sits unridden.
This is pretty close to my setup. Minus the ENVEs. Maybe for a course with no climbs. Maybe.
As soon as the trail points up, the scalpel is a 10 and the habit is a 6.
Those grips doe
I have ridden a pivot mach 429, every generation of them since 2009...and I have ridden the habit SE, great bikes, excellent bikes...going uphills though? apples and oranges compared to a scalpel.
You know most demo bikes are set up more for trail riding than racing. I'm sure if it was set up with an XC feel you might think differently. Stans/Pivot race team member Rose Grant use 1 & races world cup with it along with lots of XC & endurance. Pretty impressive results too.
https://rose-grant.com/racescheduleresults/
Monkey Soup
Angry Wanker
I haven't raced in a while, but when I did, I was pretty competitive. Anyone who is in shape and on and a fairly light bike can climb. Not everyone can descend quickly though. I used to beat guys who were in better shape than me because when the trail pointed down, they threw out the anchors.
...So would you consider yourself half fast these days?
ktmrider
Well-Known Member
Are you sponsored by c-dale ?