OK, next bike is to be one of the following...but which one ????

Marin east Peak
Specialized FSR XC COMP
Mongoose Teocali SUPER

all opinions appreciated....

Seeing as I had a similar query a couple of weeks back, I would go for a the Specialized. I tried a Marin, Spesh, and some others. the Spesh was the best one by far.
But then you gotta give 'em all a good ride. To begin with the Spesh was low down my list.

Specialized.

I have hardrock at moment and I love it but need the full sus for these peak Dhills.

cheers guys.

M@ - who are you sponsored by?

Errm...

well I try to get sponsered by my missus but she regualy denies me spending my money, so mostly im sponsered by my own company....and the wages it pays me.

O LOL sorry I see now..doh very slow...M@ your opinions are banned.

I've never ridden any of the three but there's at least one of each in the group I ride with. They're all very competent and cope with Peaks riding both up and down. Having said that, of the three I'd start with the Mongoose.

Actually, I wanted to buy my Spesh, but my boss got the deal for me when I asked. To be fair, at work we do Trek, Giant and Spesh, I probably wouldnt buy any of the Treks, some, but not all Giants are good. Spesh wins in most deparments though.

I think I'd probably test ride a Giant Trance as well. One of the guys was riding one solo at SSMM at the weekend and he was well impressed.

The trance 1 is very, very nice.

Trance or the Moongoose / GT for me.

Wouldn't touch a Spesh with a barge pole, everyone only rides them because everyone rides them, not ridden 1 I've liked so far.

My Epic is the best XC MTB I've ridden, the Enduro is much more fun than a Reign, but doesnt pedal as well. My Tarmac is the best road bike I've ridden.

Epics are the only Spesh I like to be fair, which someone else did a similar setup :)

Enduro tried, don't rate at all feels dead so no fun there.

Specialized FSR XC COMP
Marin, doest get a look in Teocali not bad but not a spesh


I know couse I have howned two FSRS

The new ones manual so easily, they're brilliant! Infact, one of the guys at work took loads of pics of me messing around on one in the park the otherday, I'll have to upload them.

parp fucking parp

Sure not for me, Demo'd one last week nice yellow Test Bike £1900 reduced for £2300.

Test them. Read reviews. Take the plunge.

FWIW I ride in the Peaks most weeks and have a hardtail so suss isn't a pre-requisite. But if that's your bag then you need to bear in mind the fact that you will encounter lots of crap and have abrasive gritstone terrain to contend with that eats bikes for a laugh. So simple designs will be a bonus.

I used to have a single pivot East Peak which was a great bike for round the Peaks so the new one is probably a safe bet.

IMO an obvious omission from the list is the GT IDXC range. They seem like a simpler version of the Mongoose and just as good value.

Again, test ride first as that is the acid test.