'ULTRA SWEET, DO IT ALL TRAIL BIKE, THE ULTIMATE !!'
Strengths: Absolutely beautifuly made, all the welds are a work of art, not a frame sticker in sight, all the bearing points have there own grease ports, ultra weet ride.
Weaknesses: A tad expensive especialy if you spec it up with your dream kit, but you get what you pay for......
Overall: I've had a good few bikes before the Turner, I think it takes a while and a few bikes to realise what it is that suits you,I wanted a bike that would allow me to ride up hill without having a coronary!!, coupled with the ability to fly downhill, this bike does it all and if I'm honest it's way more than I'll ever need but whereas a Nomad or a Ransom may leave you feeling a little inadequate this thing doesn't, it feels just at home at Thetford as it does at Coed y Brenin, in a word SUBLIME !!
Strengths: Very smooth, very reliable and very pimpy !!
Weaknesses: None !
Overall: I changed from the Shimano combined shifters which were just lousy, to these and in all the time I've had them (nearly two years), and hundreds of miles not once have I had to adjust them, what more can you ask for !!
Strengths: Very smooth, very reliable, light and oh so bling !!
Weaknesses: A touch expensive !!
Overall: I changed over from Shimano at the recommendation of a freind and have never looked back, faultless smooth shifting, very reliable, had it on the bike for nearly ywo years and apart from the anual service I've never touched it, blinding !!
Strengths: Go anywhere, do anything, Genius shock.
Weaknesses: A touch expensive.
Overall: A seriously good bike, I had an epic before this which was realy quick and racey, but wanted more control over the shock, this fitted the bill, it storms up and downhill as long as you can !!, I found the set up a doddle and I'm no tecchie, just adjust it according to your weight and go use this as a platform for any adjustments.
One thing though, having ridden an alloy framed back to back with mine (carbon), There's almost nothing in it so save your money and get the better specced alloy framed model
