Xavier Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Hello! 20 years ago I bought a brand new Trek 8000 obviously 26''. I just loved it and rode quite a lot. No competition. Some weekend rides of 80km or small trips of 250kms of 3 days. I'm from Portugal and live in Sintra where there always have been a lot of MTB including some mild DH. I don't do crazy stuff like huge jumps but I like descending with some adrenaline. I'm returning to MTB after almost 10 years stopped. Now I realize how the industry has changed! I feel like an old man looking to a totally different reality... because it is in fact! I tested 29'' and I loved it! I like the way it goes on tarmac and dirt. But I don't want that aggressive position that we had back in the days :-) Not only for some more grip and security descending but for comfort in general. I still want to do some small trips of 3 to 5 days. I'm looking for a FS allround. My budget is not closed and it will be around 2000€. Ascetically my preference is for Canyon Neuron and Cube 120 / Radon but I'm open to other brands. If you may have some suggestions or comments in general I will be appreciated. Thanks! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepo Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Hi Xavier, I don't know if you bought you bike already but since you are Portuguese like me and we live almost on the same area maybe I can help. Do you know the brand Coluer? In my area (south of the Tejo river) I know a shop that sell it, maybe you heard of it (Byke Mania), normally they have fair prices and work with several brands Here you have the Coluer Wizard 5.0 with a very nice carbon frame, good RockShox Judy Gold RL suspension and SRAM NX transmision for a litle bit more than 2000€ (you can get a discount from the price on the official site). I'm happy to see that we have here more Portuguese people Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soap94 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 On 6/16/2018 at 1:14 AM, Xavier said: Hello! 20 years ago I bought a brand new Trek 8000 obviously 26''. I just loved it and rode quite a lot. No competition. Some weekend rides of 80km or small trips of 250kms of 3 days. I'm from Portugal and live in Sintra where there always have been a lot of MTB including some mild DH. I don't do crazy stuff like huge jumps but I like descending with some adrenaline. I'm returning to MTB after almost 10 years stopped. Now I realize how the industry has changed! I feel like an old man looking to a totally different reality... because it is in fact! I tested 29'' and I loved it! I like the way it goes on tarmac and dirt. But I don't want that aggressive position that we had back in the days :-) Not only for some more grip and security descending but for comfort in general. I still want to do some small trips of 3 to 5 days. I'm looking for a FS allround. My budget is not closed and it will be around 2000€. Ascetically my preference is for Canyon Neuron and Cube 120 / Radon but I'm open to other brands. If you may have some suggestions or comments in general I will be appreciated. Thanks! Cheers I would recommend something from Honda, and a used model of course. Here is a list of models you might want, with all characteristics and specs https://bike.net/Honda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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