I talked him down a few hundo. But I am 5’8”, 175 pounds, longer arms than legs. I currently have a hard tail with 160 upfront. And I live in Denver. My hardtail is 27.5. And I’m honestly pretty comfortable.
Is buying a 27.5 Bike bad at this point when looking at trends in the industry? Also, is this a good deal? Especially considering it’s a little bit bigger for me, but I’m guessing with the smaller wheels, it’s makes it okay? I can currently do blue black trails on my hard tail like the luge in OC and Rutabaga in Morrison CO. I can do drops and 8 foot table tops as well.
I have enough money to afford this, but I won’t have much cushioning after. Does this feel like a good investment and I could have this bike for years to come? Or would I have to upgrade things and or the frame/get a 29er upfront? With the full 27.5 just feel like a bad buy.
Do you think I should just keep the hard tail and wait to get a bike like this till after Phd school lol or is Denver rocky enough to where I should get this bike?
by LonelyMaterial5317
8 Comments
it’s too big for you
I’d buy it. Parts alone are worth a pretty penny.
27.5 is preference mostly. There will be “trickier” availability but not impossible. I’d ask for a lot demo in terms of size and be honest with yourself. It’s a little steep, but it’s a lot of bike too.
I’d wager it’ll be too big for you to ever get comfortable riding. Trends be damned, it just wont work for ya.
Carbon santa cruz, codes, kashima, CK, GX, for less than $2800? I think its a good deal. 27.5 =/= suckfest
Not a bad deal IMO but too big for you and that’s a lot of bike. Nothing wrong with 27.5. I’d wait for a medium to come around.
Broke and looking at 2.8k bike? Hmm 🤔
If you want to save ~$800 I have the same bike in Medium with entry level specs (SRAM NX drivetrain). I’m in the Denver area. Bikes only been ridden a couple times since it was last tuned.
Feel free to DM me if you want to talk about it.