Hi, i've been mountain biking for about six months now but i've progressed quickly and am ready for my first proper bike, im moving from a Eurobike X1 (Garbage bin 1) and cant decide on which bike to get. My preference is the sexy Xtrada 6 ($1200 now but will go down to $949 soon) but the one thing stopping me from getting it is the seat tube diameter, it will only fit a 27.2 dropper post and the biggest one I can find is 125mm, which apparently is not very good. My backup option is the not so sexy San Quentin 1 ($1100) which is similar but it has a slighly worse fork and only one mounting point, now even though this might seem picky its a bit of a dealbreaker for me since I really love the shape and colour of the Xtrada 6.
What should I do?, the only thing stopping me from getting the Xtrada is the dropper post compatibility, and the san quentin well its got a worse drivetrain, fork (I would like rebound control) and only has one cage mount. I know the san quentin has better geometry overall but I am concerend about the upgrade path for both bikes, the fork on the san quentin is 130mm so will I be able to put a 120mm fork or 130mm forks common because I havent seen many before.
So what do you think I should do in this situation, let me know your thoughts and thanks for spending your time reading this absolute abomination.
by SCORPS08