TheDutchman92
Cannon Fodder
Hi Burners,
I bought my first serious MTB (Giant XTC 3) way back in 2006 and had several bikes up to about 2011. Looking at getting back into trail/xc and I've noticed that the world has moved on from 26" to 27.5" and now largely to 29". Something about the frame to wheel ratio of a 29er turns me off so I'm looking to buy an entry level 27.5 trail hard tail.
From my own digging I've so far found 2 candidates arounf the $1400 AUD mark. the 2021 Polygon Xtrada 7 and the 2021 Norco Fluid HT 2. I'm very fussy and my non-negotiables are as follows;
Will
I bought my first serious MTB (Giant XTC 3) way back in 2006 and had several bikes up to about 2011. Looking at getting back into trail/xc and I've noticed that the world has moved on from 26" to 27.5" and now largely to 29". Something about the frame to wheel ratio of a 29er turns me off so I'm looking to buy an entry level 27.5 trail hard tail.
From my own digging I've so far found 2 candidates arounf the $1400 AUD mark. the 2021 Polygon Xtrada 7 and the 2021 Norco Fluid HT 2. I'm very fussy and my non-negotiables are as follows;
- Thru-axles both front and rear
- Internal cable routing
- 1 chainring upfront
- 27.5
- No overly fat tyres (2.4 max)
- 120mm travel or more
Will