I test rode one of these and it was heavy, it sort of ruined the whole point of a hard tail for me. I bought a Paradox instead and couldn't be happier, well maybe if it was Ti but it's a great bike.
I test rode one of these and it was heavy, it sort of ruined the whole point of a hard tail for me. I bought a Paradox instead and couldn't be happier, well maybe if it was Ti but it's a great bike.
Just get one of these: https://www.curvecycling.com.au/col...roducts/curve-downrock?variant=30568625832013I test rode one of these and it was heavy, it sort of ruined the whole point of a hard tail for me. I bought a Paradox instead and couldn't be happier, well maybe if it was Ti but it's a great bike.
$3.4k frame only for a trail HT ain't a bargain. Also not made in Australia (though that doesn't bother me specifically).Australian made bargain, if titanium was ever within my budget. Which it won't be.
Oh damn, that's really nice.Been trying hard to resist buying one of these to replace the Sir9 frame (okay not trying that hard, it'd be a waste of money in my case but they're so nice).
https://www.pushys.com.au/ritchey-u...VGJ1LBR1g5QQaEAQYASABEgLIZ_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
All options out of stockThe Ragley Big Al 1.0 looks like a great buy -
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Huh, I guess I just assumed they were, lesson learnt (learned). The bargain bit was heavily laced with sarcasm though, I don't think I could bring myself to spend that much on a ht frame.$3.4k frame only for a trail HT ain't a bargain. Also not made in Australia (though that doesn't bother me specifically).
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They do do good bikes and invest a lot of time in design development etc, they're just not the "handmade custom" that people tend to interpret them as. They're in the realm of Van Nicholas/Lynskey etc, not Baum/Moots/other. My old man had a Belgie Spirit for a bit (was not the right bike for what he wanted to do) and it was really lovely, rode really well, great finish quality etc. Follow up support when it quickly became apparent that they'd sold him onto a Spirit when he went to them looking for something fast/zippy more like the old Dogma he was moving from was really underwhelming.Curve had an enormous following for catalogue frames.
I believe they now have their own designs, but definitely not manufactured here.
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The first batch haven't arrived yet! It says Big Al bikes will arrive on 15th March so a few days later should appear on Wiggle/Chain Reaction.All options out of stock
Ah didn't look that closeThe first batch haven't arrived yet! It says Big Al bikes will arrive on 15th March so a few days later should appear on Wiggle/Chain Reaction.
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