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08/10/18 at 5:02pm
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Noodling the idea.

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Reply #1 - 08/10/18 at 5:16pm
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Its actually 160 but if it rides anything like its 27.5 cousin (best bike I have ever been on) then it won't matter

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Its actually 160 but if it rides anything like its 27.5 cousin (best bike I have ever been on) then it won't matter

Super sexy


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Reply #3 - 08/10/18 at 6:40pm
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You'll end up buying a Niner so why even ask?  Grin
  
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Reply #5 - 08/12/18 at 4:27pm
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Yeah that Mondraker was the best thing I rode at the USNWC interbike thing. A real eye opener.
  
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Reply #6 - 08/12/18 at 6:41pm
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Hightower...yeti 4.5???
  
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Reply #7 - 08/13/18 at 4:23pm
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I have a Yeti 4.5. Love that thing. Came off of an Ibis Ripley, also a bike worth a look.
  
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Reply #8 - 08/13/18 at 7:41pm
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BudLeach wrote on 08/10/18 at 6:28pm:


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+2 The Mondraker Foxy is amazing.   

If Kona makes a Process 134 29er I may "trade up" my Process 153.  So that might be one to keep an eye out for as well.
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Reply #9 - 08/13/18 at 10:00pm
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Tangerine Sky blue Ibis RIPMO
haven't ridden one, yet
saw the blue one in person in a bike store and almost soiled my pants
my wife was with me and said my immediate lustful reaction wasn't "healthy", said i shouldn't touch "things" and moan like that in public
  
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Reply #10 - 08/14/18 at 2:10pm
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Tangerine Sky blue Ibis RIPMO
haven't ridden one, yet
saw the blue one in person in a bike store and almost soiled my pants
my wife was with me and said my immediate lustful reaction wasn't "healthy", said i shouldn't touch "things" and moan like that in public

Ibis RIPMO in blue is the best looking bike on the planet right now.  Go see the boys at Lightning Cycles to order you one today.  Tell them Btalley sent ya, you may or may not get thrown out.
  
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btalley wrote on 08/14/18 at 2:10pm:

Ibis RIPMO in blue is the best looking bike on the planet right now.  Go see the boys at Lightning Cycles to order you one today.  Tell them Btalley sent ya, you may or may not get thrown out.


I just looked.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess, but whatever gets you going man!  Some people like Red bikes too but Red just makes me throw up in my mouth anytime I see a 2 wheel vehicle blemished in such a way.  To each their own

  
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Doc00t wrote on 08/14/18 at 2:49pm:


I just looked.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess, but whatever gets you going man!  Some people like Red bikes too but Red just makes me throw up in my mouth anytime I see a 2 wheel vehicle blemished in such a way.  To each their own


YOU NEED A COGNITIVE RESET SIR!  RED BIKES ARE THE BEST BIKES...FACT.
  
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Reply #13 - 08/14/18 at 3:37pm
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btalley wrote on 08/14/18 at 2:54pm:

YOU NEED A COGNITIVE RESET SIR!  RED BIKES ARE THE BEST BIKES...FACT.


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Reply #14 - 08/15/18 at 1:42am
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Just look at it... Red and more Red
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Reply #15 - 08/15/18 at 5:54pm
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+2 The Mondraker Foxy is amazing.  

If Kona makes a Process 134 29er I may "trade up" my Process 153.  So that might be one to keep an eye out for as well. 


+3 My experience on Mondraker was friggin' awesome!
  
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Reply #17 - 08/15/18 at 8:30pm
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Not a Big S fan but that bike is sick... Mike... Colin here has the SWorks model if you ever wanted to throw a leg over it. Ya'll are the same size...

The Knolly Fugitive may be worth a look. The 4x linkage isnt the best climber put it smokes it down the hill.

Or maybe the new Commencal Meta29? 

Ton of options depending on how you wanna go.
  
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Reply #18 - 08/15/18 at 9:14pm
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btalley wrote on 08/15/18 at 1:42am:

Just look at it... Red and more Red



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OMG. Look at all that matchy matchy going on. and then there is ur avatar in a red Santa Suit...

I dont want to ever hear any thing about roadies and their kits. Seems the mtb are just as bad.
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Reply #19 - 08/15/18 at 9:20pm
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2019 Stumpjumper Pro 29/6Fattie (or S-works because you're worth the extra $$)
  • Now uses standard shock instead of custom
  • Did I dream the Stumpjumper switched to a threaded BB?  If it still has that PF30 then I know this bike shop on NC115 near the Davidson/Cornelius line that can put in a threaded BB.
  • Did I dream part II the new frame can support up to 29 x 3.0 tires?  You can have 27.5+ and 29+ wheelsets because riding a tank down a trail is so much fun. 

The only bad part about recommending this bike is now I want one.
  
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