On the mountain bike side of the house, I currently have:. The Stache is a blast and half, especially single speed - its basically a monster truck bmx bike.
I call it my hooligan bike, haha. So, is buying a year old sb a bad idea? I might part ways with the stache after this purchase - basically if I never ride it anymore someone else should enjoy it, but I might keep it too just have to wait and see. At the very least ride the SB first, I did not enjoy it. It seems the SB is a bit dated as far as DC bikes go. By all accounts they were pretty good when new. I really would rather have a new transition spur, but they seem almost impossible to find these days.
I was hoping to pick something up in time to enjoy it this season. I would be totally happy if my mm E29 with Ohlins coil was my only bike around 38 pounds.
If I had a mm bike, it would never get ridden. My Intense Sniper only gets pulled out on race weekends. Keep the long travel bike, if you have the trails for it! I have a mm XCM and a mm Coil sprung bike, and they are not the same!
Do not get the Spur. Get something that has more of a traditional XC geo, so you can enjoy the different feeling of the big vs small bike! Admittedly, I think I could have improved that with some more set up time on the rear shockโฆ. I have a SB and love it! I came from a series of Santa cruz tall boys and still have a highball HT. On getting a used SB i would check for cracks in the normal areas but have seen them go in the carbon pivot points. Also make sure that you get a good shot of the Switch infinity.
