Poll for an all-mountain/freeride bike

[JoeSF]

Hi, here I would like to hear your opinion on a bike of your preference.

In case you happen to have to pick only one bike out of the following 4 bikes to use it as an all-mountain bike or a freeride bike....say with a long travel of 150-165 mm, which bike would you pick in terms of the overall look, design and beauty? Or, perhaps, you can give them an order of your preference

Here we go with the 4....

1) Ellsworth Moment (A refined Horst Link with claimed ICT)


2) GT Force (A very refined single pivot suspension with underrated i-Drive)


3) Pivot Firebird (A never-ending talk of the town...sophisticated dwLink)


4) Rocky Mountain Slayer SXC (A simple single pivot suspension with a highly refined design for low center of gravity...LC2R)


P.S. Sorry for having no Santa Cruz Nomad in the poll as I'm not that fond of the VPP design

[Auddy23]

[mong]

I'd vote for my Santa Cruz Nomad MK 1 as an all time favorite "Trail Bike" Here you are....


Climb like a Goat, Descend like a Demon

[1RON HORSE]

I vote for the iron horse 6point6 because cheaper than pivot and Use the same Link.The dw-link...
http://www.ironhorsebikes.com/bikes/6po ... point6.php Why pay more expensive???

[mong]

Some review said Iron Horse is way too flexy compared with other DW-Link but anyway better try than talk

[1RON HORSE]

Some review said Iron Horse is way too flexy compared with other DW-Link but anyway better try than talk

+1

[JoeSF]

All right, I now know which bike you will be choosing (in fact, you've chosen!).

RMBs are always lovely

[JoeSF]

I'd vote for my Santa Cruz Nomad MK 1 as an all time favorite "Trail Bike" Here you are....


Climb like a Goat, Descend like a Demon

The design of SC Nomad is always considered pure beauty to me with a perfect combination between the front triangle and the rear triangle. However, as said in the P.S. of the thread,.... I think the Firebird climbs better

[JoeSF]

I vote for the iron horse 6point6 because cheaper than pivot and Use the same Link.The dw-link...
http://www.ironhorsebikes.com/bikes/6po ... point6.php Why pay more expensive???

Even though IH has been employing the dwLink design for a many years, its overall looks never make a smash hit in my heart The downtube of the 6Point doesn't look right to me...somehow

[JoeSF]

Some review said Iron Horse is way too flexy compared with other DW-Link but anyway better try than talk

Riding is believing

[mong]

i'd love to try the Firebird too. I like the bike that look ugly and beautiful in the same time

[oam]

for the look and beauty, I would go for pivot.

[JoeSF]

i'd love to try the Firebird too. I like the bike that look ugly and beautiful in the same time

should be an excitement when love and hate collides

[JoeSF]

for the look and beauty, I would go for pivot.

an undeniable choice!!

[MaMiLk]

I point my finger to PIVOT.
The fantastic DW LInk.