Way back in the day I used to do a lot of street and dirt riding and am now looking to pick up a new ride to get back into it. Since I've been out of the loop for the last 10 years, I had no idea how much things have changed. The bikes look totally different. And since I'm kinda starting from scratch, I'm thinking a complete would be the way to go right now. What do you guys know about these bikes, am I missing any solid contendors from my list, and are there any that are recommended and/or those I should stay as far away as possible? And weight, as always is an issue. The lighter the better. Anyway, these seem to be the main completes available right now. Thoughts?
NS http://www.ns-bikes.com/
http://www.ns-bikes.com/2011/bikes/holy-1.html - 12.5 kg
http://www.ns-bikes.com/2011/bikes/metropolis-1.html - 12.2 kg
Eastern http://www.easternbikes.com/products/completes/2011#
http://www.easternbikes.com/products/completes/2011/85- 28.70 Pounds
Banshee http://www.bansheebikes.com/amp.html
BlackMarket http://www.blackmarketbikes.com/
http://www.blackmarketbikes.com/index.php?pg=products&sub=completes&sub2=malice
http://www.blackmarketbikes.com/index.php?pg=products&sub=completes&sub2=soldier
Specialized P bike?
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCProduct.jsp?spid=52718&scid=1004&scname=Dirt%2FPark%2FStreet
And there is also Atomlab: http://www.atomlab.com/mtbbikestp.html
NS http://www.ns-bikes.com/
http://www.ns-bikes.com/2011/bikes/holy-1.html - 12.5 kg
http://www.ns-bikes.com/2011/bikes/metropolis-1.html - 12.2 kg
Eastern http://www.easternbikes.com/products/completes/2011#
http://www.easternbikes.com/products/completes/2011/85- 28.70 Pounds
Banshee http://www.bansheebikes.com/amp.html
BlackMarket http://www.blackmarketbikes.com/
http://www.blackmarketbikes.com/index.php?pg=products&sub=completes&sub2=malice
http://www.blackmarketbikes.com/index.php?pg=products&sub=completes&sub2=soldier
Specialized P bike?
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCProduct.jsp?spid=52718&scid=1004&scname=Dirt%2FPark%2FStreet
And there is also Atomlab: http://www.atomlab.com/mtbbikestp.html