My Sunday I Horse Thread .

bullcrew · Jul 9, 2011

Havent ridden a ghost but will say after ripping around on my sunday yesterday on the mountain its a FAST bike.

Mr Jones · Jul 9, 2011

Of your choices, I've only ridden the sunday.... As much as I love that bike, I'd say go with the Ghost.

Deano · Jul 9, 2011

on a side note, there is NO way that Ghost is 16.6 Kgs.. not with the stuff and tires that thing has on.

of those two, i would go for the sunday. it may not have a fork thats as good as the ghost.

but otherwise its a superior bike, and one ou can upgrade on later.

If in doubt, have a look at sicklines refurb of an old sunday ..

Ill agree the ghost looks tempting with the equipment, but seriously, its no where near as good as the sunday.

bullcrew · Jul 9, 2011

On with what deano said i have ridden ALOT of different bikes over the last few years and out of them the sunday really sticks out. I have a wc boxxer on mine and ripped up the mtn yesterday total control and again all day tomorrow.

bullcrew · Jul 9, 2011

Ghost' said:
Allmost by looking at a bike i can tell what will feel more comfortable and that is the IH.
But i will not have more money to spend on upgrading the bike....so the parts i buy it with, they are gonna have to last for a while....So from what i have read and researched is that the Ghost is more expensive and more quality , and with This one in particular has FOX shock in rear and in front. witch is good quality AND i think IRON H is been used MUCH harder than the Ghost. .... IH has 2 previous owners while Ghost has a 16 year old boy as only owner and used only one season .

Sounds like you made up your mind go for the ghost.

Deano · Jul 9, 2011

you should go for what you want ofc

but i gotta say i honestly think the IH is a better choice by far.

And as for the frames, etc, i would not trust the sellers word on how much its been used, they claim a weight that is at least 2kgs or 4lbs less then the actual weight.

But, regardless of what you pick, if your happy that is all that counts

bullcrew · Jul 9, 2011

Buy the ghost sell the frame if there is even a market for it and buy a sunday frame.
If theres no market for the ghost there may be a reason. As far as being better quality then the sunday im just not seeing that.
Too many welds = weak link

or if your in position buy em both swap parts and sell of the ghost.

al-irl · Jul 9, 2011

buy the sunday. Its got better geo and sundays last forever. You can change the parts as you go if need be.

freeridefool · Jul 9, 2011

The Sunday is the better bike hands down!!! The only thing that is alot better on the ghost is the fork. Ya some parts are better or worse but they are comparable. Seriously you are talking about a wc winning Sunday or a cookie cutter looking ghost.

Listen to people... Nobody has said get the ghost, it's awesome...

gonefirefightin · Jul 10, 2011

it doesnt matter, you wont be able to ride any of them to near there full potential.....just effin ride

Deano · Jul 10, 2011

ok heres my last input on this one.

if you compare the parts bit by bit.

the only part that is significantly better on the ghost - the fork.

The part thats 5x better on the sunday is.. the sunday, those two frames simply dont compare. And as for durability- seriously those sunday frames have proven that they can outlast most others, even when being beaten week in and out.

As for rear shock/suspension, the sunday has a "rockshox of some sort on", im guessing a vivid 5.1 or similar, a shock thats definately superior to that fox van. + its easy to service yourself as well.

If you wanna pose and get lots of "nice fork" comments then get the ghost

If you want to ride hard and not worry too much, get the sunday- there is a reason they are still all over even years after they stopped making them, and people still get old ones and rebuild.

freeridefool · Jul 10, 2011

I think you should head over to www.pinkbike.com to get the kind of answers your looking for.

IH8Rice · Jul 11, 2011

Ghost' said:
i didnt quite get this ...

obviously

RMboy · Jul 12, 2011

Really cant go wrong with a Sunday. Proven to be a good bike. Great handling and mostly solid construction.

I agree with the Sunday people

HardtailHack · Jul 13, 2011

Why are they so dear? You can get a 2011 Ghost Northshore for $2100 Ghost

Sandwich · Jul 13, 2011

oh yeah, that website looks legit:

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blackohio · Jul 13, 2011

http://www.rimobikes.com/index.php?productID=128

$8999 for the Trek Remedy 9.9. Deal!!!

SuspectDevice · Jul 14, 2011

I bought one of those Totems off of a Sunday Elite a few years ago to use for DH racing
Fantastic fork. Certainly better than a boxxer with 32mm stanchions.
Don't be afraid of the fact that it's a single crown.

Sandwich · Jul 14, 2011

i agree. I rode a totem on a demo bike, so while I can't attest to its longevity, I can say the ride was well controlled and stiffness wasn't an issue. You may want something else/more travel for full on DH racing, but for bike park shenanigans, the totem was tops.

I will say, from recently trying to sell my sunday and find something similarly competitive with good geo, weight, and strength, a used sunday is an incredible deal. I couldn't sell my frame for $650...I think you'd have to pay at least double or even triple that to get a frame with similar qualities, and that's used.

slowmtb · Jul 15, 2011

I have got that exact same Sunday - an 08 Elite.

A wee tip on the Totems - pull the compression damper out and remove the "floodgate" valve, it opens up the low speed compression circuit and helps with small bump compliance.

Hope it works out for you :thumb:

Sandwich · Jul 15, 2011

not if it's that beat. You could buy my frame and build it with better components for less than 2400. You don't have to buy my frame, there are plenty others for sale, but I'm just using it as an example.

That bike doesn't look clapped out in the photos, it looks pretty new. Have you seen it in person?

HardtailHack · Jul 15, 2011

Sandwich said:
oh yeah, that website looks legit:

Damn was expecting more of a bite, it's a dodgy Indonesian site, but it seems weird that they used such a odd brand to "stock".

They sell for $3200ish on CRC and a framset is ~$1750, lucky I'm broke or I'd be ordering a frameset from CRC!

bullcrew · Jul 16, 2011

Congratulations man now go beat on it and have fun. Smokin bike for sure.

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