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New big for Dirt Jumps ?

Sam Smith

Chimp
Dec 24, 2012
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Somerset,UK
I'm looking into buying a new bike in the New Year.

I have a budget of around £500, the bike needs to be capable of Dirt Jumps and Trails.

I have been looking at the NS range on CRC an was first tempted on the CORE3, which looked perfect for the job and CRC have a great sale on it for £439 !

So, does anyone have any advise on which Hartail bike to purchase for around £500 an is capable if Dirt Jumps and Trail riding ?

Cheers !
 

cmc

Turbo Monkey
Nov 17, 2006
2,052
6
austin
I'm looking into buying a new bike in the New Year.

I have a budget of around £500, the bike needs to be capable of Dirt Jumps and Trails.

I have been looking at the NS range on CRC an was first tempted on the CORE3, which looked perfect for the job and CRC have a great sale on it for £439 !

So, does anyone have any advise on which Hartail bike to purchase for around £500 an is capable if Dirt Jumps and Trail riding ?

Cheers !
It depends what you expect from "trail riding." Some guys pedal their single-speed, low-seat dirt jumpers (like the NS Metropolis, Suburban, etc.) on trails.... But, if you want the seat high enough to sit down and pedal, and you want gears . .AND you want a fork and other parts that can handle jumping and angles suitable for jumping, then yeah, those Core series do seem pretty cool. I wouldn't mind trying one out for a while myself.




from the website:
Freeride


The Core is a true freeride hardtail that will feel great to ride hard on any kind of challenging terrain – from big drops and jumps to long climbs and winding singletrack. We believe that steel is the ideal material for this kind of bike –it’s strong, not prone to catastrophic failure and does not transmit vibrations as harshly as the aluminium in frames that most manufacturers specify. The geometry of the Core is identical to the Surge aftermarket frames. The bike will be stable at high speed and on big airs, but will also allow the rider to pedal back home quite comfortably. And even our hard-core dirt-jumping riders, who tried the Core, reported that they felt totally at home with the riding position. So, if you want a do-it-all hardtail, you should be riding this bike.



The Core 1 is a top-of-the-line freeride machine, packed with a bunch of high-end parts - you will get the new Marzocchi 55RS fork with a custom alloy steer tube for weight saving, Hussefelt cranks, lightweight Kenda tires, Sram X7 1x10 drivetrain, sealed bearing front and rear hubs by Octane One, NS Fundamental rims, and many more great additions, all mounted on the beautiful multi-butted cromoly NS frame.
 
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May 30, 2011
82
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Louisville, KY
The Santa Cruz Chameleon is a good all round bike. I had an older model and used it for everything. The new models look to be even better. Not sure what the price would be in your currency though.