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if so, what do ya think? weight, size (and your height), opinions etc?
Takes a nice line in panniers I believe. Mr M Sick over at mlehworld could tell you more.....
is his the alfine version?
Indeedy. The pseudo-singlespeeder that he is!
I got a new one just before Christmas. I love it. It's perfect on the Malverns and I'm loving the simplicity of it.
I'm 5'8" and the Medium is just right. It's been put together by someone who knows what's what - good frame with nicely balanced finishing kit. I'm running it as stock (aside from the very personal preference of saddle). Feels wonderfully 'direct' and I can understand what is meant by steel springyness, although this is the first hardtail I've ridden since 1997ish.
I've had a couple of pinch flats (my fault trying to run full-sus pressures on a hardtail) and removing the rear wheel whilst trail-side is quite easy once you get the technique.
There's more comments about the Alfine hub here:[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/shimano-alfine-or-sram-i-motion ]Alfine comments[/url]
Don't know what else to say. If you buy one I'm sure you won't regret it.
Ben
My m8s got one. It's very nice, and agree with BlobOnAStick about the way it feels direct. The only thing I didn't like about it is the way the back end is so heavy but maybe that's just something you get used to.
Oh, and I should add that I'd like one 🙂
Revised opinion after last night's off:
The Mountain King Tyres are poo in the mud (all previous rides had been on dry/frozen trails, so I hadn't noticed). I'll change them for something else soon.........
Everything else still fine.
Ben
Got the plain ol' SS iO.
Running A blue groove 2.35 up front and a 2.1 Small block 8 out back. It's such a play bike, wants to just attack, hop and bounce through and over everything. Obviously the small block 8 is making for a very tail happy bike but it always stands up and it's actually really fun way to ride it in the current conditions.
Agree with the comments on feeling direct but it's got a real zing to it that I wouldn't have expected from a plainer 520 frame as well. It's not flexy at all, it'll clatter through anything, they seem to have just struck a nice blend between strength and comfort. I was expecting quite a dead solid ride but found quite a bit of character (this bike was purely meant to be a tool to ride in winter more and get me fitter)
Paint job and finishing kit is far too classy for the money too but I won't complain.
The ID looked like an interesting prospect but was too much money for a mud/abuse/neglect bike.