Which MTB for Gothenburg area?

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Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
Hi all, as I am fairly new to MTB in Gothenburg, I need to validate one thing with people who have been around for a while:
Is a light 130/120mm enough or should I go for a 150/140mm full suspension to hit the trails around?

I am used to the alpine terrain and I do not practice enduro but more looking for a good all-rounder that is capable and will hit the trails up and down with a bit of playfulness.
I have seen two well-priced Radon bikes (Skeen trail 9.0 VS Slide trail 8.0, the latter being about 800 grams above.)

Tack!
 
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Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
I ride 140/130mm as an allrounder and wouldn't want less, rather 10mm more front and back to ride the rougher trails in Lackarebäck faster. But it's also doable on a hardtail, so preference mostly.
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
120/130 is ideal for a lot of the trails here, but if you want to ride the chunkier trails in Lackarebäck and Änggården you'll be a lot happier with 140/150 or even a touch more. So of course the answer is both ?
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
Skeen trail 10 still on discount. Lots of other on sales on bike24 as well. From memory process 134, optic and alpine trail
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
I upgraded from a 130/130 to a 150/150 about 2 year ago. A bit more stroke length made it even more fun and useful for the rougher trails. If you're not in a hurry, go for more suspension. If you're more of a Strava-time-hunter, go less...
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
mzi sa:
Isn't the ideal bike still a 160mm hardtail?!
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I have both a 160mm 27.5" FS (Vitus Summet) and a 160mm 26" HT (NS Bikes Clash)

Both works very well everywhere in Gothenburg.
I would not trade them to something with less travel because I like how they behave both uphill and downhill.
If I was a type of person who prioritized speed in more flat terrain I imagine 130-ish mm would be better.

But choosing between 130-160mm travel or 65-67 deg HA I would rather have 130mm travel with 65 deg HA than 160mm travel with 67 deg HA.
Meaning that geometry is more important than travel.
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
johfo sa:
I upgraded from a 130/130 to a 150/150 about 2 year ago. A bit more stroke length made it even more fun and useful for the rougher trails. If you're not in a hurry, go for more suspension. If you're more of a Strava-time-hunter, go less...
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Performance is not the idea, just do not want to have a big machine that has a big weight. It would be around 15,5kg all together for the 150/140 that I have seen. Will this not be too much, or just good?
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
plumse sa:
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I have both a 160mm 27.5" FS (Vitus Summet) and a 160mm 26" HT (NS Bikes Clash)

Both works very well everywhere in Gothenburg.
I would not trade them to something with less travel because I like how they behave both uphill and downhill.
If I was a type of person who prioritized speed in more flat terrain I imagine 130-ish mm would be better.

But choosing between 130-160mm travel or 65-67 deg HA I would rather have 130mm travel with 65 deg HA than 160mm travel with 67 deg HA.
Meaning that geometry is more important than travel.
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The ones I have seen are 65*HA (150/140mm - https://www.bike-discount.de/de/radon-slide-trail-8.0-2) OR 66*HA (130/120mm https://www.bike-discount.de/en/radon-skeen-trail-9.0-2)
Not sure how much the 1 degree HA différence would make on rides compare to 800grams less, that’s about the weight difference.

I can’t really go above 25000sek so these are quite good price/ratio for the specs
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
NK1 sa:
The ones I have seen are 65*HA (150/140mm - https://www.bike-discount.de/de/radon-slide-trail-8.0-2) OR 66*HA (130/120mm https://www.bike-discount.de/en/radon-skeen-trail-9.0-2)
Not sure how much the 1 degree HA différence would make on rides compare to 800grams less, that’s about the weight difference.

I can’t really go above 25000sek so these are quite good price/ratio for the specs
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Could also go with this Orbea https://www.tcmcykel.se/p/mountainb...ntainbike-metallic-olive-green-titanium-black

But not so sure about the weight (could not find reliable infos) and the Marzocchi Bomber Z2.
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
NK1 sa:
I have seen that they have it only with the fork Revelation, quite under the Lyrik I could have on the Radon slide trail. But the Allebike discovery is quite light I have to say
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can be upgraded with a charger making comparable with lyrik in that sense - but it should really be compared with skeen wich I think has a pike
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
NK1 sa:
Could also go with this Orbea https://www.tcmcykel.se/p/mountainb...ntainbike-metallic-olive-green-titanium-black

But not so sure about the weight (could not find reliable infos) and the Marzocchi Bomber Z2.
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The new Occam has Orbeas internal through-headset cable routing. If you don't want to spend extra time in your workshop or don't have a good budget for labor costs I would have avoided that frame....

This is form an Oiz, but same construction:
https://www.reddit.com/r/xcmtb/comments/1c8ccno/orbea_oiz_cables_in_headset_self_destructing

Or as an Orbea-rep said to The Lone Wolf regarding reliability of this construction: "Orbea feels confident that most riders will no longer own their bike by the time this high-quality bearing needs to be replaced"
theloamwolf.com

Dissected: The New Orbea Wild

In this dissected review, we dive into the new 2023 Orbea Wild. Read our full Orbea Wild FS review to learn about the new bike’s performance and capabilities.
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This development is design only and if I would change bike I would go for something as easy as possible to maintain.

Bird write like this regarding their Aeries 9:
"No cables through the headset or bars, because we don’t hate you"
www.bird.bike

Aeris 9 | Bird MTB // Born in Swinley, Built in the UK.

Bird just got bigger-er. Since our first full-suspension bike was released in 2014, five frames have carried the Aeris name. The sixth one builds on everything we’ve learned from previous Aeris iterations and adds in some extra goodness. The Aeris 9 is a 29” wheeled all-mountain machine with...
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Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
NK1 sa:
It is a Fox 34 Performance FIT GRIP on the Skeen which I do not know at all
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Yes, pike on skeen 10 but I see now that 9 is very discounted as well.
Regardless if I remember right the Skeen has a pretty conservative geo so may not be what you are looking for. They do have a LT version as well, but still
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
Thanks everyone for the advice and taking the time.

I am gonna go with the Slide trail 8.0 https://www.bike-discount.de/en/radon-slide-trail-8.0-2
For the price/specs ratio it looks great for what I need.
I might compromise a bit the rolling/uphill part but I believe that the playfulness I will get in descent would be worth it. I am not a competition guy so I will take a few more minutes to climb uphill :)
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
NK1 sa:
Thanks everyone for the advice and taking the time.

I am gonna go with the Slide trail 8.0 https://www.bike-discount.de/en/radon-slide-trail-8.0-2
For the price/specs ratio it looks great for what I need.
I might compromise a bit the rolling/uphill part but I believe that the playfulness I will get in descent would be worth it. I am not a competition guy so I will take a few more minutes to climb uphill :)
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The fork is crazy good and components not bad at all for this price point.
If anyone as anything to warn me up about the set up please let me know ahah
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
NK1 sa:
Thanks everyone for the advice and taking the time.

I am gonna go with the Slide trail 8.0 https://www.bike-discount.de/en/radon-slide-trail-8.0-2
For the price/specs ratio it looks great for what I need.
I might compromise a bit the rolling/uphill part but I believe that the playfulness I will get in descent would be worth it. I am not a competition guy so I will take a few more minutes to climb uphill :)
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If you can read German, or can use Google translate, there is a review in a reliable German magazine here (2021 version, but frame seems to be identical):
www.bike-x.de

Test: Radon Slide Trail 10.0 HD: Radon Slide Trail 10.0 HD (2021)

Neues aus Bonn: Das Slide Trail ist bei All-Mountainbikern ein sehr beliebtes Modell, welches nun ein Update erhält. Wir haben es dem harten Vergleich gestellt.
www.bike-x.de www.bike-x.de

All very positive, except that you need to use the climb switch to avoid some bobbing on climbs.
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
NK1 sa:
The fork is crazy good and components not bad at all for this price point.
If anyone as anything to warn me up about the set up please let me know ahah
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For the price it is probably good.
Pressfit BB
and the wheels have HG body which is a bit of a problem for upgrades. Probably requires new hub or wheel
 
Which MTB for Gothenburg area?
NK1 sa:
Do you think https://www.bike-discount.de/en/radon-skeen-trail-9.0-2 has better specs?
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only because I prefer shimano and that the body is matching the rest of the group. (in SRAM NX fits a HG body while GX require XD)

Be aware that BD has mixed up both RRP pricing and geo (or radon has)
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