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flag anti-faff
Posted: Jun 25, 2018 at 17:27 Quote
With all the carbon options around now - what are we left with that's still welded together in this 'category' of bikes? Obviously some companies offer their lower tier of bikes in alloy, but what about those that hold their metal bikes at the top of their range.... Commencal comes to mind... who else is up there???
flag Beecee336
Posted: Jun 27, 2018 at 4:02 Quote
Transitions 2018 line up is all alloy and they are getting awesome reviews
flag Pablo16v
Posted: Jun 27, 2018 at 4:32 Quote
Off the top of my head Orange, Nicolai, Bird, Cotic and Starling are making all their frames out of metal.
flag BeacherMike
Posted: Jun 27, 2018 at 4:34 Quote
Banshee. Spitfire all the way.
flag Joemmo
Posted: Jun 27, 2018 at 5:40 Quote
it doesn't necessarily follow that a company's alloy framed bikes are inferior because they make a more expensive version so I wouldn't exclude a bike just because it's not the brand's most expensive option.
flag ktm87
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Posted: Jun 27, 2018 at 9:29 Quote
commencal and transition would be my top 2 choices
flag gnarnaimo
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Posted: Jun 27, 2018 at 10:31 Quote
I mean treks remedy 8 is very similarly spec'd to their 9.8 carbon top of the line remedy. The remedy 7 is more of a less top end model.
Soon to be a Slash 8 which I'm hoping is the same idea as the remedy 8, would be bad ass.
flag zsandstrom
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Posted: Jun 27, 2018 at 10:57 Quote
Loving my YT Capra AL. The welds on it are so smooth that I've had several people mistake it for a carbon frame.
flag DonLopez
Posted: Jun 27, 2018 at 11:08 Quote
I have 2 Rocky Mountain bikes (1999 Element in alloy and 2014 Altitude in carbon). Most of their new models come in either carbon or alloy, with the alloy version costing $500-1000 less with the same components. I prefer carbon, but would rather alloy with better components for a lower price.
flag islandforlife
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Posted: Jun 27, 2018 at 12:52 Quote
The Norco Range is Norco's "Enduro" bike (160mm/170mm) and beyond their 3 carbon builds, they offer 3 alloy builds.


Same with their more "All-Mountain" (140mm/150mm) Sight... again, beyond the carbon builds, they offer it in 3 men's alloy builds and 3 women's alloy builds.


They even take it a step further and offer each of those in either 27.5 or 29r for a dizzying total of something like 30 different bike options... never mind sizes!


And then... Norco is one if the very few bike makers that alter the the length of the seat/chain stays for each size of frame...


I own the Sight (2017). I bumped up the fork travel to 160mm and find it's an amazingly capable bike. Live and ride on BC's west coast (actually Vancouver Island) and ride it everywhere except big parks (so not at Whistler, but will ride it at Silverstar or Mt Washington). Have raced in 2 enduros this year on it and it handles the gnarly bits very well, and then shines on the tech and road climbs.
flag 2zmtnz
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Posted: Jun 27, 2018 at 15:07 Quote
anti-faff wrote:
With all the carbon options around now - what are we left with that's still welded together in this 'category' of bikes? Obviously some companies offer their lower tier of bikes in alloy, but what about those that hold their metal bikes at the top of their range.... Commencal comes to mind... who else is up there???

check out Guerrilla Gravity, all of their bikes are made from AL (they also have a steel hardtail) they range from the megatrail (27.5 165mm enduro bike) down to a trail pistol (29er 120mm trail bike). I am biased since I have a Megatrail

there is also Cainfield brothers and Devinci also does some AL frames on their troy's/ spartan's
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