Short travel 29er for wife - Joplin S Carbon or Optic C2 Women's

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Short travel 29er for wife - Joplin S Carbon or Optic C2 Women's
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flag Yangpei
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Posted: Jun 15, 2020 at 20:04 Quote
Considering building up a short travel 29er for my wife. She mostly road bikes, so I don't want to bust the bank on a mountain bike she'll ride occasionally. But, I'm hoping one of the newer geometry trail bikes will help her enjoy mtb more. Both the Juliana Joplin S Carbon and the Norco Optic C2 women's bikes have low / slack geo with steep seat angles and are reasonably spec'd out under $5000.

Any thoughts on either bike, hopefully from someone with saddle time?

Any other bikes to consider? I have an Evil Following v3 on order for me.
I was considering building her an Evil as well, but it would be pricier.
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Posted: Aug 5, 2020 at 10:12 Quote
I ended up getting my wife a 2020 Joplin carbon R build since I got a good deal. I have a set of carbon wheels on order and will change out her NX Eagle cassette for a GX Eagle one.
2020 Juliana Joplin small
flag Rusty-Russ
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Posted: Sep 27, 2020 at 20:53 Quote
My wife rode the Evil Calling in Sedona and loved it. She ended up buying the demo bike she rented. It's not a 29er, but a really confidence inspiring ride.
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Posted: Oct 2, 2020 at 21:17 Quote
Rusty-Russ wrote:
My wife rode the Evil Calling in Sedona and loved it. She ended up buying the demo bike she rented. It's not a 29er, but a really confidence inspiring ride.

Awesome. I have an Evil Following v3. It is by far the most fun-to-ride bike I’ve owned.
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