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French website velovert.com says Chiru will shape the downtube so a water bottle will fit inside the front triangle.

So stylish and smooth. Best in class 5* luxe $$$ full send keep it up this is what we love

@redmr2man: i've been owning a sb5.5 for a year now and last June, pretty much all the bearings died ! Rear hub, bottom bracket and most importantly the main bearing of the infinity system... My mechanic told me he knew 4 people owning the same bike including 3 who had the same problem with the main pivot. Over here in France I can see few used sb 5.5 being sold with brand new Switch Infinity systems, the system being under guarantee. Despite the known issue I had it fixed and I keep enjoying the hell out of this machine. The bike seems to fit great to epic rides in the Alps ☺

@SnowshoeRider4Life: your comment sound to me like you have a preconceived idea about how the ransom rides. I've never ridden a Scott but have read a lot of good things about their bikes. Twinloc sounds also great ! But It seems to be fitting people who dont care much about getting into fine tuning their suspensions, the types of guys who are just happy going for a rip and actionning their twinloc whenever they feel they are wasting energy going uphill. Finally, and here is my biggest question: What types of rides do you guys usually go for ? I mean how long and how much elevation change ? On this side of the pond, at least in the french Alps, we climb. Quite a lot. So yes, it makes sense to think about the weight if you want to do more than 3000ft of vertical drop.

@benjyboy: I've recently discovered a French brand that just came out with a Ti 150mm single pivot 29er. Bike looks gorgeous.. https://cycles-leon.com/velos/vtt/ieiunium/ Frame weight is 2.4kg claimed (5.3lb) size M without shock. Possibillity to personalize the geometry..I've never ridden a single pivot bike but the above sounds pretty good :-)