Canyon vs Orbea vs Cube downcountry bike
03-07-24, 05:42 AM
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Canyon vs Orbea vs Cube downcountry bike
Hi guys,
I'm looking to buy a downcountry bike out of the following 3:I'm also open to alternatives up to 4700 EUR (should be shipped from Europe). What I care about the most is climbing performance (from smooth tarmac to gnarly technical rooty trails). Second important factor would be general comfort on the bike, for day-long rides. And third factor would be downhill performance. Currently I have a 470mm reach, 100mm fork aluminum hardtail, that of course climbs ok on non-technical stuff. However, on stuff like roots, where riding out of the saddle is the only option (on a hardtail at least), I feel like an efficient full sus bike would do better. I also want to have more fun on the descends, without being forced to brake so much in order to not fly off the bike. So basically I'm looking for a bike that:
I'm looking to buy a downcountry bike out of the following 3:I'm also open to alternatives up to 4700 EUR (should be shipped from Europe). What I care about the most is climbing performance (from smooth tarmac to gnarly technical rooty trails). Second important factor would be general comfort on the bike, for day-long rides. And third factor would be downhill performance. Currently I have a 470mm reach, 100mm fork aluminum hardtail, that of course climbs ok on non-technical stuff. However, on stuff like roots, where riding out of the saddle is the only option (on a hardtail at least), I feel like an efficient full sus bike would do better. I also want to have more fun on the descends, without being forced to brake so much in order to not fly off the bike. So basically I'm looking for a bike that:
- climbs as well or better on tarmac and easy terrain
- climbs definitely better on technical stuff
- descends definitely better
03-07-24, 07:35 PM
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Which bike felt the best out of those three? That would be the one I would choose. In the end my mountain bike is terrible for tarmac and I like it that way I got a mountain bike to ride on trails not on the tarmac I have road and hybrid stuff for that.
03-07-24, 07:49 PM
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IDK what the price is in other parts of the world, but there are some crazy deals in the US right now on the Cervelo ZFS5. You can get it in either 100 or 120mm travel...I've got its corporate cousin, the Santa Cruz Blur in the 120mm travel build. I'd imagine the Cevelo would feel very similar, but my Santa Cruz is a very efficient peddler and probably one of the more "capable" descenders out of the "downcountry" bikes. It's my XC race bike, replacing a Specialized Epic with 100/100mm travel. It's marginally heavier than Specialized, but doesn't give anything up in smooth sections...and I can ride it considerably faster in anything remotely technical.
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03-31-24, 08:35 PM
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Sadly, the ZFS-5 that I got for $4.2K is 6,800 Euros.
But you could probably fly here and buy it and take it home and still come out ahead.
But you could probably fly here and buy it and take it home and still come out ahead.
03-31-24, 08:44 PM
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The Lux is newly redesigned (Pinkbike slammed the previous version, but Canyon appears to have addressed the critique). Orbea and Cube both strike me as quite pricey (as does Santa Cruz).
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If money is no option, you could consider the Yeti ASR - looks pretty sick. I had considered the Orbea and was attracted to the squidlock remote, but it was too pricey for me.
https://yeticycles.com/bikes/asr
https://yeticycles.com/bikes/asr
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