On One Codeine 27.5
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Been looking at getting a new bike and the On One Codeine 27.5 looks the business for the price
Has anyone got one?
I've seen the 29 version in real life and thought it looked a bit big, but I suppose 29ers are a bit big
Really like the look of the 650B stealth version for £1600
My dream bike would be a YT Capra AL - Love the look of them and I seen at one point you could get one £1600 but that seems to be long gone now and they are now £2000+
I like the simple and clean looking frame of the On One and the price looks great
Has anyone got one?
I've seen the 29 version in real life and thought it looked a bit big, but I suppose 29ers are a bit big
Really like the look of the 650B stealth version for £1600
My dream bike would be a YT Capra AL - Love the look of them and I seen at one point you could get one £1600 but that seems to be long gone now and they are now £2000+
I like the simple and clean looking frame of the On One and the price looks great
Edited by rossmc88 on Monday 3rd October 14:36
What sort of riding do you do? A lot of people are sold Enduro bikes and they're not neccessarily the right tool for the job. (Source: Selling my Capra after 3 months 
)
You've listed 160mm enduro type bikes, but TBH they aren't necessarily the magic bullet that everyone sells them as. My Capra was great, but I just couldn't get on with it - the fit was a bit odd, they're quite old school in that respect.
They also like to absolutely plough through stuff. If you are more the sort of person who likes to really milk the trail features and work the terrain to get the flow, they maybe aren't the best.
The new breed of 130/140mm long, low and slack trail bikes are bloody brilliant TBH, and very, very capable. I nearly went that way, but just wanted that bit in reserve for some of the gnarlier tracks.
No matter what people say, A good 160mm 650B enduro just won't climb or roll over stuff as well as a good 130mm 29er IME.
My advice would be to first decide what you want:
- Do you want to hammer down big tracks, take big drops, hit rough and rooty stuff and don't want a super fast climber? Get a 160mm Enduro bike.
- Do you want something that rolls easily over the lumps and bumps, and is fast cross country, climbs well, and don't neccessarily want to pump every bit of ground? Maybe err towards a 130mm 29er.
- Do you want to carve the local trails and singletrack, launch stuff, pump the bumps, carve smoother berms, hit the occasional bit of rough stuff, and climb pretty well? Get a 130mm 650b
- Do you want to get from a to b as quickly as possible, and have to really pick down descents, whilst setting Strava times wherever you go? Get a 100mm 29er.
These are, of course, massive generalisations, and bikes like the Jeffsy blur the lines considerably, but as a rough guide, I reckon it's pretty close.
)You've listed 160mm enduro type bikes, but TBH they aren't necessarily the magic bullet that everyone sells them as. My Capra was great, but I just couldn't get on with it - the fit was a bit odd, they're quite old school in that respect.
They also like to absolutely plough through stuff. If you are more the sort of person who likes to really milk the trail features and work the terrain to get the flow, they maybe aren't the best.
The new breed of 130/140mm long, low and slack trail bikes are bloody brilliant TBH, and very, very capable. I nearly went that way, but just wanted that bit in reserve for some of the gnarlier tracks.
No matter what people say, A good 160mm 650B enduro just won't climb or roll over stuff as well as a good 130mm 29er IME.
My advice would be to first decide what you want:
- Do you want to hammer down big tracks, take big drops, hit rough and rooty stuff and don't want a super fast climber? Get a 160mm Enduro bike.
- Do you want something that rolls easily over the lumps and bumps, and is fast cross country, climbs well, and don't neccessarily want to pump every bit of ground? Maybe err towards a 130mm 29er.
- Do you want to carve the local trails and singletrack, launch stuff, pump the bumps, carve smoother berms, hit the occasional bit of rough stuff, and climb pretty well? Get a 130mm 650b
- Do you want to get from a to b as quickly as possible, and have to really pick down descents, whilst setting Strava times wherever you go? Get a 100mm 29er.
These are, of course, massive generalisations, and bikes like the Jeffsy blur the lines considerably, but as a rough guide, I reckon it's pretty close.
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