Please help guys

[Taigerr]

Sorry my apologise, i don't speak german or dutch but really need your help.

Have any of you ever ridden any of these bikes?? Can anyone give me a review of the fully TFF. Even if not, I'm interested to hear your thoughts. I'm thinking of buying the soft tail (The Fully) or do you think the HT version would be better?? I want a bike for jumps, dirt, street and trails (woods rough terrain etc). Please any thoughts or better alternative suggestions for bikes. I want a bike that can handle any terrain from park to dirt and trails - a "go anywhere bike." I live in Scotland so plenty of trails and of course Fort William is only an hour to 2hrs drive from me. I'm not a member of any club and haven't ridden since my old-school BMX days (skyline, redline, mongoose, jmc etc). This would be my first mountain bike. I have enough for one bike only and want to get the best. I've not ridden a soft tail before but always wanted one. Your pros and cons (reasons for your suggestions) would be greatly appreciated.

Also, is the Fastfoward fully better than the Standard fully??. How good is the damper/suspension on these machines?? How stable are they?? Are they very heavy machines??

I'm not really worried about the price.

SPECS:

Material 7005 + 7020 Aircraftalu
Headtube 120mm; 11/8" oder 1.5"
Headangle 69°
Seatpost diameter 30.0 mm
BB housing 100 mm
Chainstay 405/420 mm
Top Tube Alutech-8-corner-tube
Shock Fox Float RL
Travel 110-130 mm
Weight 3900g
Sizes s m l
Preis 2099,- Euro

Size small medium large
Top Tube length 530 550 570
Seattube length 380 380 400



http://community.webshots.com/photo/285417478/537977139GsrNbc


http://community.webshots.com/photo/537988430/537988430VliddB


Hard Tail Version

http://community.webshots.com/photo/537977769/537977769ctGKfS


Please any answers appreciated

 

[Rote-Locke]

Hi Taigerr,

first of all thank you for your interest in our products.
Currently the TFF Hardtail frame is being revised, so the version shown on your linked foto is no longer available. In the near future it will be replaced be an updated model. A prototype can be seen here.

Reading your post I figure you want a bike which is good for everything. I promise you you won't find that bike, however, I think we can help you come as close to such a bike as possible.
If you could give us some more detail on what your preferred terrain and riding style is and what you think you will ride most. E.g. do you want to ride mostly dirt jumps and skate/street parks, or is it more the longer single trail riding with some uphill riding as well? Or might it be a steep and hard downhill course that needs to challenged?
Of course with our dirt tff fullsuspension frame you can ride all this but especially on single trails or uphill passages this frame has its shortcomings. Same goes for really ruff DH tracks if you compare the ride with one on a reall DH racebike.

You see it's all not that easy figuring out what you need but we'll manage

regards

 

[Taigerr]

Hi Rote-Locke and thanks for the response. I just got a response from alutech and they confirmed they no longer stock them but can build to order. I really like the look of this bike and want one. It will be used for dirt jumping and single track trails with some uphill passages, not so much extreme DH. I also intend to ride it to work but thats a pretty flat smooth road. what are the reasons for the "problems"?? Does the tail end bottom out easily or is it just too heavy?? I will also be doing some 4x. I want it to have a derailuer.

What do you think. I know its hard to get an all round bike but I need to start somewhere. The new frame looks ok, but to me not as nice... what advantages will the new frame have over the old one?? Did a lot of people have problems with the TFF and if so what were they??

 

[Rote-Locke]

Hi,

well the Dual Fullsuspension TFF ist designed primarily with dual and 4x in mind, so there you will have a more or less even track. When you compare this with a real downhill course with lots of rocks and roots in the way you will be quite a bit slower ich you lack about 100mm of travel - that's all. Of course you can ride the tff there without any problems but not on a competition level.

Regarding the new HT Design, this has been improved both in weight and in compatability with a regular mtb crankset, since there hab been minor problems with the propper chain line when mounting certain part combinations.

Reading all this I think you should be fine with the Dual Fullsuspension TFF, however, riding such a bike to work might be a bit of an overkill. If you have more touring in mind you should consider our Wildsau Hardride which is a freeride frame but has lots of reserves for rough trail riding or bikeparks visits.

regards