Josh Greenan!!!!!!!!!! Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 (edited) Hey, i have a mate who has ridden a bike a while ago, given up but wants to start again. When he rode there wasnt all these high bb long or short frames around, at the moment hes riding a giant team trials but wants a new frame. What should he get? Bearing in mind hes over 6ft and was thinking along the lines of an ashton or adamant a2 what would you recomend? Thanks Josh. Edit: sorry i didnt mean between those two but they were just ideas recomend anything in the stock range Edited May 24, 2006 by Josh Greenan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 tough choice, they both begin with an A...hmmmmm Maybe a justice? they look cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 not at all biased ali?i'd have to say the ashton though, because the adamant would probably be a bit long for someone starting again, and would really limit him to the long bike style of riding, whereas the ashton , would allow for it allll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Adamants are nice. Especially with a high stem. Would sure take some getting used to at a guess, from having a Giant to an Adamant.. Ashtons seem to be a favourite too.. What about an Echo? Pure, Control etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Last year I restarted riding after five or six years break. I started up again on the old Pashley 26Mhz, but wanted to try something more recent, so I built up an Echo Hifi. I like a lot about the Hifi, but I did miss some of the Pashley's traits too. I recently rebuilt the bike as a short Kot MS2, this gave me a nicely in-between geometry and a halfway decent rear disc mount. I am having more fun on the Kot than I did on the Hifi. I find the Kot to be more versatile and forgiving than the Hifi was.I suspect that the Ashton would probably be a better bet for someone getting back into riding after a few years break. The Adamant has more than twice the bottom bracket rise of the Ashton, which makes it somewhat more extreme as a geometry and will make the bike less happy on two wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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