Hello, I am finally looking at getting a non mountainbike. I have a 2014 Scott spark that is my main go to trail bike and have kept my old 1995 stumpjumper fs which I still love and put gravel tires on it to ride the roads around my house. I was originally going to spend some money and do a full blown conversion on it but thought it would be nice to have something new for a change.
\nI think I have narrowed it down to either the Norco Search or the Ridley x-trail. Both carbon and with similar components. Just wondering if anyone has riden both and could give me an opinion on what they thought. Also, I am 6ft 2 with a 34 inseam and after reading some of the blogs wonder if I should get a large or a medium. They say the ridley tends to be a little larger in size but not sure about the Norco.. Unfortunately the local bike shops currently do not have either in stock in large so I would have to order one.
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\nAny input would be appreciated.
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\nCam
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Thanks Smale Rider. I was leaning towards a bike that was more geared towards road then offroad but do like that option for bigger tire. Any idea of when they might be available?
\nCam
Ridley's are pretty big, funnily in my old work our two biggest customers were both Belgian so it must be something in the Benelux water.
I am 5ft7 and rode an XS in both the XFire and the Xtrail. I found the Xtrail to be uberheavey and more sluggish than an All City I was riding at the same time. I ended up ditching both Ridleys and stuck by the All City.
