[maddslacker offline]

Also, I worry about the bike to me ratio too. I don't want to have a bike that weighs 30% as much as I do. That would kill my bunny hops and ability to get the rubber off the ground.

Wow, that ratio would put me on a 60 lb bike...does such a thing even exist?

[dozzerboy offline]

Wow, that ratio would put me on a 60 lb bike...does such a thing even exist?

Yeah I weigh 105ish pounds so a 30% ratio would be a 31.5 pound bike.

[camair2112 offline]

yeah actually im going to stick with aluminum. the reason is a) drops and b) i think the XT and RLC are worth it.

[johnygoat offline]

I own both a 2009 EX8 and a 2009 Remedy9. If you are under 200lbs go with the EX. The Remedy is really a stout bike, I am 6'2" 260 and I give my Remedy hell on downhill runs and it just keeps begging for more. If I can hardly over ride the capacity of that bike, I think at your size you would be hard pressed to justify the weight and expense of the Remedy9.

Go with the EX9.

[jboyd122 offline]

I just finished a memoriable weekend in Moab with a rented Remedy 7. That bike is a beast compared to my EX 9 at home, and not necessarily in a good way. The Remedy was definitely the right choice for bombing down porcupine rim from Hazard TH. It was also a pain to force it up the hills on slick rock and every other trail for that matter. While I did enjoy the extra travel and weight on the massive down hill I think that the EX would have been able to handle porcupine rim without any trouble.

After riding both I think the EX is an all around more versatile bike.

[camair2112 offline]

If i were, however, to get a remedy, would it be stupid to put xc shimano m770s on it?

[camair2112 offline]

pedals of course

[camair2112 offline]

I just finished a memoriable weekend in Moab with a rented Remedy 7. That bike is a beast compared to my EX 9 at home, and not necessarily in a good way. It was also a pain to force it up the hills on slick rock and every other trail for that matter.

After riding both I think the EX is an all around more versatile bike.

How was the weight comparison to your EX? I understand its gonna be heavier, but was it all that much noticeable?

[jboyd122 offline]

I'm not sure what the Remedy weighed in at, but I do know my EX 9 is 27.8 lbs. I would guess that the Remedy I rode was ~5 lbs heavier and it was obvious. Also the Remedy had wider, nobbier tires at 2.3" as opposed to my 2.1" XC tires I run on my EX. The combination of the weight and tires plus the slacker geometry just made it tough to climb. With the right tires and lighter components on the Remedy I'm certain the tank like feel could be tuned out. Even so I really don't think that the Remedy in it's current iteration is as good of an all around trail bike as the EX. The Remedy really feels like a more downhill oriented trail bike.

I had a little bit of that buyers remorse hanging over my head after my EX 9 purchase. The main reason I rented the Remedy for Moab was to really get a feel for what I missed by not getting the Remedy. After spending a couple long days on the Remedy I am incredibly happy about my EX decision. These are just my thoughts and I would expect you would want to demo both bikes before you made a final decision.

[jboyd122 offline]

If i were, however, to get a remedy, would it be stupid to put xc shimano m770s on it?

If you like riding clipless than go for it. I rode with my Shimano clipless pedals on the Remedy all weekend and it was great. This really comes down to personal preference.