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That is one hell of a nice looking bike! Not too flashy...very tight. Never heard of that name personally.

I tend to be a fan of Cannondale and Specialized. I had a GT All Terra until it was stolen!! :mad: Now I'm in the market again looking at the Iron Horse line.
Yeah I like it a lot, has been really good so far considering what I put it through! I initially had some issues setting up the disc brakes properly! It was very hard to get them just right without too much rub, adding to the resistance levels of my ride!

Claud Butler was a British company I think, they are now owned by Falcon Cycles, I am unsure of the whole history but I know Claud Butler from back in the day (when I say that I mean the 90s!).

Cannondale and Specialized are great bikes, but they can be quite expensive (especially the Cannondales!). I looked at them, but two children (nearly 3) meant I had a strict budget! I got this beauty for £230 (460 USD), and I think it is an absolute bargain. It is so lightweight and nimble and stops within a second of pulling the brakes. I love my Claud Butler!
 
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I found a picture of my bike as well: A Scott Voltage YZ2. I'm very happy with it, apart from the fact that I had a total front suspension breakdown. This turned out to be caused be a manufacturing error, so they replaced the entire front fork for me.

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I’m also an enthusiast of MTB.
I ride a 02 Scott Pro Racing, with lots of up grades.

About this I’m having a great problem. As Portugal is a member of European Union since 1986, if we buy anything at an European Country we don’t pay any taxes. The problem is when we try to buy anything from USA.
I was negotiating a carbon frame from an on-line store in California , but in the meanwhile I was told that when the frame arrives to Lisbon I will have to pay an import tax (more or less 25% of invoice price) and VAT overall (21% in Portugal).
Conclusion, it won’t be a good idea to use the strong Euro to buy thing in the States noe that USD is very affordable...
 

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I found a picture of my bike as well: A Scott Voltage YZ2. I'm very happy with it, apart from the fact that I had a total front suspension breakdown. This turned out to be caused be a manufacturing error, so they replaced the entire front fork for me.

/Claes
Nice bike Claes, ever thought of moving over to Disc brakes? I hate the cantilever type brakes, not only because they under perform in the wet (and what other weather do you go mountain biking in ;)) but because they are a pain to keep set correctly without ages of fiddling around trying to get it right!

I love disc brakes, even though mine are cable type, they work really well and save you rims from early ware!
 

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I was heavy into it..but not so much for the past 2 years. I have a Cannondale Prophet. Love it! I've always had C'dales - never wanted anything else. My husband has had Trek & C'dale and now has a Santa Cruz Blur model.
 
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I was considering the Cannondales for her as well, seem like some decent designs for decent prices, but I couldn't find one suitable for my price range. I think I've decided on a hard tail as a dual suspension is more than she needs and just adds weight, the disc brakes are a nice addition but I would want them more for heavy downhill trails, whereas she'll be on more XC trails.

The more that I look for one for her the more I'm considering changing mine out. I have a dual suspension which I have had tons of fun trying to bottom out the 4" travel on, but my interests have changed more to cross country as well, trying to avoid breakneck trails these days, and I can feel that suspension sucking up some of my efforts even with it set more rigid, not to mention my bike is fairly heavy at 34lbs. Something more designed for XC than for those big bumps and long drops just might be more comfortable and shedding 5lbs would definately make things easier on those long uphills.
 

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I was considering the Cannondales for her as well, seem like some decent designs for decent prices, but I couldn't find one suitable for my price range. I think I've decided on a hard tail as a dual suspension is more than she needs and just adds weight, the disc brakes are a nice addition but I would want them more for heavy downhill trails, whereas she'll be on more XC trails.
I started out on hardtails. They're nice but for long cruising XC rides, the full suspension is much easier on the posterior-end! Cheaper route is to get a seat with a shock built in it and stick that on a hardtail. It's better to spend the $$$ and get a bike that you really like and guaranteed will last forever. It's worth the money in the long run. They are built so good nowadays that they last forever especially if you don't beat them up by jumping, etc.
 
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That's actually exactly what I was considering, lol, the biggest complaint she has is "my butt hurts" so I was figuring a hardtail with a gel soft seat hehe, I think a heavier seat would give better comfort results than the rear suspension with the added benefit of having less power lost in the suspension flex on the uphills where she struggles the most.
 

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That's actually exactly what I was considering, lol, the biggest complaint she has is "my butt hurts" so I was figuring a hardtail with a gel soft seat hehe, I think a heavier seat would give better comfort results than the rear suspension with the added benefit of having less power lost in the suspension flex on the uphills where she struggles the most.
Gel seats are useless / are only temporary relief. Been there, done that. Get a seat with a shock built into the post....that's the ticket!
Good Luck.
 
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