Hey yall, was hoping to receive some help for my next bike. 6’2 280lb and been riding a large canyon stoic. I’ve ridden a COMMENCAL meta but felt it was quite over biked for central Texas and just hate the parts on it overall. So I went back to my canyon.
I was wanting a do it all bike with slightly less travel. I still enjoy trying downhill trails but I need something that kills the climbs and technical bits which is a lot in Texas. I still wanna practice jumps and get better at overall skills and love a snappy bike
I’ve have gotten to try the transition smuggler in bentonville which absolutely loved and it’s similar spec to my canyon with Deore parts. Was also curious if I should go for their xc version? Or if there is other options I should try out that could better suit Texas terrain. Was thinking my budget Is around 4-5k