Fanton VS,VS,VS,VS,VS,VS,VS,VS,

I feel really bad about the neglect of my blog since early summer. I have not been on the Motobecane since June. I am moving the Las Vegas and all my stuff is actually getting unpacked today. Thank you for continuing to visit my blog. I got a recent question about my opinion on the bike after one season. For the record I did NOT get a chance to race this bike and I only got about 150miles on it. I can say this though. The bike will take what you dish out. I took the Fantom team down to Moab Utah and that place is hard on bikes.

A reader just posted a question if I would take this bike over the a Trek EX 8. With a little research MY fantom team and this Trek are the same price ($2300-$2400) and I will guess equal weight. The Trek does have the new modern rear suspension design benefit over the Fantom but my bike specs kill the Trek. Here is the bottom line. PRICE what are you getting for the money. MY large fantom weights 26.5 pounds for 2400 bucks. I have the best parts on the market and the bike performs just fine as a cross country bike. When I went to Moab I took my Giant XO. This bike has 5 inches of travel like my Motobecane but the suspension technology on my Giant is awesome. The bike rides like on a cloud. Always soft and never a harsh hit from an obstacle. But the Giant that I put together retailed for $4200. The Motobecane Fantom uses an older style 4 bar with the pivot on the seat stay. This makes the axel path not as smooth and a harsher hit over obstacles. But it works. Its not as smooth as my Giant or a Blur but it works and its cheap. The question is what are you willing to pay for for what you want to do?