[Samgreene]

Seems like moving from a hardtail with a likely 100mm travel to a 160mm travel bike is a bit of a leap.  You sure you want such a big bike?  Might be worth hitting up a demo event in your area – maybe outerbike or other mountain bike festival to get a taste of what is out there. Depending on how far you like to ride and what type of terrain, you might be happier with a 100-150mm bike like a specialized camber, trek fuel ex, giant anthem or trance, db clutch, santa cruz tallboy or similar.  I had a hardtail for a few months and switched to a 100mm 2012 Giant Anthem.  The rear suspension makes a world of difference.

Consider buying used.  Putting $2000 into a used bike will get you a very nice bike, where $2500 new will get you one step up from bottom of the line in most cases.  Hope this helps 🙂

[Samgreene]

I had this problem fixed recently.  Replacing the bb didn’t fix it.  Disassembling the frame and reassembling did the trick.  Sounded like the bb, but was one of the linkages down there.(giant anthem)

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