Forme Winscar AL came today

[surfdude]

That's a very very nice looking bike dude!

thanks mate i am very pleased with her and she rides as good as she looks if not better . i did take a punt as did not try one out first as no one sells them down here , but she looked so good that i got one and what i can say it was well worth the risk as she fits me like a dream and is so good and easy to ride . i am going further , faster and up hills i could only dream of on the old girl a
(carrera zelos 2003 ) .

 

[02GF74]

^^^ that is quite a saving over CR.

 

[VamP]

Looks great. I like Forme bikes.

 

[ThinAir]

Bike porn.

That's an awesome looking bike, dude

 

[zedzed]

To the OP - what size did you order and what height are you? I'm considering this bike and thinking 17" - I'm 5ft 8, 31" inside leg.

 

[surfdude]

To the OP - what size did you order and what height are you? I'm considering this bike and thinking 17" - I'm 5ft 8, 31" inside leg.

hi dude , i got the 17 inch and i am 5ft 8 as well but my inside leg is 29 . just another update on her . she is very light on the front and this makes her hard to get up steep hills when off road so she very much a stand up and go for it ride on hills . this might be a norm for this style of bike . i am not sure as not done a lot of that type of riding . other than that still very impressed with her

 

[zedzed]

Sounds like 17" would do me then - ty.
Interesting about hills - I thought being light it would be easier to get up hills - but perhaps it's quite "race" XC geometry and that's why? Did you find it easier to get up hills on your old (heavier) bike then - or just that it's easiest on this bike when standing up?
Ta for all the info by the way!

 

[surfdude]

Sounds like 17" would do me then - ty.
Interesting about hills - I thought being light it would be easier to get up hills - but perhaps it's quite "race" XC geometry and that's why? Did you find it easier to get up hills on your old (heavier) bike then - or just that it's easiest on this bike when standing up?
Ta for all the info by the way!

its far easier to get up the hills on this bike than the old one , but on this one the front just wants to come off the the ground on steeper hills all the time so it almost forces you to stand up which is no bad thing but bloody hard work if your not doing that a lot .it be that i am doing more with her it is getting easier though . get one and enjoy

 

[surfdude]

there is this on e.bay just in case you want a 29 (171070862254)

 

[foggy3]

I Ordered this up on thursday but went for the 15" as prefer bikes on the small side.
Couldn't find any geometry charts but did some scale calculations on a stock image.
The 17" was going to be border line for me with standover and the difference between 15" and 17" effective top tube was only an inch.
Im 5ft6 with 29" inseam.
If its too small I suppose I can just change it.

Did the Reba forks come with poploc?

Cant wait to get this on monday

 

[surfdude]

Did the Reba forks come with poploc? Yes it does and very useful it is .
After you have had a go on it give me some feed back on what you think of it . i.ve not had many bikes and your views would be very welcome . hope you enjoy it as much as i am . safe riding

 

[DerekC]

I'm interested in as many (re)views as I can get too ... it's between this and a 2nd hand Specialized StuntJumper, and it would be good to be as informed as possible before pulling the trigger. Does anyone know why Forme haven't submitted this (or many other bikes) to websites etc. for review? (like BikeRadar etc.)

 

[maccauk]

My Sterndale says hello.

 

[surfdude]

I Ordered this up on thursday but went for the 15" as prefer bikes on the small side.
Couldn't find any geometry charts but did some scale calculations on a stock image.
The 17" was going to be border line for me with standover and the difference between 15" and 17" effective top tube was only an inch.
Im 5ft6 with 29" inseam.
If its too small I suppose I can just change it.

Did the Reba forks come with poploc?

Cant wait to get this on monday

hi foggy3 . did the bike come and if so what do you think of it ?

 

[Clare01]

hey,your bike is so beautiful,

hey,buddy,your bike is so beautiful,i wish i could own one like yours.