matthewproctor Posted November 19, 2020 Share Hi all, Sold my Specialized Camber (loved that bike), and was looking for a PYGA. As luck would have it I came across a Santa Cruz Tallboy3 and jumped on it (always loved Santa's, never thought i'd own one.) Being a bit pedantic, I put in a brand new Eagle XX1 black full groupset, brand new fox factory float rear shock, serviced and upgraded fox 34 factory fork, and I took the frame to Carbon Bike Repair for a custom respray (matte black with gloss black decals).The bike of my dreams, so why on earth am I still itching for a PYGA? Escapee.., Redrush, Charles71 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100Tours Posted November 19, 2020 Share The itch knows.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted November 19, 2020 Share Sounds like an N+1 itch to me ..... Ndlovu, ChrisF and slickjay007 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted November 19, 2020 Share Don't know why you'd ever want to get on a pyga rather than that Puncture Kid, Meezo, Pieterlab1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted November 19, 2020 Share As an ex owner of a Santa Cruz and a Pyga the SC is a far better bike Puncture Kid, Meezo and Pieterlab1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted November 19, 2020 Share Pyga is cool but not carbon boutique brand cool. You chose well. slickjay007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted November 19, 2020 Share Stick with the SC. That said I'm interested to know why people are dissing the Pyga. Is it the frame, the suspension or pure pretentiousness? NickGM and arendoog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted November 19, 2020 Share Stick with the SC. That said I'm interested to know why people are dissing the Pyga. Is it the frame, the suspension or pure pretentiousness? Not dissing the PygaThe SC is light on its feet whereas the Pyga is the heavier feel,like a Giant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickGM Posted November 19, 2020 Share Stick with the SC. That said I'm interested to know why people are dissing the Pyga. Is it the frame, the suspension or pure pretentiousness? The pretentiousness of Pyga or the people dissing the pyga? This could be a slippery slope. Headshot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted November 19, 2020 Share Stick with the SC. That said I'm interested to know why people are dissing the Pyga. Is it the frame, the suspension or pure pretentiousness?Maybe I'm pretentious but I just don't like them and I love santa cruz Headshot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted November 19, 2020 Share Stick with the SC. That said I'm interested to know why people are dissing the Pyga. Is it the frame, the suspension or pure pretentiousness? Pure pretentiousness from my side. I'm a boutique brand riding snob. Redrush and Headshot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Get some powder, as you have the right bike. Patensie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted November 19, 2020 Share I like the SC brand and the way they move as a team. Having some free riders on their books and making really cool, pretty out there movies for a 'big brand'. I don't like how their brand gets portrayed in SA. It's supposed to be fun, but instead gets snotty. So many brand images are really different in SA than elsewhere. Pyga? Well, I didn't like the original floating pivot Alu frames. I did like the redesigned carbon Hyrax, I always thought their paint and colour schemes were poor and the 27 year wait for the Mobu just killed any enthusiasm I had left. I'd sell either and buy a Titan..... DJuice, T_Boss and Wayne pudding Mol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted November 19, 2020 Share If you really wanted to scratch the itch, and couldn't make up your mind - get the Tallboy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning-Stunt Posted November 19, 2020 Share Both beautiful bikes! My two cents though: The thing that irritates me about the SC is the fact that you can only fit one bottle cage within the frame and with a dropper post you cant have one on the seatpost. The Pyga stage frame is really well thought out to allow for two. Another thing that drives me mad are those cables that exit the frame around the bottle cage. wtf!!!??! Those should've been hidden better within the frame? Both are small things but would swing my pick to the Pyga.Also, i'm a sucker to support a SA company like Pyga. Patrick and the team have outdone themselves. Edited November 19, 2020 by Cunning-Stunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne pudding Mol Posted November 19, 2020 Share easy fix, find someone with a stage max and go ride it and then see how you feel I had the stage, incredible bike. I chose it over the Santa Cruz after riding both. No proper reason, I like one word branding. Thats why I don't like Special Ised Jewbacca, NickGM, JohanDiv and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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