D7 is 11 speed, T7 is 12 speed.

T7 highest rear gear sprocket is 10Tooth, D7 is the old standard 11T.

but thats not the biggest diff.

T7 is 130-140mm suspension travel. D7 is 120mm. IMO it is worth going to 140mm if you riding offroad.

Biggest drawback of D7 is the brake. D7 brake is entry level hydraulic. This kind of brake can be found in any less than RM2K MTB.

IMO, brake is most important, cannot brake on time, lost balance = brake bone, ligament.

I just hurt my ligament, 2 weeks already still OKU mode. I lost balance fall 1 side. Haih...I think need 1-2 months only can ride again

anywhere off road or even urban ride even the stairs, MTB got no limit where to ride.

if off road, checkout trails at www.trailforks.com

IMO, Deore is actually better than NX.

Ok lah, if you look at their bike pricing, after convert, Malaysia polygon still much cheaper. Not like computer parts here...dollar to MYR convert still need to add $$$ haih

Polygon in US pricing..

D5 - 1049 USD
D7 - 1599 USD
T7 - 1799 USD
T8 - 2299 USD
N9 - 2999 USD

I always have a thing to expose coil sus. It give me the sense of more reliability and easier to maintain

This post has been edited by Boldnut: Nov 25 2020, 03:40 PM

dont know why cannot solo bike during MCO...

I cannot brain logic behind this.

some of their series have some serious specs, everything good except well.... the body if you question their brand quality.

last year only, got shop sell new bike with spec like these for less than RM2400, 27.5 wheel, Manitou fork some more, whole bike 11.5kg

https://xds-bicycles.com/bikes/xds-romance-800-ultralight/
https://www.facebook.com/xds.malaysia/posts...91375821120336/

This post has been edited by Boldnut: Jul 26 2021, 01:59 PM

this is some example..

https://bicyclebuysell.com/item/552631/poly...e-27-5-quot-new
https://bicyclebuysell.com/item/552630/poly...e-27-5-quot-new
https://bicyclebuysell.com/item/537521/xds-...altus-brand-new

basically as what pretty23 said
Polygon
XDS

then the rest.

you can add Crossmac or TRS also fine.

This post has been edited by Boldnut: Aug 23 2021, 07:41 PM

I can smell somewhere down the future you will end up with Polygon siskiu lol

the hell, 40t x14t on 26 wheel is like

36t 15t on 29 inch, this shouldnt be hard to pedal

infact I find that even my 38t 11t MTB is too easy on gear at flat ground.

I took a closer look, looks like as other said, the seatpost is too low

unless he height is <150cm

This post has been edited by Boldnut: Aug 30 2021, 01:55 PM

still cannot reach 2x range.

While i agree 3x is excessive, but i still think 2x is pretty good. Just 1 shift from FD I can change my bike setup from "climb mode" to "fast mode". I dont think I will give up that quick shift until Shimano can shift 4 gears down in 1 shift, so far XT shifter still limit to down by 2 gears per shift. (upshift can do 4 but down is still 2)

This post has been edited by Boldnut: Sep 7 2021, 10:17 AM

correct, diff people got diff need.

I ride flat quite often on my XC hardtail as much as off road, so my need in gears range quite huge. imo, even 38Tx11t I still dont think it is enough.

my bike is 28-38t & 11-42t

38t definitely can do 30km/h but still spin more than you like.

why pay extra for SLX?

normal Deore M6100,M5100 is good enough, unless you are going for 2x12

like other said for 8 speed(I assume is 3x8 speed), I dont think is gear problem. it is either you bike way too heavy or you fitness or your saddle height.

dont forget that darn pizza size cassette. Pizza size cassette price isnt the same price as those 32-36t cassette.

And the new 12s chain price.

still go up a lot in Q3-Q4 2020.

best price is after MCO 1.0 opening, many bike shop want cash flow sell cheap before they know bike fever kicks in. Around that time, one of my friend got a NEW teal color Polygon Strada 8 at RM2800 only, XT SGS RD & ori XT 11s 11-46 cassettle, SLX SL those spec.

This post has been edited by Boldnut: Sep 22 2021, 02:11 PM