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I'm about to flog most of the bikes to get my scott scale flat out race bike and I want to build a second bike out of the bits I have left.
I want a fun mess about the woods type bike. 26er built around some barely used pike 454 uturns I've got lying about.
Suggestions?
No idea really but I hear the BFE is fun.
I like my 456 and it is good for a budget, which if you are splashing on a serious race bike may be a consideration!
BFe is the one
What [s]fun frame[/s] colour Bfe should I buy - built around a 140 pike...
ftfy. 😀
Garage Dweller, could you popover to my thread and ofer some advice. Frame advice, discussion blah blah blah, can't remember the name of it sorry.
This is gonna sound daft but try a Carrera Subway...
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Turns into a really chuckable toy for very little money 😉
Built this for MrsMutt for about £250 all in
really chuckable
Into a skip/quarry/landfill? 😉
But seriously, depends on your definition of messing about in the woods.
Those Nukeproof Snap frames look good, as are those Santa Cruz Jekyll frames
Depending on your height, that Evil Sov wysiwyg is selling in the classifieds... If I hadn't nearly finished my Curtis rebuild I'd be all over that!
I paired my 454s with a really old (02-04) Spesh Enduro and the result was a fun bike par excellence. However, spares for that vintage Enduro are thin on the ground, so I retired the frame (which now hangs on the living room wall) and fitted the Pikes to an Orange Pure 7. The result is sublime.
My Pure 7 isn't light (28lb), nor is it a substitute for a decent full suss, but it's bloody entertaining and taught me a few things about bike control over the winter months.
Hmmmmmmmm, [url= http://bb.nsmb.com/picture.php?albumid=404&pictureid=2076 ]Orange Blood? [/url] or the [url= http://bb.nsmb.com/picture.php?albumid=404&pictureid=2171 ]Cove Hooker[/url] which replaced it. So much fun it shouldn't be allowed 😛
I've got an NS surge frame to sell... Great fun Hardtail 😀
My Loco'd Pikes are doing their best to keep my c456 from floating away. Cheap and fun..
Chameleon.