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Hiya folks,
Due to upgrading my spitfire over the last few months I've found myself with nearly a bikes worth of kit left over. So I'm going to buy a hardtail frame to build up with the parts.
Needs to accept a 140mm revelation and preferably have a 44mm headtube as I've got a brand new 44 headset sat kicking about.
[b]Really don't want a cotic[/b] as they are too much money and my wife's got a Bfe.
Any suggestions as what to look at?
Paul
I think Genesis do a 44mm Headset on their frames.
Never ridden one though.
Love my c456 but that's tapered.
The Latitude ticks your criteria fork-wise too.
456 Evo sounds like a good fit, especially with those forks. Great geometry.
Bizarre to choose a frame around a headset and narrows the field somewhat...
[url= http://www.kinesisbikes.co.uk/products/decade/virsa ]Virsa Decade[/url]
Jay
ebay the headset and widen the choice?
+1 ditch the headset
Stanton Slackline
There's enough great HT frames for 140mm forks out there that narrowing down the choices with for example headset size isn't neccessarily such a bad thing IMO...
Ragley marley or piglet ?
Genesis alptitude too is worth a punt, lovely frame and designed for long travel forks.
Dialled bikes Prince Albert no 44mm head tube but, run mine with a 140mm revelation and love it!
Another vote for not letting the tail wag the dog...
Buy an Inbred / 456 and get a Superstar headset for all of £145. They're incredible value, and they'll do everything a £400 Cotic will do.
My 456 is 4 years old now and it's fantastic.
+1 for the PA
Run mine with 140 revs.
Lovely bike.
456 Evo sounds like a good fit, especially with those forks. [s]Great[/s] [b]Ragley[/b] geometry.
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I had an original 456 for years and loved it, a truly brilliant frame. Then had a bit of a windfall and was lucky enough to be able to buy a Ragley Ti and love that even more. Looking at the figures the 456EVO has got [i]very[/i] similar angles to the classic Ragleys and CRC seem to be out of them so it would be the 456EVO if I was in your position.
Identiti aka.
+1 456. Pseudo full susser.
I'd say Chameleon, but I think they're more expensive than Cotics
PA
I know what you are saying about choosing a frame because of a headset but the other motivation for that is I tend to trickle down parts from my 5" bike to a hardtail (haven't had a hardtail in a few years which is how I've ended up with nearly a bikes worth of kit. I've got a tapered 32 float FIT on my spitfire and eventually that might become a 2014 kashima fork and then if my hardtail has a 1.125 headset then I can't fit it.
I don't want to have to fork out for a headset if I can help it but will do if something really takes my fancy, but was basically trying to see if there was anything that fits the bill that I've missed.
I like a fairly decent length top tube too on a 17.5" to 18" frame if that helps anyone help me?
I realise you don't want a BFe but it ticks all the boxes with a long top tube on 17.5" frame and presumably yours will be bigger than your wife's and you can get a different colour so you don't look like Thompson and Thomson...
Shameless plug but this any good?
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/genesis-core-frame-and-bits-build-yourself-a-cheap-fun-hardtail
I need the space in my shed and theres a headset included!
No thanks mate, I wouldn't call that a small dent to be honest!
Seriously it is! I think I need a new photo!
Production Privee Shan.
If you buy a Prince Albert Classic frame, I will buy the 44mm headset from you 😉
Mike... maybe he would buy a Prince Albert if it had a 44mm headtube?
How are the new Alpine's coming along? Got a date yet?