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So... I have decided on staying away from a carbon Hardtail for the moment.
I have come up with 3 frames to choose from.
Orange Clockwork
On One Scandal
Commencal El Calmino
Discuss......Please
so its a 29er Hardtail for Winter riding?
Trail centres? grand days out? Muddy Forests? Racey or relaxed Geo? Rigid? 100mm? 120mm? Everything?
I have some 100mm Fox 29er forks to go on it.
It will be used for muddy forest riding, singletrack, and general winter hack.
salsa el mariachi?
or I've a medium swift languishing in the shed I could be persuaded to part with.
Swift sounds interesting...
Pics? Price?
Scandal is outrageously good at 100mm
From experience 😉
Hence the username 🙂
Scandal is prob looking best value ATM.
£250 + postage for the frame, fork and headset (or collect from Wokingham, or I might deliver if you live somewhere I fancy riding)
Winter bike = mud clearance and mud tyres.
A dedicated winter bike is likely pick up largte amounts of mud which needs clearance They also need to wear mud tyres which will mean 1.8s to 2.1 max. This removes a large amount of comfort so FWIW I'd consider something a bit more forgiving than alloy. I find the ride on a more forgiving steel soul pretty harsh with a 1.8 on the rear.
Excuse my ignorance but what's the difference ride wise between steel and ally.
First thoughts would say that the ally frame would be more comfortable.
Russ