TAS FOUND: tough full suspension bike for a 12 year old

Lucaw

Next in line
Item: small/medium complete, half-complete or frame only bike for my 12 year old brother
Location: Hobart
Price range/Willing to Pay: maximum $1000 for a complete bike
Extra Info: my 155cm tall brother has outgrown his current bike (2003 giant warp ds1) and needs something new. His riding is more freeride orientated so he would like a bike that can handle a bit of abuse. It must have a common hanger as he breaks them more often than me.....
 

fatboyonabike

Captain oblivious
see if you can get in touch with Andrew Hamilton, he may have an old santa cruz frame for sale..something like an old Nickel or Heckler would be perfect.
He is the old australian Santa Cruz dealer/importer and is still selling off old stock on Ebay on a regular basis.
 

pink poodle

気が狂っている男
see if you can get in touch with Andrew Hamilton, he may have an old santa cruz frame for sale..something like an old Nickel or Heckler would be perfect.
He is the old australian Santa Cruz dealer/importer and is still selling off old stock on Ebay on a regular basis.
Hahahaha...draw deep breath... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
 

fatboyonabike

Captain oblivious
Hahahaha...draw deep breath... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
it might happen !?
 

pink poodle

気が狂っている男
yep..got a couple of frames and some merch off him
was not renowned for fast or reliable service, but hey - that was years ago!
Like @moorey said. I ordered 2 bikes...I got one after fair trading got involved. Eventually I got the second.

Up that budget @Lucaw and get something supreme! My sell finger has been itching over random junk lately...might be in the mood to get rid of my 951.
 

pink poodle

気が狂っている男
Like I said, selling off old stock....I didn't say it was his old stock
wasn't Neezy just a shortened form of "Not Easy" which would refer to his customer service!
I wouldn't buy anything off him.

To his credit though, I did have a warranty issue with a set of forks. It was dealt with swiftly and to my complete satisfaction.
 
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