slowmick
38-39"
Can someone point me in the right direction?
My enduro has a crack in the frame and the current availability of bikes in the world I figure it's time to start looking for a new frame/bike as getting something may take quite some time or might require a a quick decision to purchase.
I have a hard tail for tame riding and a barely used Glory for big big hills. I have no idea what to get for the in between bike. I probably don't need a 160/170 bike but can a shorter travel bike bail me out when the skills run out.
Riding is mostly bike track, Lysterfield and Silvan with very occasional trips to the You Yangs and Red Hill. I enjoy riding in the alpine areas i just haven't been there in a long time and with 4 year old that isn't going to change soon. I am 6' 2" and even at my best I am over 1000 kg plus gear and my skill level makes me reasonably hard on bikes.
I think I would prefer an alloy bike. At least with those i don't have to think about the threaded metal bits becoming loose in the frame.
The build on current bike is pretty good (fox 36 with smashpot, 11 spd XT and some carbon wheels (ok, zelvy and 142 rear) so a frame only is a reasonable option. Given the PF30 BB on the enduro I will need at minimum a new frame and cranks maybe a boostinator for the rear wheel.
27.5 Frame only options
Banshee - Rune or Spitfire
Transition - Scout / Patrol - quite expensive
Revell Rail - i don't have Felix's skills and it is a lot of cash for a frame alone (but cheaper than the Scout).
Nukeproof - Mega or Reactor
That gives me options ranging from 3K to 5K. That seems like a lot of money for "half a bike". Should I be looking at a whole bike and swap out the XT drive train on a full bike and sell the SX/NX/GX bits and all the left overs from the enduro?
I'm kinda freaked by the new geometry and find it hard to relate the geo numbers to my current bike. I'm comfortable with the current seat position but it feel like it could be longer when standing - how much longer I have no idea.
Maybe I'll just go ride my bike till the something happens - either to my bike or the world around it.
My enduro has a crack in the frame and the current availability of bikes in the world I figure it's time to start looking for a new frame/bike as getting something may take quite some time or might require a a quick decision to purchase.
I have a hard tail for tame riding and a barely used Glory for big big hills. I have no idea what to get for the in between bike. I probably don't need a 160/170 bike but can a shorter travel bike bail me out when the skills run out.
Riding is mostly bike track, Lysterfield and Silvan with very occasional trips to the You Yangs and Red Hill. I enjoy riding in the alpine areas i just haven't been there in a long time and with 4 year old that isn't going to change soon. I am 6' 2" and even at my best I am over 1000 kg plus gear and my skill level makes me reasonably hard on bikes.
I think I would prefer an alloy bike. At least with those i don't have to think about the threaded metal bits becoming loose in the frame.
The build on current bike is pretty good (fox 36 with smashpot, 11 spd XT and some carbon wheels (ok, zelvy and 142 rear) so a frame only is a reasonable option. Given the PF30 BB on the enduro I will need at minimum a new frame and cranks maybe a boostinator for the rear wheel.
27.5 Frame only options
Banshee - Rune or Spitfire
Transition - Scout / Patrol - quite expensive
Revell Rail - i don't have Felix's skills and it is a lot of cash for a frame alone (but cheaper than the Scout).
Nukeproof - Mega or Reactor
That gives me options ranging from 3K to 5K. That seems like a lot of money for "half a bike". Should I be looking at a whole bike and swap out the XT drive train on a full bike and sell the SX/NX/GX bits and all the left overs from the enduro?
I'm kinda freaked by the new geometry and find it hard to relate the geo numbers to my current bike. I'm comfortable with the current seat position but it feel like it could be longer when standing - how much longer I have no idea.
Maybe I'll just go ride my bike till the something happens - either to my bike or the world around it.