What frame to buy

[mint355]

Hi guys back in 2006 i bought a avanti bike it is a pig to ride!!!
battled with it for 2 years and finally bought a Cannondale Rush AM it is awesome to ride.I want to buy a new frame for the avanti that a little easier to ride also i can bomb the local downhills on without breaking my Cannondale/lefty thanks guys.

 

[ductdiver]

i would get the Specialized hard rock i found on this link

 

[mint355]

Yeah great Thanks for that

 

[ductdiver]

ahh mate sorry the links broken ill try find it again

 

[0psi]

Personally I'd suck it up and get a proper burley AM rig like a Giant Reign. From memory your Norco runs a funny 150mm bolt up rear axle which pretty much no-one does anymore so you could be in for a bit more than just a new frame. If I were you I'd sell that as a complete, save a bit of money and grab a Reign. You can pick up an older Reign for reasonable cheap and it will do the trick quite nicely, it'll bomb the DH and you can still ride it around.

 

[DH - racer]

giant stp?

 

[No Skid Marks]

Pivot whatever.
Specialized Pitch.
Reign.
Orange if you want the no bullshit hardtail sort of responsiveness.
Brooklyn SR6
Mongoose ?

 

[Yeti-Brenno]

yeti 575 would suit that real nice

 

[cam-o]

What's your budget? New or 2nd hand?

 

[tricycle]

firebird--nomad--yeti 7---mojo hd-- all pedal fantastic!!!!

 

[mint355]

What's your budget? New or 2nd hand?

Probably about $500 as its just a frame that I'll use 1-2 a week. When i feel like getting aggressive. I dont want to break my Big $ cannondale.

Thanks for all the reply's guys very helpful.

 

[guitar1234]

Check out the Da Bomb Molotov III on CRC. Haven't ridden one personally but I've heard mostly good things about them and they're fairly cheap at $365 and shipping's only about $40 so all up around $405, with money left over to maybe upgrade the spec that little bit more?


http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=37138

 

[mint355]

Nah man i want a dual suspension freeride bike obviously second hand with my price range i have pretty well done a deal with a guy on here with a 2007 Kona Coiler which everythinh will bolt straight up to except the front derailer

 

[mint355]

Nah man i want a dual suspension freeride bike obviously second hand with my price range i have pretty well done a deal with a guy on here with a 2007 Kona Coiler which everythinh will bolt straight up to except the front derailer

This is what i ended up with 2 hours later i had a stripped norco and a built kona
it seems ok

 

[mint355]

Sorry guys here it is.

 

[castlo]

Looks mint man, the drop off IV's will go well it had drop off's originally so they'll work well have fun man

 

[mint355]

Cheers man not the best build specs but its just a hack, and a bike the missus can ride