Best xc alloy frame?

shorti

I'm building a hardtail for xc racing and road training,with a budget of £400 its not gonna be carbon so which alloy frame?Was considering Kinesis xc pro2 ,Giant xtc 2010,Scott Scale 40 but not keen on v brake bosses on this.

supersonic

Also could get a Merlin MALT4, RL Tig SL, Guess XC01 (the lightest £400 frame available), Viper, OnOne Scandal.

cat_with_no_tail

You could even go for Full-sus if you wanted.

I've had one of these before and it's a brilliant frame. Reasonably light, superb shock, great XC geometry at an AWESOME price.

Or a Charge Duster?

strodey

giant xtc, most aggressive geometry for road too

simplesimoncardiff

Stumpjmper?? LOVES mine..

blakef111

go for the kinesis xc pro 2 with the carbon ends, comfy fast and light, and on sale now by the looks of it http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=10497


then spend the remaining £175 on nice kit job done

Northwind

I'd definately look at the Scandal, I didn't really get on with mine as I was asking it to be an allround trail bike but at 100mm it was brilliant, fast and accurate and weighs nothing. I think the Kinesis may actually be slightly heavier, though there doesn't seem to be a frame weight for the 26er Scandal on the on one website any more.

allthegearnoidea

i'm with blake here, loooked at that kinesis before i got my new frame,
good price!

shorti

I was born in yorkshire so always up for a bargain but the xc pro2 on offer at crc is wrong size i'm mr average so need 17" or 18" frame.

supersonic

Do you? Have you checked the geometry out?