FAO: CWNT - 456 thoughts

Razer_MTB

CWNT - just a short note to see wht your thoughts are on the 456 - only asking as i've agreed to buy a 456 frame, front shock (obviously) and front wheel of one of the guys from the the local bike club. got it for a pretty good price but need to wait 2 weeks before i get my grubby little paws on it

cat_with_no_tail

Well, personally, I love mine.

I only originally bought it as a play bike while I saved up enough money for a "proper build". But in the end, even with the heavy bits I had on it, I enjoyed it so much I decided to scrap the new build and put all my money into this as a do-it-all bike.

Not exactly light, but it has a great feel to it and will take a LOT of abuse. Brilliant all rounder. I like how you can build them up as hardcore or XC as you like.

Now I've bought all my lovely shiny bits, I want to save up for another few months and then swap everything over to a Ti 456 frame.

Razer_MTB

not too bothered about it being light as my current bike appears to be made out of lead. I though it weighed 32lbs, but after checking with better scales it turns out its actually 34lbs. :shock:

Really looking forward to getting it, it will be far from the lightest bike due to me transferring some parts from the old bike until i can get some new shiny lighter weight parts. But the fact that i'm going from a 20" frame (which is a bit big for me) to a 16" should give me something that is way more chuckable, and i wont have that fear that i'm going home with a squeaky voice one night.

Just looked again at what i'm getting, and its a 16" 456 frame in red, bomber 140mm air fork (not sure of model), bonty front wheel + mountain king tyre to go with the fork, lx front mech, fsa headset, deore crank and lx bb and a 400mm seatpost. all for £225.00, seems like a bargain to me

Northwind

That seems like a pretty good price. It's probably haunted or something.

cat_with_no_tail

lol, haunted

That's a proper bargain that is!

That's the thing with the 456. You'd have to spend a LOT more to get a better frame, and that's all money you can be spending on other things.

Sarnian

You can't go wrong, I love them. I am on my 4th on-one, 2x inbred, 1 summer season and a 456 over the years, the inbred I have now has been demoted to commuter duties and is a single speed rigid.

Go for It you want get better for the money.

cat_with_no_tail

Sarnian wrote:

You can't go wrong, I love them. I am on my 4th on-one, 2x inbred, 1 summer season and a 456 over the years, the inbred I have now has been demoted to commuter duties and is a single speed rigid.

Go for It you want get better for the money.

My next project is going to be a cheap as chips rigid inbred commuter I think. I may even go 29er :shock:

Sarnian

I was thinking about that myself, possibly the scandal 29er but it want be until the middle of next year, spent enough for now on the surge build I have just finished

cat_with_no_tail

Hmmmmmmm, tempting

Sarnian

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Hmmmmmmm, tempting

I really wish I had not seen that

Razer_MTB

Cat With No Tail wrote:

lol, haunted

That's a proper bargain that is!

That's the thing with the 456. You'd have to spend a LOT more to get a better frame, and that's all money you can be spending on other things.

yeah, couldnt believe i got it for that price
I've not really heard anyone say a bad thing about it, and as you say, more money to spend on new bits for it. the next two weeks are gonna drag in lol