on one inbred or 456?

lee96

hi guys,
looking to buy a new frame and i like the look and price of the on one frames, but not sure witch to go for?
the forks will be marzocchi 44 tst2 air so fork length says 456,
but then i prefer the inbred because of the black or white option?
would the extra 40 mm of fork length effect much on the inbred?

all responses appreciated

ilovedirt

An inbred would handle a 44 (i'm assuming 120mm?), though the 456 is better built for them, i assume the head angle will be slacker on a 456 and it will be a little heavier too. Your call.

lee96

yea they are 120 mm not 140, but i like the idea of a white or black frame, and both of these colours i have only found on the inbred

peter413

The Inbred will handle it (upto 130mm travel) but the 456 will probably ride better sicne the Inbred rides best with a 100mm travel fork

tim_wand

This is really down to what style of riding you want to do, Not aesthetics.

I appreciate if your commited to a certain fork for your build that you already have this may influence you and your budget.

the 456 obviously runs 4 inch 5 inch and 6 inch forks and the geometry is all set to work well with this.

If you want to run and feel the full benefit of a 140mm fork then you obviously want to take on some bigger all mountain style riding and the 456 is a better choice for this than the inbred ( which is still a very capable frame)

Get the right frame for the job and fork its not about colour schemes. You can get a 456 in Lemon Meringue which IMO I think looks even better than the current trend for white bikes.

But if it isnt the right set up for your riding then It doensnt matter what it looks like. Ride comes first.

ride_whenever

Frame to suit your riding, but based on your forks the 456 is a better bet, neither rides particularly nicely at 120mm, but i'd rather have a twitchy front ended 456 run with firm forks than a sloppy handling inbred with soft ones. The inbred rides like $hite with >100mm forks in my experience, but is sweet at 100mm

bertberr

I can't quite understand On-One's policy on frame colour options. I know that colour shouldn't be at the top of the list of priorities, but then again on a custom build, part of the attraction is 'building' your perfect (or as near as you can get for the budget) bike... and as such I'd have thought a wide colour choice on a 'frame only' should be high on any manufacturers agenda, more so than on complete bikes.

On-One currently only offer a rather staid blue or the more unusual brown or pink on the 456, which of course to some will be perfect, but I bet it puts more people off than it attracts. I like the lemon meringue too, but you can't get it on the standard 456, only the 456 summer season with the slacker head angle.

Just think sometimes that On-One would do well to offer at least one fashion colour (say white) and one classic colour (say black) on every frame, at least then theres a little more choice if you don't dig pink or brown :shock:

ride_whenever

It's whatever paint they can get cheap...

lee96

thanks alot guys, kinda like the look of the orange and lime green 456 so maybe that will sway me towards it more,