Santa Cruz Heckler Frame

acac

hi all am thinking of buying anew frame.
whats your views on Santa Cruz Heckler Frame
and santa cruz super light.

i like simple single pivot or is there any other frames that are single pivot.
for aroung £1.000

thanks

warpcow

Had the previous generation and liked it after getting everything sorted for me. They were quite short, steep and upright as standard, but they've become a bit more 'modern' with the latest incarnation (longer, slacker, etc). Mine was a large so I could get some length in the top-tube, but sacrificed standover (and had a 160mm fork to slacken it a little), on the new one I'd probably go a medium instead. Suspension wise I likes me a single-pivot and the Heckler does a pretty good job of using the characteristics of a simple single-pivot to it's advantage. The only reason I sold mine was due to lack of time and space for it.

acac

thanks my forks are 120mm would they be ok on it

supersonic

What forks, and what riding will you be doing?

acac

trail rideing mainly rock shox reba rl 2012

supersonic

The Superlight would suit you better, as that is what it is designed for. It is also a fair bit lighter than the Heckler.

warpcow

Yep, definitely what SS said. Heckler only really works with 150mm+. Also not much of what I said about the updates to the Heckler geometry really stands for the Superlight. Iirc, they slackened it a tiny bit, but the biggest change was to the tapered headtube, which is still a bonus as it get the front a bit lower if you're running a longer (120mm) fork.

acac

thanks santa cruz superlight sounds good but may be abit over priced £999.00 is there any other single pivot frame that are bit cheaper i cant seem to find any.

supersonic

Have to say.. why not?

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-65 ... 08678.html

Sell the parts you don't need.

acac

that dos look like a nice frame
i am trying to find one with afox shox any others.

i would love a orange 5 but out my price range

supersonic

Buy a Fox shock for it. Still be cheaper!

The Rookie

Indeed, the bits that come off that as new would sell for about £250-300 which would pay for the Fox!

rockmonkeysc

Would a Decathlon frame be as stiff and nice to ride as a Santa Cruz?

supersonic

Might even be better in areas.