Looking for new frame is Cube good?

giliador

Hello Everyone
At the moment I'm using Kona dirt jump frame with Marzocchi 180mm forks which served me well, however frame is starting to look horrible and need replacing, I'm looking for new MTB/light down hill frame. I noticed that one shop sell Cube frames for £81 is this good choice? I love the look of Cube bikes but not sure about the quality and durability of the frames, I don't to any heavy down hill but neither I do casual cross country.
Any recommendations for budged frame?

Other question: Is it simple to replace frame in a sens will I need to buy more components or it simply strip out everything and put on new one?

Thanks

supersonic

What model of Cube is it?

rockmonkeysc

If you're using 180mm forks it would have to be eother a Hanzz or Two15 frame but neither is likely to be for sell for much less than £500

CitizenLee

We need to know the age and model of both the Kona and the Cube before we can advise what parts can be kept and what will need to be replaced. Standards change every few years, so impossible to say otherwise.

mcnultycop

Where've you seen the cube frame? The only reason I ask is I'd seem some (potentially) fake cube frames on a Chinese site a few months back.

giliador

the website that sell cube frames is called http://www.bike-discount.de

I was looking to buy Race One 29 or Aim 29 Pro Frame £102 inc postage by DHL

I'm not sure what is the name of the kona, it's pretty old frame, I have avid disc brakes and shimano deore + spd if that help
my bike is at my sisters house will check on weekend.

mcnultycop

Bike Discount are ace, however I'd expect your older bike has a different wheel size and the forks definitely won't be suitable for that frame. There aren't many frames out there (hardtails) designed for a 180mm fork.

giliador

Will need to double check I think wheels are 26 and same with the forks I know they are much longer so 180 was just guess.

So it's between Analog 26 and Attention 26,

cooldad

As both of those are for 100mm forks, you need to check the length of yours.
Neither however are DH frames, light or not.

Long_Time_Lurker

As a Cube owner, I've always felt that the value in the Cube bikes was is the parts that they put on it.
I think that they are competitively priced, but I wouldn't build up a bike from a Cube frame.
I don't know about their longer travel bikes, but I don't think that the ride is particularly inspiring or exciting.
They are great bikes for long rides and are great XC bikes, but for trail riding I would go for something else.

CitizenLee

If you fit a 180mm fork to a 100mm frame, not only will the important angles all be wrong and make the bike ride like shite, but the headtube won't be designed to withstand the forces and will probably break.

So in this case I'd just avoid the cheap Cubes altogether. Instead I would probably look to buy a used frame designed around a longer travel fork. Keep in mind you can always get the Marz forks reduced to 140,150 or 160mm, which then puts you in AM/long travel trail bike territory, which it sounds like is what you're after.

The Rookie

180mm would be very long for a dirt/jump bike anyway which tend to have forks around the 100-120mm mark, to be honest I can't see them being over 150mm at most.

giliador

you are right, forks are 130mm z.1 and the frame is 15" Kona Ob which is slightly too small, any recommendation, I was looking at Merida Matts Trail 300 probably will go second hand route.