Thinking of building a hardtail - frame impressions?

silly lily · July 2008

Hi guys!
Thinking of putting together a new hardtail with a trail and fast XC scope in mind. I'm considering frames first on a budget of max £250 (not a lot, certainly, but here you go).
First: is alloy worth considering in terms of strength/weight, or shall I just look from alu up?

Is something like this any good (GT)?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=29238

Otherwise, a good selection is here:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Cate ... goryID=605

Also, I'd like to get a longer travel fork (say, 120-130), how do I tell whether the frame is suitable for it (some specify it, but some don't).
Thank you again. Hope you all have a good weekend.

dave_hill · July 2008

On-One 456 without a doubt (if you can get hold of them, they sell out pretty quickly)

Good old 4130 cro-mo steel, designed for any length fork from 4" to 6" (hence the 456 moniker), British brand (although the frames are built in Taiwan) and at only £157 probably bargain of the century.

Visit www.on-one-shop.co.uk for details.

silly lily · July 2008

Oh, yeah... looked at that one. But it's heavy!! Or so all the research I've found says. 2.5kg for 18"? And I'd need the 20" frame.

supersonic · July 2008

yep the steel adds feel, but weight. Maxlight do some great frames, the xc120 is just over your budget, but weighs just 3.5lbs! Takes a 120-130 fork. If in doubt, email retailer about forks.

silly lily · July 2008

So what is the difference between the XC 120 and the
Kinesis Maxlight Kinesium XC Pro Disc? The latter is more expensive and on offer at CRC.

supersonic · July 2008

for a shorter fork, top end tubing.

silly lily · July 2008

THank you, I get it now.
Is the GT Avalanche 1.0 Frame 2008 for a short fork also? Is this also a good frame to consider?

BlackSpur · July 2008

It's designed for a 100mm fork but will take something slightly bigger. It is a nice frame but it can't really compete with the Kinesis stuff.

silly lily · July 2008

Well, then I'll have to look at Kinesis seriously. THank you for your clarification on this.

Thinking of building a hardtail - frame impressions?

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