Not sure if this helps/answers your question but i’m just over 6ft 3, 15 stone and ride a Banshee Prime so it’s sticking with 29er. Prefer them to the smaller wheel. The XL will easily fit you (have a look on mtbr in the banshee forum as there’s a few 6ft 5 riders on there), it’s more than capable at hammering down any of the places mentioned in your post and its a really burly frame so there’s no flex at all.

If you know it fits…another Radon?

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/radon-slide-carbon-160-27%2C5-9.0-hd-464429/wg_id-7251

Edit – Im @ FOD on sunday with an XL rose uncle jimbo if you want to throw your leg over that? (6′ & 14 stone FWIW)

I’m 6’7″ and just over 15 stone, I have just got a Cannondale Trigger in XL and it fits me well.

Ventana El Capitan or a custom size Zeus.

Also look at the bird Aries full sus frames the xl is proper big and long should fit you ok I’d have said.

Hiya! *waves*

I’m only 6’4″ though I’m afraid. 35″ inside leg – and 14 stone is my goal weight 🙂

Bird Aeris seems to tick all the right boxes, and the brief play I’ve had was pretty positive. Stumpy is a good shape, so I expect great things from the Enduro. Trigger looks good, too, but I’ve yet to spend any time on one. But the one I’d really want to play with if I were you is a Mondraker.

Seriously, give some of the more gnar 29ers a chance – they may surprise you, and it’ll open up another world of indecision. My personal bike is a Tallboy LT with an angleset – it’s a better bike than I am a rider 😉

[sorry for the hijack / sales pitch, but….]

If any of you taller gents are interested in a custom spec XL carbon stumpy FSR 29er then feel free to drop me an email. I have an opportunity for a change coming up and might be letting mine go. Happy to provide spec/details.

Tandem 🙂

6’5″ 220lbs ave weight

XL Knolly Chilcotin

A mate of mine is taller than you and has the XL Capra. Loves it.

6’6″ / 36″ inside leg and another vote for the Banshee Prime

Seen the new Canfield Riot 140mm 29er? Looks great but not cheap

I’m 6’5″ and am currently loving my XL Nukeproof Mega

I think that a Transition Smuggler in XL would be good but obviously still 29er.

Depending on budget the Mojo Geometron might be worth a look – reach certainly won’t be a problem….

Slightly cheaper but still looong would be the Mondrakers from the last year or 2?

6’5″
I’m running a XL pivot m6 and an XL transition bandit
They seem to work well enough for me.

My mate is your height, has 3+St on you and rides pretty hard. He loves his Xl Spesh Camber Evo.

XL Salsa horsethief

I am just under 6ft 5″ and 15 stone and ride an XL Giant Trance 2015, fits perfectly!