Considering building a beefy Crush from a mashup of two bikes, anyone got some Crush pics for inspiration?

i had a 2006 crush til january this year – and i miss it loads, even though i love my heckler.

great bikes, and mine went best with 150mm travel up front, although it rode surprisingly well with 130mm too. get a thomson post or something with a bit of give though if youre going to be doing proper miles on it, they are quite harsh on the arse!

I have a 2009 Crush and I love it. It loves to be ridden fast and aggressively.
I don't have a recent pic of it, but here ya go 🙂

I'm thinking along the lines of saint cranks, single 34T or 36T ring with chain device, 150mm forks, short stem, wide bars (710 or 780) and strong wheels.

One of the few other hardtail people at the Megavalanche managed to beat me on a Crush with no saddle, so they must be pretty good. (Obv. rider skill doesn't come into it)…

I'd really love a go on one to see how it feels compared to my Evil.

No saddle? Geez… thighs of steel!

i've even got a matching lid…

IMO the new tapered headtube looks stoooopid…makes the forks look like toothpicks.

what puts me off the latest bike is deore hubs for £1400! 🙄

i paid £850 for mine on C2W. bargainalicous….

I've got a 2007 Crush in black… Old box downtube one…

^^ That's the same black frame I have beside me. Is that a 17" ?

Here is my 2010 Crush (standard apart from upgraded wheels (EN321 on Pro II), tyres, pedals and saddle):

and here it is hanging off a chair lift a few weeks ago in the alps…