What to replace my silly, silly Exalt with?
I’m just not using My Exalt at the minute, the build is a bit OTT with Boxxers and such a heavy frame I’ve finally talked myself around…
So I’m thinking of taking the 4” DJ fork from my “XC” bike and putting something lighter/better on that, then buying a nice cheap 14”-15”ish HT frame (Steel or Ally, I don’t mind) to replace the frame and fork of my Exalt build and having myself a tougher smaller HT for arsing about and the odd bit of DH use, I don’t want a full blown 6” forked machine and I don’t want to spend more than £150 tops on the frame…
Cheaper is better in my book by the way, to spend the full budget it’d have to be a bit special, and you don’t see that much “special” at £150…
I’m actually slightly taken with the “Brand X” trail frame on CRC, simply because it’s silly cheap and if it breaks I won’t shed a tear over it, otherwise I’m thinking;
-Old trailstar (Had a couple and loved them could be tempted by another if the price is right)
-Inbred (not the 456, the basic 4” fork model, is it a bit lighter?)
-Revel 450R (dunno might be a bit too low again and I’d need a BB adapter, but looks interesting)
- Kinesis Maxlight Pha5e (again might be a little low but I hear good things about it from other people)
any other bargain bin recommendations?
, one ride old, headset and original receipt included) as it's just too long for me 
. CRC still have Revell frames on sale but the 26ers have a BMX b/b iirc. I'm looking for something with a 21.5ish toptube length, that will take gears (I'm off singlespeeding at the mo' otherwise the lil red 'bred would get built up again). Hmmm, I'm off to CRC to check out those Brand X trail frames. A Sidekick would be worth a look too but they're few and far between now (I've owned a couple, rigid and 80mm forked). Oh, and there's a bargain shop-soiled Atomlab Trailpimp frame on CRC too for £149 - please someone buy it so I don't have to.
. Excited now 
. I neeeed some of those tyres.
