I have enough wheels/forks/parts etc. to do a self-build but I’m after a small carbon frame, for the missus.

Any options out there?

Or a decent alu frame if not…

Otherwise I may have to buy a full bike and break it.

Not many then…

Ghost do a nice 29er carbon hardtail full price is about £1700 m y friend has one rates it highly I’ve not ridden it so can’t say.

JE James were doing Giant carbon HT’s for £875 ish recently,
you need to do a few random carbon 29er frame type google searches and trawl through the results…

Couple of small Stumpjumper 29er Evo frames on Bikescene, if a full suss is an option

Chinese carbon maybe? The ones on ebay or from from Flyxii ($350) are well regarded at the cheaper end and at the top end the 256sl (available from many resellers like XmiPlay/ Hongfu/ Honsen) has pretty much the same geo as a Scott Scale and 1060g in a Large for ~£400. The 056 or 057 fit somewhere in the middle price-wise and also appear very popular.

How come no one’s mentioned this yet? On One Lurcher Carbon £279

EDIT: ignore me

cheers all

+1 for Chinese

The more I drink the more I’m tempted to just get a full bike.

The Cubes and Canyons are just lovely.

+1 for the Lurcher , makes a brilliant bike !