Thinking of building a SS for fitness & riding wiv da missus. Not too keen for a steel frame as I’m about 115kg.

Any ideas?

Waves at “the” machine – great trails yesterday – thanks fella!

What about the new (not scandium) scandal slot drop outs? 26 or 29er.

Chameleon with EBB?

Chameleon? curtis steel?

What I really want is a 31er to clear stream lips!

Not too keen on On-one frames, although I’ll take a look.

Think I’d go for an on one over the anal comfort of a chameleon 😯 😆

Chameleon would be nice but way too expensive. It was watching Sharki fly around on his yesterday that put the idea in my head.

Should also mention that I’m 6’5″ so needs to come up big too.

Ah.. then sir might consider this from Stiff

http://www.stif.co.uk/gear/select_options.asp?productid=5737&store=mtb

proper quality

That’s **** nice!

This is what you want.

I know – and its not like I have been clicking on it every day for weeks….oh no…a bling bargain as well!

Sanderson soloist or Dialed love/hate?
Or buy any frame & fit http://www.trickstuff.de/index.php?p=d116en1

Really like the idea of a love/hate, but feel I may be a tad heavy. Would it twist like wet spaghetti under my superior man-girth?

Voodoo bokor or carver

I think it depends if you want it to twist like spaghetti? love hate comes up a bit small for us -how about a P7 then? Really rigid, but still a bit of steel stuff going on?

Sorry I missed the aluminium bit – what about this http://www.mtb-wales.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=XForum&file=viewthread&tid=22049

Hello sponging machine, rode at the Qs with ya, talked bout eggesford woods for a ride, have you thought about the orange dealership in ya home town, see if they have a xxL p7!! personally i think ya need 32 inch wheels ,)

Chumba HX2?

6’5″?

Definitely a Scandal 29er with slotted drop outs.

Cheap as chips too.

wrong picture!

I’m 6’5″ too (though admittedly about 15kg lighter) and having tried lots of different SSs, now have an on-one 853 SS specific inbred as I found it fitted best and rides just how I like (fast handling without being scarily twitchy). I can’t see why being big means not being able to ride steel though as they’re not flexy inherently – only if they’re made of really noodly tubes which most modern ones (at least those designed for a 5″ fork) aren’t really.

I’ve tried 29ers and didn’t find them to my liking – they feel good over bumpy stuff and when climbing but always just feel that bit more cumbersome on the twisty stuff – enough to always make me think “I’d enjoy riding this more on a 26″ bike”.

Scandals are great! I will get mine sorted so you can have a play. I am tempted by the new ones with SS dropouts as a winter bike.

Thanks again for all you help on Saturday. 🙂

Endorphin?

Nicolai Argon.

Must take up to date pics.

My mates Inbred 29er is twisted now, and he ain’t heavy his my……..