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  • Help me pick a new CHEAP 'All mountain' 140-160mm frame please…Im stuck
  • hora
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    I’m not a fan of the meta5. I bought one direcy for 300 new without shock. Didnt feel right. The early one are supposed to be bangtidy though compared.

    Pitch/Enduro is good but the earlier Enduro is better if you can find one still?

    Or a Patriot 😀 (NO Im not selling).

    How about a Blur4X??

    Rickos
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    Rob – the classifieds are over there.

    hora
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    400 for a Pitch??? 😉

    chakaping
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    I’m still thinking Meta 5 because there is one local and in budget.

    Perhaps a reasonably old one would already have cracked if it was going to? So just be sure to go over it carefully and you might well be fine.

    meames
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    Must be some movement in price on this Attack Trail

    http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1477252/

    YETIboyJAY
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    The meta was VERY well ridden judging by the amount of rub on it. I’m thinking I want a meta 6 and not the 5 so have let that one go.

    I am now considering a cracked (swing arm) Alpine 160 frame that is in budget. I can get a local fabricator to fix it for about £60-70 they have done a lot of similar repairs for me before.

    Fingers crossed I will get that one.

    Many thanks

    hora
    Free Member

    Good call on the Marin.

    wobbem
    Free Member

    Prophet, will take tapered forks up to 160mm, simple service on rear sus bearings (no stupid multi linkages) Strong as an ox and cheap because they are under rated.

    rob-jackson
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    and a 27.2mm seat tube 🙁

    shifter
    Free Member

    He’s had three Prophets already! Keep up 🙂

    rob-jackson
    Free Member

    looking good 🙂

    jam-bo
    Full Member

    http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-frames-intense-specialized-ellsworth

    The SX. Not 160mm travel but the most fun you’ll have on a bike. Would rip at cann/gawton

    jam-bo
    Full Member

    http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-transition-covert-small-orange-frame-150mm-nearly-new-600

    Or if you can stretch a bit this is in Plymouth and I know he paid less than that for it…

    YETIboyJAY
    Free Member

    Thanks a heap for all the ideas guys!

    I’ve gone with a lovely Alpine 160 with a monarch, post and clamp for £150 posted. It does have a VERY small ‘X’ shaped crack around a breather hole in the swing arm brace (sits behind the seat tube). This is tiny but I will probably get it fixed anyway.

    Failing that a 2nd hard swing arm may come up at some point.

    For the money I think it’s wicked!

    Cheers all

    I_Ache
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    Bloody hell that’s cheap!

    hambl90
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    tomaso
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    Bargain!

    chakaping
    Free Member

    Good deal.

    Get it fixed soon as you can if you’re going to, those cracks spread fast in that spot.

    YETIboyJAY
    Free Member

    Cheers for that mate, I was going to post a ‘shall I get it fixed thread’. Maybe I will then!

    Cheers

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