Posted here before about poss replacement for Ti race frame (Lucky Strike) - but T
opening options beyond Ti...
Anything alloy or carbon to look at???
Got bits to hang on it, so frame only. Anything over 100 mm forks would be slovenly. TT the length of a giraffes neck, or so. Want fast, sharp, get it wrong and your off handling.
Scale 899.
Agreed, any carbon scale is stupidly quick.
I believe Meridas are quite fast.
Scott scale 899?
No such thing as a fast bike.
Fast rider? Yes.
Are you one?
Or Cannondale Flash. Don't buy the 899 though unless you are stupidly rich, buy the 30 and sell the bits. It's the same frame, just a slightly heavier one.
Orbea Almas used to be fast.
As others have said, Scott Scale?
Either that or some custom framebuilder jobbo to get the geometry to your taste...
No such thing as a fast bike.
Fast rider? Yes.
Are you one?
Not particularly...
But I am after the sort of ride that only normally come with short travel, long TT race type geometry.
I like a bike that feels like it is always faster than your lung capacity, always scarier on the downs, but quick as a whippet up hill. With a bike like this, I push myself every ride. With other bikes I sit back and enjoy the ride
Zaskar?
Whyte 19 Carbon. Sounds like it meets your spec.
Love mine.
Check out the LOOK and TIME hardtails, my dream HT if i was to buy a high end one. They have the seatpost as part of the frame like high end road bikes, very swish.
I have a carbon Scale, love it. My bro has a carbon Zaskar and that feels very 'racey', probably more so than my Scale.
cynic-al - Member
No such thing as a fast bike.Fast rider? Yes.
Are you one?
Cannondale HT's are nice
aren't all the fast riders on 29ers now ?
Cannondale Flash for sure!
Whippet?
Heh I was indeed being cheeky - interesting anecdote.
Did anyone else think "GAZ" - what a crap bike brnad-name?
Wondered why the frame had dimensions marked up on it....
my old rocklobster was a nice light xc machine 23lb an could shed even more weight quite easly!
on £300, throw a long stem on & bingo!
but if moneys no thing then I'd co cannondale flash or the scott - built as race bikes!
So, Scott Scale 30 then...?
What's their weaknesses?
Having broken the Ti framed Lucky Strike, I rather dubious of combining speed + rocky Welsh trails + carbon fibre...
But would be happily convinced
So you want an ultralight bike, then say you're worried about how it'll handle your local riding 
No real 'weaknesses' on the Scale, it's a lightweight carbon hardtail, there's not really anything to do wrong...
It's not what you asked but have you ever sat on an S-Works Epic?
I had a early scale 30, felt super fast and surprisingly playfull, it's only weak point was it didn't have a replaceable mech hanger, apart from that it was solid, the newer ones do have one though so I wouldn't worry
From what you've said I'd say newer scale or flash for light and fast
Just buy one of those cheap carbon jobbies from China
So you want an ultralight bike, then say you're worried about how it'll handle your local riding
More a question of - are there any snapping frame / stone impact type horror stories?
Haven't come across any, but haven't looked previously.
IIRC one of the other carbon race HTs was getting bad press for failures 6-12 months or so ago - RM Vertex perhaps??
It's not what you asked but have you ever sat on an S-Works Epic?
Quite taken by the 29er Epic when in the US earlier this year. To my surprise, I would say over 60% of the Spesh stock was big wheeled.
Merida 0.Nine
Sub 1kg weight, lifetime warranty, and ridden to world cup and world champs victory by Jose Hermida.
Also apparently coming in a 29" version for 2012 if that floats your boat...
"I like a bike that feels like it is always faster than your lung capacity, always scarier on the downs, but quick as a whippet up hill. With a bike like this, I push myself every ride. With other bikes I sit back and enjoy the ride"
Have to say, this is what a Giant Anthem feels like, not scarey on the downs though just encourages you to go quicker their too. OK not a HT but easily as quick IMO
Anthem's are disappointingly heavy for the money though. With the exception of the top XX equipped one they're all a fair bit porkier than the alternatives.
Not the be all and end all, but a shame IMO.
I'd still say the Scale 30 is the best compromise, although I did look at the Whippet/SIDs deal with interest!
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