My inbred has been ok for a few years now and i like the slightly more forgiving feel of steel. I’ve been umhing and arhing over a newer frame for a while and have whittled it down to the cotic soul or the pa853. I’m sure there’s loads of you out there that have ridden the above, so how do they compare to an inbred for xc/ trail center and playing in the woods type riding.

pics please to aid inspiration and help my choice 🙂

I had a 520 Prince Albert for a few years and loved it, however I now have tapered 140mm forks, and a 30.9 Reverb that I’d want to swap across from my current hardtail if I was building another one, so the Albert would be no use now 😐

Yeah i know what you mean and maybe i should think about future proofing etc, but i have a fairly new set of straight steerer forks so not an issue currently.