lots of good ideas, thanks. In fact, too many ideas as I’m now considering all sorts of solutions…

brassneck – Member
Eldest has a Speccy Hotrock 24 from a few years back – it’s excellent, all grown up components in the drivetrain. Has a manitou fork I think? With lockout anyway, frames and fork are disk capable. Cost £40 from a car boot, and it was unmarked.

Also consider whether you’re over thinking how capable the fork actually has to be for a 10 year old, mine thrashes his all day but never complains about the damping, I think they adapt pretty well to what you can provide on the whole.

Agree with this. I suspect the kid who now has my lad’s old Hotrock is just as happy with it.