First impressions, bear in mind it’s a frame swap for a Soul:

Dislikes

No Tange Prestige sticker
Some dust in the paintwork
QR looks like something you’d get out of a christmas cracker
Rear brake brace is a plate rather than a tube.
Lack of sacrificial rear-mech hanger (but I knew this anyway)

Likes

Indentation in the chainstay for added chainring clearance.
Doesn’t look freakishly big (whilst it is in fact freakishly big)
Curvy stays
Profiled top and down tubes.

Er, congratulations? 😳

💡 has a beer bottle opener 😀

Where are the holes for the rear disc mount? Painted over?

Where are the holes for the rear disc mount? Painted over?

. . . stickers put there before paint so that when you mount the brake adapter, it’s a nice clean and flat faced metal surface.

Damn you could lose yourself in that blue (I have a Sanchez on its way in the same finish 8) ) – looking forward to the pics of the finished bike.

Oh you can’t beat a good handjob

That was the frame I was about to buy when it vanished (ya bugger)
So my youngest lad will now be the proud owner of a yellow un

BUT I do have the tange decal 😛

At Trailmoggy… did ya get the pics of your old frame… hope you like what became of it.

Oh go on then… what a green one looks like…

Looks awesome

First impressions, bear in mind it’s a frame swap for a Soul

So how would you compare those two?
I thought Soul would be way stronger and more playful but never rode HJ really so can’t compare.

I have a first gen BFe in medium and would like to go for a tad bigger frame ( I’m 6,2) so my back doesn’t suffer on longer spins.

Also, BFe is a very strong frame and I’m not sure I need that much metal for trail riding.

Regards

quartertofive – Member

Re HJ sizing: I’ve got a 19.5″ HJ and I find it it fits like a glove (oops, I should be careful with the use of “glove” and “HJ” in the same sentence)
I’m 6′ 1.5″ with long arms and legs (34″ inseam, 36+” arms on my posh shirts). I’ve also got long-term sciatica but still find it comfy unless I’m get out of depth on very techy stuff and getting jolted all over