Just cracked my faithful 13 year old carbon Scott so I need to replace it.

Clearly I am a decade out of the loop for full suss frames so really don’t know what to look for. Please can people recommend me some frames I should look for in the classifieds and ones I should avoid.

I don’t need links to specific frames unless you want to, more I need advice about which ones I should be looking for.

Size Large, 6ft (Me, not the bike)
Riding style – Oafish and heavy.
Riding terrain – Mainly Southern woodlands (Lordswood, QE Park, Swinley) but with the odd trip over to Wales where I like to chase the big bikes down the hills (the Scott ws on the edge of it’s limits for this)
Budget – £300-400 frame only
Wheel size – Who gives a …

Orange 5.

Cannondale Prophet maybe?

Orange 5 with 650 tyres?

This but bigger size Heckler
Quite a few up regularly. Maybe a Rocky Mountain Slayer or Altitude depending on how gnar you feel.

This is suitably niche

Avoid commencal and lapierre, loads of breakages.

avoid pace, english premium for taiwan stuff.

i like merida, as cheap and v good on the qt.

My Nicolai Helius CC?

130-140 travel and Stil has nearly 2 yrs (ish) left on its Transferrable warranty 8)

Edit: You just need another £150 😳

Hi nick, how about my 2006 heckler, rp23 serviced a month ago, spare hanger and bearings replaced also, can bung in a hope head set too, £350?
You have my mail:-)