Hi
Been thinking recently to build up a short travel 4-5″ rig – ideally want something that is ok at climbing, but can take a battering going down too, and wouldn’t be to phased by the odd 4X course. I’m not really sure what to be looking for, I’m quite liking the look of the Devinci Dixon, but others I’ve looked at are Commencal’s Meta 55, Lapierre’s Zesty (although not available as frame only), and the Orange Five (I know the Five has a lot of love, but I’m not keen on the looks).
Can anyone recommend others to look at so I can do some research – £2k would be my absolute max limit for a frame, ideally want to be in the £1-1.5k range for frame only.
Am I even looking at the right type of bikes for a bit of a ‘do it all’ rig?