I have a Soul with 100/140mm forks in a slightly burly build and I have a Ti Voodoo frame in lightweight 100mm mode.

Not really gelled with the Voodoo – perhaps me, perhaps bike.

Looking to potentially swap out the frame for a lightweight steel frame – thinking long TT and more XC orientated.

Any suggestions?

Light weight + steel = £lots.

I went from a Ti Voodoo D-Jab to steel Pace RC104 as the Voodoo was little too big but wanted to keep sliding drop-outs for single speed, & couldn’t afford another Ti frame but gained about a pound+ going to the Pace.

If you can afford it look at an Enigma ST Ego, steel, light, XC.
Or Sanderson Life or Breath – long TT’s.

Depends what you mean by light I guess…the Soul is quite light no?

mmmm, that new ritchey 29er would do it 😉

Sanderson life at 4 and a bit lbs.

Rock lobster 853 or a Sanderson.The Sanderson Breath a nice frame I had one last year. Very springy but the 20inch one is the largest they do and it was too small for me! 🙁 If I could get one to fit me I would pay a little more and get the 853 tubed life though.

You already have a Soul, theres probably not much thats lighter (or better)

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Depends what you mean by light I guess…the Soul is quite light no?

It is indeed – maybe something sub 5lbish thats is designed around a 10mm fork

Soul frame is 4.4lbs, and perfectly ok with 100mm forks – mine is 24lbs in non burly guise.

Scapin? Proper race frames.

Cotic Soul is ideal with a 100mm fork.

What about moving the burly build stuff from soul on to a bfe and make the soul more xc, built round the 100mm travel fork?

What about moving the burly build stuff from soul on to a bfe and make the soul more xc, built round the 100mm travel fork?

Whats the point in that? Why not just buy another Soul?

Enigma ST Ego is an amazing bike, light and nimble, filet brazed version is lush.

not sure what the budget is but there’s a few people doing custom steel now – 18bikes, chickens cycles are local to me (Brighton) and Jon’s a really nice bloke;

http://cyclestuff.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/steel-is-real-a-public-service-announcement/

http://www.chickensframeemporium.co.uk/

Bfe slightly cheaper atm. Plus geometry slightly different iirc, so just a bit ‘different’ really and the route I would be tempted to take in light of the OP’s comments.

Buy a BFe for heavy duty stuff and put the lightweight XC kit with a longer stem on the Soul?

Bfe slightly cheaper atm. Plus geometry slightly different iirc, so just a bit ‘different’ really and the route I would be tempted to take in light of the OP’s comments.

Geometry is the same. Not really any point in putting all the stuff off the Soul onto a heavier, stiffer frame. May aswell just get another Soul.

I am not saying there is anything wrong with the 2 different Soul’s approach. Just giving MHO if I were in the the OP position. For some reason I thought the geometry was different but I was obviously mistaken.

Like I said, for the sake of being ‘different’ I would opt for Soul and BFe line up.

pipedream scion 100 to 140 fox forks brilliant