Salsa Ala Carte! Modern take on a classic frame available with a matching green fork.
Shame it's been discontinued. I'll never part with my mid 90's Ala Carte.
Also still loving my DMR Switchback.
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which is the best steel hardtail at mo??
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I keep looking at the Curtis website and thinking that one of those would be really quite nice...
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If there's a better one than mine then I don't want to know about it!
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pipedream scion lovely bike only had it a few months but brilliant
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Whatever modern frame is closest to a 2001 DMR Trailstar.
slainte
rob
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Have to agree with cookea "Find yourself a late 90's Kona Cindercone or Explosif, have some disc tabs welded on it, paint it (badly) with Hammerite to deter theives and ride the arse off it..." exchange hammerite for rattle can and you've got my '97 Explosif.
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Didn't they all snap?
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charge dusters are great bikes.not biased in the slightest (my one below)
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I have read not much of this because, as many have said, "insert my frame here" is the best. I will drop some facts of my own.
had a Ragles Piglet. It was awesome. climbed like a goat, felt comfortable enough on the downs.. snapped. Replaced it with the Blue Pig with a warranty.
The pig, I decided, was the greatest bike ever. After getting used to it..(deciding to keep it at a 130 max) it climbed just as well. It hit the downs like no tomorrow. The first hardtail I had swung my leg over that just made me want to 'do work'. really solid going down everything. The back end bounces perfectly with the right practise.
Only qualms i have had with the pig: It has a super long rear triangle and top tube. which is great for stability, but makes it a pain to find that sweetspot that makes lifting easy. Downs were great, as I said, but balance is key here. It took me a while to find that perfect sweet spot. After I did that, berms were hit at bar drag angles, full sussers were being caught on the downs, and jumping was becoming a bit easier. It is a XC bike for people who like to neglect the trail the most of the time.Recently, I have retired the pig for a Stanton Slackline. Similar price to the Blue Pig. better steel. Replacable drop out. Super awesome dudes running the show.
Reason I swapped the frame: The test ride. the RT is shorter by 2cm. Makes you feel like a manualing mastermind. A lot more playful than the pig. Which makes me feel a lot more comfortable 'losing the back end' and then regaining it. The shorter RT and TT, I think, makes balancing an easier affair than a neglected house with in madison county. Corners like a dream. It really made me feel like going 90mph. Have just built up the Stanton, so haven't hossed it like I have the pig.. so you will have to wait for a full review.Hope that helps.
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I've ridden a few of the above mentioned but my fav so far is a Chromag Samurai, it just fitted me perfectly with a 140 or 160 fork on it and was so balanced and filtered just enough trail harshness out but let you feel all you needed, I miss it...
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Check out Dialled. I had a Prince Albert and it was awesome. The newer 725 is a little lighter too
The Alpine may be worth a look if you're riding's gnarly enough.
Genesis make good frames too, quite a few are available in 853 as well.
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If you want the 'best' why not go custom?
Someone like Brian Rourke will build you whatever geometry you want & paint it whatever colour you like. Job done.Posted 5 months ago # -
For a small outlay the std Inbred takes some beating, but STW badge snobs wont be happy.
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Someone like Brian Rourke
We bumped into someone on one of these. Unbelievable how light it was (obviously not a long travel frame but steel still).
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As Kona have been mentioned a few times (plus I ride a steel kona too) this might interest you
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/kona-explosif-frame-item165925.htmlPosted 5 months ago # -
Reason I swapped the frame: The test ride. the RT is shorter by 2cm. Makes you feel like a manualing mastermind. A lot more playful than the pig. Which makes me feel a lot more comfortable 'losing the back end' and then regaining it.
The shorter RT and TT, I think, makes balancing an easier affair than a neglected house with in madison county. Corners like a dream. It really made me feel like going 90mph. Have just built up the Stanton, so haven't hossed it like I have the pig.. so you will have to wait for a full review.
This is exactly what i thought of the slackline. Amazing bike. corners amazingly well and feels very comfortable in the air.. I want it so bad but haven't got funds at the moment (debating whether to sell my Voodoo djab to fund
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or Orange R8 even
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trickydisco - (debating whether to sell my Voodoo djab to fund
I am putting my GSpot up for sale tomorrow to fund my purchase of it. That worth it.
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Normal Man - Member
or Orange R8 even
That's the one that's built exactly like an old-model Soul, except weaker, more expensive and heavier?
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Didn't they all snap?
I snapped my old steel 90's Kona (chainstay, by the dropout), and i'm a 65kg jeycore xc rider
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That's the one that's built exactly like an old-model Soul, except weaker, more expensive and heavier?
Click the smiley and you'll see why I said it.
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Ah, I didn't notice the link
Still too heavy really for such a limited frame, but that's about the right price, good spot.They do ride really nicely though, really classic Orange "Jump on and go" feel- shame they didn't do a better job of the construction. Just refusing to tell anyone what weight a frame is, is no substitute for making it light
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