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I have had in this order.
Inbred 18inch
Inbred 16inch
Scandal 16inch
456 18 inch
456 16inch
and im back on a inbred 16 Inch,i have ridden various other bike over the years as well but keep coming back i love my inbred 16inch im 5foot7 and have a good 20cm if not more of post out of the frame. For the money you cant go wrong with any of them really.
Im also going to say the opposite the dialed bikes i hated way stiffer than the on-one and i felt it weight to much. and the sandersons made my inbred feel slack
I have an early [red] 456 running 150mm 'zochi bombers and it's my go to bike most days. I also ran a Scandal with Fox RL80's, it was a great climber but downhills were too steep with this combo. I fixed this by fitting "illegaly long" [130mm] Revelations. It's now a fantastic all round flickable lightweight enduro / trail bike. I seem to remember on-ones advice that they were ment as a strickly wheels on the ground bike though.
Basically, if you like to blast down stuff "behind the bars" go for the 456, if you prefer to pick your way down then get the Scandal. Best of luck with your choice.
Cheers for the last few suggestions - the Prince Albert and the Pipedream look good too, and are well reviewed by the looks of it, but about twice the price of a Scandal (for new) and less available secondhand by the looks of it.
There has been a fly in the ointment regarding buying a new Scandal frame - I've just found a Cotic Soul going secondhand near me and if I can get it for the same price as a new Scandal, I think I'd go with the Soul.
Still loving the explanations by everyone posting with what frames you've rode/are riding. 🙂