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Light, slack hardtail that doesn't cost the earth?

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There is actually what looks like a small or medium Vanquish on eBay just now, if you wanted to split the frame out. Never seen a cracked one, except where my partner dropped hers on a very sharp bit of the turbo trainer 😬 And we had it fixed.

I would love to design him a custom Downshift, he would be a lucky boy! Raced to a bronze at loch ore SXC I have you know


 
Posted : 21/05/2024 2:35 pm
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There is actually what looks like a small or medium Vanquish on eBay just now

Found this one which is a large, if there's another one send me a link as my searching skills are clearly failing me!


 
Posted : 21/05/2024 2:56 pm
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Raced to a bronze at loch ore SXC I have you know

Clearly a versatile bike since I hear it was the antithesis of downcountry terrain!


 
Posted : 21/05/2024 2:57 pm
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"Absolutely! Not sure anything I’ve said suggests otherwise, simply wondering what the best option is at a reasonable price, and not wanting to get into the silly arms race of expensive machinery that shows up at many kids races"

I wasn't criticising you, just saying at that age it should be all about fun and trying different things.


 
Posted : 21/05/2024 4:14 pm
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It's just the orange one, I thought the seat mast was medium/small kinda size, but couldn't see a size in the listing. They don't come up very often


 
Posted : 21/05/2024 8:26 pm
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XC hardtail but mullet it?


 
Posted : 21/05/2024 9:07 pm
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It’s just the orange one, I thought the seat mast was medium/small kinda size, but couldn’t see a size in the listing.

Yeah that one, sorry forgot link. It's a Large. There's an XL on Facebook marketplace and Throttle L on Ebay too, nothing smaller yet !


 
Posted : 21/05/2024 10:01 pm
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Merida Big Trail might be worth a look, more trail than XC. Loads of stand over and Guy Kesteven raved about them in his review. A few bargains left on leisure lakes too.

https://singletrackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/merida-big-trail-400-review/


 
Posted : 21/05/2024 11:47 pm
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Guy Kesteven raved about them in his review.

He doesn't seem to have any other review mode than that! hahahaha


 
Posted : 23/05/2024 11:58 am
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Just found a Throttle & Vanquish in size M!


 
Posted : 28/05/2024 1:00 pm
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Just found a Throttle & Vanquish in size M!

If that's your size... BUY! 😀


 
Posted : 28/05/2024 1:06 pm
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