First impressions, bear in mind it's a frame swap for a Soul:
[u]Dislikes[/u]
No Tange Prestige sticker
Some dust in the paintwork
QR looks like something you'd get out of a christmas cracker
Rear brake brace is a plate rather than a tube.
Lack of sacrificial rear-mech hanger (but I knew this anyway)
[u]Likes[/u]
Indentation in the chainstay for added chainring clearance.
Doesn't look freakishly big (whilst it is in fact freakishly big)
Curvy stays
Profiled top and down tubes.
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Er, congratulations? 😳
💡 has a beer bottle opener 😀
Where are the holes for the rear disc mount? Painted over?
Where are the holes for the rear disc mount? Painted over?
[url= http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7383405/ ] . . . stickers put there before paint so that when you mount the brake adapter, it's a nice clean and flat faced metal surface.[/url]
Damn you could lose yourself in that blue (I have a Sanchez on its way in the same finish 8) ) - looking forward to the pics of the finished bike.
Oh you can't beat a good handjob
That was the frame I was about to buy when it vanished (ya bugger)
So my youngest lad will now be the proud owner of a yellow un
BUT I do have the tange decal 😛
At Trailmoggy... did ya get the pics of your old frame... hope you like what became of it.
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Oh go on then... what a green one looks like...
Looks awesome
First impressions, bear in mind it's a frame swap for a Soul
So how would you compare those two?
I thought Soul would be way stronger and more playful but never rode HJ really so can't compare.
I have a first gen BFe in medium and would like to go for a tad bigger frame ( I'm 6,2) so my back doesn't suffer on longer spins.
Also, BFe is a very strong frame and I'm not sure I need that much metal for trail riding.
Regards
quartertofive - Member
Re HJ sizing: I've got a 19.5" HJ and I find it it fits like a glove (oops, I should be careful with the use of "glove" and "HJ" in the same sentence)
I'm 6' 1.5" with long arms and legs (34" inseam, 36+" arms on my posh shirts). I've also got long-term sciatica but still find it comfy unless I'm get out of depth on very techy stuff and getting jolted all over
