After having seen the Highball in the flesh and owning a Blur xc carbon, I really quite fancy the highball but in 27.5er terms as it's meant to handle really well according to stw and bikeradar's short reviews.
I was initially thinking of a swap to an Onone 456 carbon evo and use my current 26" carbon wheels and give RS yet another punt on hoping that they have resolved QC issues with the new pikes.
I'm sure I want a hardtail, carbon and for it to be playful to an extent but racy at the same time when powering down those chunky muscles of mine cough imo cough.
They both have standard BBs which I like, tapered headtube gooood but am wondering how the Onone frame is made using the carbon.
Is it like Santa Cruz's methods of layup or the complete opposite, some actual proper insight would be great as there's not much info out there on the evo 456.
All I do know is that either one is going to ride amazing compared to slugging around vpp frame when it's not necessary.
Oh and pics would be grand!
IMO SC have made a mistake giving this years highballs a 27.2 seatpost, so making it incompatible for most dropper posts.
true perhaps although I think that I would keep my seatpost at a fixed height anyway unless I chose the 456 which I would opt for a dropper more than likely.
Does anybody know how the carbon process for producing these frames differs from one another?