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The new iteration of the 18 Bikes No.9 steel hardtail. Although the details have changed over the years, the remit of the bike has not.
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By ben_haworth
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Why oh why did I click on this article! Another frame I now need to have FFS
Do it, do it, do it.
Got one, love it to bits.
Oh my, steel and a glitter paint job. 😍
Sizing by reach is all well and good if you know what size reach you need innit?! And millimetres. Awkward sods.
@Hatter - Tempted to drop the price of the full suss I have for sale just to free up some funds. Now what was the promise I made to my wife about selling the old full suss to fund the new full suss that I already bought???
If you need any help with sizing give us a call or email and I can provide measurements in imperial freedom units if that's easier for you, it certainly won't be for me!
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Oh, I do like that - great work. Extra points for not putting bottle cage bosses on the seat tube to interfere with a dropper. I've seen a couple of manufacturers using studs instead, so you can still fit a bottle but there's no rivnut or bolt to stick into the seat tube. Not sure if there's any call for that, mind.
Dr Jon is loving his.
Good work lads.
A steeper ST angle would be better, still.
Are they offering bikes or custom/semi-custom builds based on this frame?
I can’t see any on the website.
I mean, it’s a frame built by a bike shop, I would have thought they can get you some other parts.
Genuine question .... How do taller riders get on with these?
The XL has a tiny seat tube that I know can be offset by a longer dropper post but from someone that has looked at a Moxie previously I would likely need a 210 dropper and I'm not that tall!
The XL has a tiny seat tube that I know can be offset by a longer dropper post but from someone that has looked at a Moxie previously I would likely need a 210 dropper and I’m not that tall!
That makes no sense whatsoever.
And millimetres. Awkward sods.
If you can't divide by 10, then it isn't the bike for you 🙂
Genuine question …. How do taller riders get on with these?
I'm 6 2" and ride the 500 reach version with a 40mm Stem if that helps. I could probably run it with a 50mm stem at a pinch but I like the way the steering feels with the super short stem on there.
I run a 185mm drop Bikeyoke seatpost on it, there's a lot of exposed post but the seat tube brace seems to do its job well and I haven't had any creaks or other weirdness.
I seriously considered the slightly bonkers 525 version they made at the time but glad I didn't go for it, the 500's plenty and much more manageable on local bimbles with the nippers.
Thanks @Hatter.
Reach would be bob on for the XL but I've never owned a frame with such a short ST - BMXs excluded!
I don't suppose you have a photo?
Well thanks Ben. If you get a knock on the door from a small blonde lady with a stern look, that will be my wife. Deposit just placed for a purple
I wonder what he’ll do to turn that frown upside down?
I wonder what he’ll do to turn that frown upside down?
@TomHoward If he succeeds I want him to take notes and pass them on 🙂
RE Seatpost extension - our seat tube is a custom drawn tube that has a longer butted section at the top, this reaches below the top tube on all frame sizes so you have plenty of support no matter what post you run