>£2K Enduro! frame and forks.

Looking for (preferably) a frame and forks as I have 10 spd XT, XT brakes, bars etc. I know what wheels I want (DT EX1501) so that leaves me around £2K for 160mm frame and forks. I could get some 36’s for around £800, leaving £1200 for a frame, or I could get some pikes and have around £1500.
If I could get the new Lyriks for Pike prices, I’d do that but that’s along was off I think.
This bike needs to compliment the 150mm AM hardtail which will be used for the majority of trail type duties. I want something which can rip and uplift day but still pedal to the top.
I’ve seen a very reasonably priced Spicy frame, and the GT Sanction looks good value, but I worry about it being porky and GT don’t seem to print lots of relevant geo numbers.
I could just get a spesh Enduro expert for £2800 and just sell everything. Not sure. Suggestions and tips/links to closeouts would be welcomed!

There are some excellent deals on Pygas at the moment. Not sure it’s appropriate to link to our own site but you could have Lyriks and a Pascoe for your budget, which would make for a cracking bike.

Thanks Drover, it’s only 140, and has a little steep HA. looks like a great trail bike, but I’m after something with less pure intentions!

Reign on ebay – £1.6k full bike with a Pike.

Thread elsewhere reckons its a French giant concept store offloading stock.

Second hand? I’m selling a Zesty AM that’ll take 160mm forks and it’ll be way below budget….

Thread elsewhere reckons its a French giant concept store offloading stock.

I mailed the chap and it made me a bit nervous.

Ones you receive your bike we cancel ebay order.

So ones you “buy it now” I send you store details for direct payment to the store by card (no extra fee) or to store email address/paypal account – we need to get sale price net in this case. We offer free shipping.
He wouldn’t give an email address either. He may well be totally legit, but I’d feel very stupid if I lost my money with messages like this.

Transition Patrol?

Think the Sanction would be the ultimate gnar machine though.

I looked at s reign from that link and got the exact same email with spelling mistakes and all.

I didn’t buy one as it didn’t feel right. I also thought about what I ride and went for a 140mm rear 150mm front bike.

The sanction is looking good. I was surprised to find that Dan Atherton runs 160mm fox 34’s on his.

I also thought about what I ride and went for a 140mm rear 150mm front bike.

I had that internal conversation. I did have a sensible carbon Trail/AM Fs bike, but now I have a very capable HT which I love riding but I want something I can thrash on uplifts (with BPW, and 417 nearby seems mad not to) but still take out on a normal ride occasionally.

I looked at s reign from that link and got the exact same email with spelling mistakes and all.

I suspect we both dodged a bullet.

Don’t be put off by the Sanction, it gets incredible reviews from all sources and at £1500 seems decent value when compared to some of the more boutique stuff that may cost another 1k again for the frame, I believe the Sanction can also take 170mm forks if you fancy going truly bonkers….a set of 160mm forks by anybody would do the job though….X-Fusion would probably give you more change to spend on other stuff but it looks like you’ve got that covered with XT just about everything from what you just posted!

I just need tyres, headset and new stem and I’m ready to go! Everything else remains from my sadly departed 26.
I failed to mention that I’m selling a brand new Bronson carbon frame to fund this. Taking a bloody low price for it though.

Does it have to be new? Bungalistic has a Rallon for sale in 16.5, it’s the wrong colour (ie, not yellow) but he’d still get my money, £600 with a Kirk.

I’m 6ft NW but thanks. I’m not small either so burly is good!

Meta SX/AM frame direct from Commencal?

That is nice indeed. They sell Bos Kirk for about £300 too.

Oooh.

That’s about £2300 including Bos suspension, reverb stealth and crossmax XL wheelset (but with XX driver 😐 )

Does the fact that you’re selling a Bronson frame with shock mean your warranty case had a successful conclusion?

It does, George. Had they offered me a nomad we wouldn’t be having this thread.

Cool, glad you got sorted.

Commencal site has me browsing with interest now too

Just read that they have inboard brake mounts which means….heel rub

🙁

Good shout on the Meta.

But I’d minus the BOS stuff, if you think SC have been a warranty challenge, BOS will redefine how bad a company can be when things go wrong.

Meta AM frame, second hand Float X, new Fox 34 on the front. Sorted.

Build a set of decent alloy rims onto some DT 240 hubs & that would be a great build 🙂

it’s only 140, and has a little steep HA. looks like a great trail bike, but I’m after something with less pure intentions!

Should have figured that from the clue you have, having a 150mm hardtail I guess.

Although the Commencal is 150mm rear and only half a degree slacker than the Pyga with a 160mm fork (which is what works best). That said it’s unbelievable value, and they are great bikes (we were a dealer before they went direct, and from what I know the bikes are even better now than they were then).

Transition Patrol would be my other recommendation which I think has already been mentioned. New ones land shortly…

I’m selling a new banshee spitfire in large with a double barrel air… £1100 posted 😀

In seriousness, banshee are well worth a look, a spitfire with a decent shock and 160mm forks is a great ‘enduro’ bike for uk stuff and can handle everything in it’s stride.

The rune is also a great bike if you’re after something with more travel and is probably as close as you can get to a pedalable dh bike, but it is a hefty beast.

Not the wheels you want, but….

http://bikeactive.com/banshee-rune-framekit-2015-c2x15634041

I think the commencal is out. I couldn’t live with those wide stays and hob nobs advice RE the BOS has pissed on my fireworks.

Some great deals to be had on Rocky Mountain Altitudes on eBay, I paid £2200 for a brand new boxed Altitude 770MSL, sold/replaced all the bits I didn’t want (avids, hubs etc) and had a fully Hope’d up Altitude for around £2500 all in.

EDIT – And the ride9 adjustable geometry is excellent 🙂

**** me, that’s lovely! Wanna sell it?

Thanks man, more/larger pics here .. http://danuk86.deviantart.com/gallery/%5B/url%5D

Carbon or aluminium? YT Capra still available in some specs, I reckon purely on bang for buck you’d do better with one of the German machines and swapping the bits out.

My canyon strive was 2400 with pikes a monarch and ex1501’s it’s a shame they stopped doing that spec. I reckon you could still do a strive on your budget but YT looks a bit cheaper like for like with the current euro rate. Not as exotic as you might want though!

That Rocky Mountain is nice too.. 🙂

Budget be damned. The new canyon strive 9.0 race is pretty much all I want in a bike. Can you take the shapeshifter out/off?

I would buy a Giant Reign (and I have..). It’s a monster of a bike. Reign 2 complete bike is currently £1760 from UK Giant stores. Sell all the kit you don’t need, buy a CCDBCS for it, keep the Pikes it comes with, spend the leftover money on a trip to the Alps.

What’s to sell? I’d be lucky to get tuppence for the giant branded wheelset and bits and I’d end up with a nice but basic alu frame and RC pikes. I really like the Reign but they don’t stand out as amazing value.
The advanced team is nice, but XR 1501s? Why would a bike with those intentions want XC wheels?

My point was, with your budget you wouldn’t need to sell much. There’s still a good £300 there with wheels, tyres, dropper, drivetrain… You’d end up with a much better bike than the Commencal.

Great thread. I’m currently in a similar space. Have a 140 XL hardtail 29er that I’m very happy with. Been looking at frame/forks combos or complete bike for a long travel fs rig. Looked on the Giant store for the Reign 2 at £1760. Could only find a M at £2100. The Pyga looks nice as do the Banshees. Anyone got any thoughts on the Vitus Sommet for £1600? Good spec and they review very well too..

Wrecker what made you choose the DT EX1501s? Just wondering as ice been considering these for my next ride.

Bird Aeris?

Wrecker what made you choose the DT EX1501s? Just wondering as ice been considering these for my next ride.

As I understand it they are essentially have improved 240s hubs and ex471 rims (which are fantastic). Seem perfect to me.

Mate has them on his Canyon and they have been great. Wheels have seen lots of Lakeland rock and been fine. Only problem was a crack around onme eyeley and I think that was caused by too much tension in the spokes when trying to true the wheel after a big rim dink.
They are very very light

Howdy – i bought and ex-demo spicy from CRC and the chain stays are wide but my heels don’t rub on them – but i ride clipped in and pedal with straight feet.

If you ride flats with 5:10s then they may do.

I have a V4 Commencal Meta AM, I don’t get any heel rub on mines.