Hi All,
I'm fairly new here, got back into riding after a 6 year lay off back in 2007. Decided I'd pick up where I left off so bought a Kona Shred to fling about in the park.
3 years and about 1500 XC/AM km later I have decided that a medium jump frame is not the ideal XC tool despite buying the longest seat post I could find!!!!
I mainly ride XC to work (About 15 miles each way on mixture of proper off road and gravel tracks) but do enjoy a bi yearly excursion into the Coed-y-brenin and contemplating some trips to the alps.
I have a bit of money stashed away, and after reading several bike radar reviews have a few AM full sussers in mind…. (Mostly as chain reaction have RM Altitude Carbon frames in at around £1600 and Turner 5-spots at around £1500)
But they are v. v. v. expensive (IMO), I'm willing to pay the price if they are worth it, but I don't want to be left feeling ripped off. Final thing to say is that I intend this to be my last frame purchase for a long time (My last one managed 10 years of sterling services before Southampton pikeys thieved it.)
Any advice would be happily taken.
Muddy Love,
Dom