Large 27.5 winter hard tail?

I have a full bike of 27.5/150mm/deore parts/31.6 dropper and wanting a frame to hang out all off!

Ideally wanting nice steel – 853 or 531 would be lovely!

Had a Stanton switchback that I regret selling! Also thought about a bfe

The Stanton was a mk2

https://geometrygeeks.bike/compare/stanton-switchback-631-uk-2020-18-long,stanton-switchback-631-mk2-2017-18-long/

Second hand

Any other frames that fit the bill?

The Nikolai with a pinion in the classifieds.

If it was XXL, and I had a pile of cash and I needed a third hardtail I’d have that in a shot : )

Nicolai Argon GLF Pinion, Large, hardcore hardtail

Starling Roost is 25% off right now. I absolutely love mine.

https://www.starlingcycles.com/frames/roost/

The starling is beautiful but not second hand and crazy expensive in my life at the minute. I’d have to start a go fund me page for that ??

If you are XL cotic have new ones for 399.

Sadly I’m an average 188cm so large frame. There is a Stanton on FB but took far away and I’ve not got a seatpost!!

I am 179 and on a large bfe. The current generation.  I would not want it to be any smaller. So Xl might work for you.

Pace rc627? Love mine.

The starling is beautiful but not second hand and crazy expensive in my life at the minute. I’d have to start a go fund me page for that ??

Ah, sorry. In my excitement to recommend what I own I missed the second hand part.

Just for winter?

Came to say Pace RC627. 853, 150mm forks, 31.6 seat post? Yep, that’s how I have mine set up. They’re lovely bikes.

Steel is unlikely to be a big dropper post, 27.2 is still the most common size. If a steel handrail frame hasn’t got too much BB drop you can probably just use a 29er frame

Steel is unlikely to be a big dropper post,

They do exist though, mines a 34.9

@5lab bfe 31.6

Switchback 30.9

Ragley Piglet?

+1 from another Pace fanatic.
RC627 in large works great for me (178cm) with a short 40mm stem. On paper I should be riding a Medium, but the large world’s better for me. 160mm forks, with a bit more sag dialled in.

+1 for the Piglet. Possibly the best bike I’ve ever had. Currently unstoppable through everything on 2.8s, previously a chuckable mad bastard of a thing on 2.4s. Built up a Marley a year or so later and it’s nowhere near  as much fun.

Could build a Lego LLS HT though will probs cost give or take that of the ROOST.

;D

Ragley Blue Pig – bloody great bike 🙂 just as fun on big days out as it is on nadgery gravity stuff.

Mine’s set up with 27.5 x 2.8s, 150 fork, mix of 11spd Deore and Microshift. 31.6 post too.

Start Fitness have them new for SH prices….

Ragley Blue Pig Mountain Bike Frame 2021 – Blue