Three frame choices:
1.New 650b Intense Tracer frame £1100
2.Secondhand mint Intense Tracer2 £500. Conversion kit to 650b- An extra £100. Is the shock/bearings really mint? No warranty either.
3.A commencal meta v4 £750 frame no shock. £150 for a one ride old Rockshox Debonair shock
So £1100 v £600 v £900
Save £500 and buy secondhand? I already run 650b Fox forks and Im running my rims/tyres until I can afford to upgrade to 650b fully. Will I die running 26’er in a 650b frame? No, just a tad low slung frame IMO as I run big Maxxis tyres anyway to compensate…
(Edit: be constructive. If I buy new I keep as I hate depreciation)