Other than Whyte, who makes a slackish (say 67-68 degree head angle) trail bike, less than 140mm travel?
just wondering.

Transition bandit http://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes_Bandit.cfm

Transition bandit is 68 – http://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes_Bandit.cfm

SC Nickel is the same – http://www.santacruzbikes.com/nickel/#geo.php

Santa Cruz TRC

2012 Scott Spark 120mm with a 68 or 68.7 degree head angle.

MBR have a preview of the 2012 Fuel EX and apparently that’s getting a 1 degree slacker head angle over the current one. From 68 – 67 degrees I think.

New Ragley 100/140 sounds like it will be slack and low.

As above, those new Treks look absolutely lovely!

Hmm… Yes. Those new Treks and Scotts look just the ticket.

Chumba xcl

Yeti ASR 5 is 68degree with a 120mm Fork

I really like this;

Yep Yeti ASR-5 all the way, I run mine with 140mm Talas so even more of a slack head angle.

orange 5 runs great at 120

Something reasonably short, with a Works Components angle reducer stuck in it?

i’ve got a mythic (banshee) wildcard. Fits your requirements perfectly (adjustable angles 67 or 68 deg), has a 1.5 headset so you could run a angleset if you wanted. they’re a grand at freeborn

The two Yeti’s in dickie’s post, are they the same frame, but different sizes? They look very different around the seat-tube/ back end of the toptube…

On MTBR both are listed as small but the top one is carbon front triangle.

Hmm… hadn’t noticed that before – really like the clean look of the top one, I guess I’d get stiffed with the extra tube if I bought the large.

Edit – you’re right, had a look on the yeti site, it’s the difference between the Carbon & Alloy frames.

That ASRc is my ultimate “don’t need it but would love to have it” bike. Aside from the ones I already have that I don’t need.

Transition Bandit is 67.5deg if you run a 150mm fork. That’s what I’ve gone for and love how it handles. Couldn’t be happier with it.

If you want even slacker, the Mythic/Banshee Spitfire is 66deg in the slack setting and only has 120mm rear travel. A bit heavier, though, and there have been some posts on here about issues with bushing wear. Shame, as by all accounts it’s a ripper.

That ASRc is my ultimate “don’t need it but would love to have it” bike. Aside from the ones I already have that I don’t need.

Yep, mine too – halfway between the 100mm & 140mm full susser’s I have & lighter than both.