What SS Steel MTB Frame?

Look at a new SS steel frame, as i just sold my Kona Exlosif as i needed something abit bigger.
Had my eye on a Genesis IO
not sure what my other choices are, looking to spend about £250 max for about a 19″, have even considered using a tensioner but would prefure sliding drop outs or similar.

Cheers Steve

Love/Hate? I really like the EBB and vertical dropout solution.

Get the Genesis its great. (I have two!).

Yea contacted them, there getting a new lot in in june but there now £325 🙁 so priced them self out of my price range

£325? wow. The weak pound sucks.

what about a genesis io frame only. £200?
http://www.lexs.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_2009_Genesis_iO.html

Yea thats my main contender atm

if you pre-order a love hate it’s £265

cool cheers for that something to think about

Got the Genesis IO a couple of months back-in fact common as muck with the bunch I ride with 🙂
Great frame for the money

Another vote for Io,got 1 cheap in the sales yr/2 ago and liked it so much I bought an Altitude too. Not totally sure about this year’s colour -looks lot better in the flesh though.

voodoo wanga, lovely slidey dropouts/disc mount

If you find a few extra pounds down the back of the sofa then the Decade Virtue frames are lovely.

I love this one:

If an 18 in Kona unit frame would suit I know where there is a spotless one going S/H very soon (literally only ridden once) Mail me for details, TR

BTW, if you want a new one, I have a love/Hate and it’s my favouritest bike of all, even nicerer than my old Indy fab SS, and that’s lovely 😀

Another vote for the Io – I bought a 16″ frame only back in April last year, and it’s the bike I ride the most now out of the four I own. Truly great frame. 100mm MXCs or 115mm Rebas suit it well.

I quite fancy the love Hate but not to sure on this years colors.

Genesis iO is great VFM and an awesome ride

Is the Genesis IO 530 or 853?

I love my old kona cindercone converted to SS through a tensioner which is a pain TBH…would a second hand decent steel frame be an option if you are on a budget?

Can we widen the debate – which is the best chain tensioning method – slidey drop out, EBB or chain tensioner?

and what about cotic simple or is that too expensive?

530 i think, would be open 2 2nd hand,specialy if theres a orange p7 ss out there some where could match my clockwork then lol, but would like something new treat myself before the wedding day :P, think the Cotics pushing it on price unless theres a good 2nd hand.

Widden the thread away of open a new one,

Frame is Reynolds 520 which apparently is generic Taiwanese cro-moly (nowt wrong with that mind)-they did do a Reynolds 725 frame only model originally which is rather nice heat treated cro-moly from yer actual Reynolds UK. Still kicking myself didn’t buy one,LBS had one reduced to £150 in my size too…

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£325? wow. The weak pound sucks.

It sure does. £1 =$1.46 now compared to $1.92 last summer.

Love/Hate is still priced well though considering the Mk2 has a more expensive head tube, dropouts and powder coat and all frames will come with the more expensive Phil Wood Relieved EBB as standard.

Pre-order offer will be closed on 30th April.

Wish they did it in the Purple, not a fan or orange and white

I’ve had my Genesis io for a couple of months now and it’s ridiculously good fun for the money! Handling is spot-on. 🙂

Think its going to be the Genesis iO found 1 a lil bit cheaper 😛 and free shipping :D, unless anything comes up 2nd hand that takes my fancy

Will a wheel with a single speed conversion fit on the back of the genesis?

lexs.co.uk?
And yes. a standard wheel will be fine.

Nope swinnertoncycles.co.uk

Ah cool leave it a day or two to see if anything 2nd hand turns up and put my order in

Or you could get a bolt in Hope Pro II Trials hub.

That Genisis frame seems a bargain price at the mo.

think il upgrade slowly, quite happy with my on-one/planet x wheels

I’m selling my 2008 Orange p7 frame – 19″, steel, sliding dropouts. Ticks your boxes mentioned above.

£190 posted.

pics

bingo 😀

Very intrested mate Give me a few mins

P7 it is 😀 get my misses on the clockwork as all is rosie 😛

A beautiful moment in stw

Tis indeed.

Cheer for everyones help on this forum and cheers for the heads up Feenster