What is the right amount of travel on a aggressive hard tail? 140mm
Best frame material for a hard tail? Steel – Cromoly
Preferred top tube length? 22″ (But i’ve got a really long body with short legs, 6’3″ with a 32″ inside leg)
Preferred frame size? L or 19″
Preferred wheel size front and rear? 26″ both ends (But I would like to try a 29er at some point as I am tall)
Slack ,steep, or somewhere in the middle. -(Head tube angle)Steep (ish)
How much would you pay for a highly specked aggressive hard tail? upto £1500
Singlespeed or geared? Geared – definately Too many “Big” mountains in this bit of Wakes
Hard tail or rigid ? HT But I’m loving my rigid cross bike at the moment
Big tyres 2.35+ or small tyres anything up to 2.35? 2.4
Thick tubes or small tubes for the frame? Small tubes
Low BB or high BB? Low BB
Hope this helps, good luck with your GCSE’s. I built a Full susser (really badly) for my A Level “Design Tech” and my mate built a Hydraulic Disc brake, back in 1994 !!!