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 chris321
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:02 pm 
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Buy one and say it's for her, once you've built it up to a very high spec... in a few months.... by which time she'll have forgotten about it? :D
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 Eccles
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:57 pm 
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I just bought one too! Just need some forks now.
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 chris321
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:47 pm 
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Same here just need some forks! Oh and wheels.. And a headset...and a stem, bars, cranks, pedals, mechs, shifters, seatpost, saddle, brakes, cassette, and some cables :D
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 VW-surfbum
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:58 pm 
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Eccles wrote:
I just bought one too! Just need some forks now.

Are you going to retire the old girl now?

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 Eccles
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:41 pm 
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Yup she pretty much had it with the head tube thing. One last lot of rides down here in Somerset before Sunday.
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 VW-surfbum
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:16 pm 
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Might get one myself as my car was £60 to get repaired and I was dreading the worst.
So now to hunt for a cheap set of 6" forks ;-)

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 Eccles
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:18 pm 
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:) yup. Well I'd be happy with some 120 - 140mm ones.
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 chris321
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:20 pm 
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There's going to be a shortage of 100 - 150mm forks now thanks to on-one and their reasonable prices now isn't there?! :evil:
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 Eccles
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:48 pm 
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Yeah nothing much on their site and nothing takes my fancy at Merlin.
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 Madasnibbor
 Post subject: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:56 pm 
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I now own a beefy brown 456 . That's all my budget so will be running 100mm rebas :) 120 if I can internally adjust really using all the six inches up.
It's a long term project for me :)
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 chris321
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:18 pm 
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I was struggling to decide between the beefy brown 456 and the ketchup red summer season.... Went for the latter in the end for the slacker geometry :D

It gets delivered tomorrow :clap:
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 Eccles
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:25 pm 
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I ordered the beefy brown a day before you and still haven't had a dispatch email :( Not that it makes any difference as I'm away on holiday and it's being delivered to work! I'm thinking it might pair nicely with some Sektors as they adjust from 110 - 150mm.
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 Madasnibbor
 Post subject: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:51 pm 
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Sounds good I have a blue seat post coming as well. £14.99 :) I have no budget . Slx front mech cheaper with crc than merlin. I've got a 50mm stem from my enduro. Also ordered blue gear cables all I need for Xmas is some decent rims.
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 Madasnibbor
 Post subject: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:38 pm 
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Hi chris and Eccles , I've been on my on one account but the frame is not showing did you find this?. Money has gone from my card but I'm nervous I missed out as beefy brown now unavailable :(
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 Eccles
 Post subject: Re: What (fairly cheap) hardtail for XC / Very light DH
PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:12 pm 
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Well I've just received the dispatch email, should arrive on Moday. It was in my account straight away though awaiting processing. Fingers crossed for you!
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