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hardtail mountain bikes
LeonLikesToRock:
If you want the frame only and want to try something a little bigger, check out On-One.
G:
I would look for bargain second hand 26" FS bikes. The value of these has dropped out of all proportion with how good they actually are just because of all the wheel size stuff. They still ride just as well as they ever did on the type of terrain you are describing, but the previous owners all decided that they were suddenly garbage for no apparent reason...
:)
G.
jonathan:
My only concern with any used fs bike is availability of hardware. If the bike is past it's prime, it might be impossible or at least very difficult to find replacement hardware. Maybe a used 26er ht with a slack HA and a long fork would work, but at that point I might as well get something more modern, which means 650. With my (limited) industry discount, there is usually no point in getting a used bike.
Kinchy:
I'd probably go for gt out of the brands you listed
MilkyWilky:
--- Quote from: jonathan on November 27, 2014, 11:17:41 AM ---My only concern with any used fs bike is availability of hardware. If the bike is past it's prime, it might be impossible or at least very difficult to find replacement hardware. Maybe a used 26er ht with a slack HA and a long fork would work, but at that point I might as well get something more modern, which means 650. With my (limited) industry discount, there is usually no point in getting a used bike.
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I wouldn't worry too much about that, so long as you pick a more prevalent brand. As for parts needing replacing, thats the magic of pushing the old horses.
I agree with G though, 26" hardtails get NO love, and some deals on these classics are just waiting to be had. My 1993 Cannondale Killer-V 900 is a beauty of polished aluminium with nearly invisible seams, and early Manitou TPC fork, same old never been trued wheels on never been serviced hubs. I switched the long stem and flat bars for wide bars and a short Thomson, replaced a bunch of old drivetrain and cockpit with new Deore (base model) stuff, and now the thing is a bloody weapon at ~12 kg.
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