Well, as many of you know, I do DH on a hardtail. Anyway I also like freeride and street. My question is, what hardtail frame will suit my needs (DH, FR Street)? Thanks.
How is steel "smoother"? "Aluminium is too stiff for street."Go with steel. Way smoother. Aluminium is too stiff for street. 243 has a couple to choose from or a steehead, all are bad ass bikes that can "do all". If you want to ride transition on the street/dj go with the TOP. The TOP sizes are small. check the geo (top tube) before ordering.
You're forgetting other factors like the geometry of the tubing that have a large effect on the flex of the frame. Alu frames typically use larger diameter tubes==> stifferHow is steel "smoother"? "Aluminium is too stiff for street."
The elastic modulus for cro-mo steel is about 3x higher than it is for an aluminum alloy...:huh:
lol your feet wont get clipped by x-ups and barspins with that ^eh, whenever I see a jackal all I see is this:
Er.....It's pretty much design dependent, but for the sake of argument, you're going to run a cro-mo tube with a smaller cross section, or an aluminum tube with a larger cross section, and pretty much come out with a frames that are similar in stiffness do to the material properties. But to say a cro-mo bike flexes more than an aluminum bike is an ignorant statement.You're forgetting other factors like the geometry of the tubing that have a large effect on the flex of the frame. Alu frames typically use larger diameter tubes==> stiffer
I had an older gen. p series that I did about everything on. mostly street/slalom/dj but it saw some dh use also.
I am pretty much thinking of these options. Jackal, Morphine, Vagrant. Which of these 3 is better for FR/DH? If anyone knows of any not listed here, please post. Thanks for the info so far and please keep posting.
what happened to your 06 Jackal? did you sell it or something?Ok, I will discard the Jackal (my friend just got a Jackal and I dont want to have the same bike). Anyway, Vagrant or Morphine for DH/FR?