Got a friend looking for a hardtail...he likes my Nicolai geometry but sure can't afford it. (super-slack HA and short chainstays.) Anyone know of other HTs with 67 or slacker HA and 16" or under chainstays for $600 or less?
Le Toy and Cove Stiffee SL (if I remember the HA correctly) came to mind, but I can't find exact specs on the Toy, and the Cove doesn't seem to be made anymore. Arrows are cool bikes, too, but I don't think they're slack enough for him.
I realize there are a ton of cool bikes out there with 69 or so HAs, and I'll probably get recommendations for tons of them (planetXs, Banshees, whatever), but we're looking for what's generally considered an abnormally slack HA for a HT. I realize it's a long shot, but hey...that's what the Internet is for, right?
Yes, we're wierd people.
MD
Edit: Custom maker recommendations also taken... I was thinking he could call Cortina and see if they can make a slacker version of their cromo HT on the next run, too...
Le Toy and Cove Stiffee SL (if I remember the HA correctly) came to mind, but I can't find exact specs on the Toy, and the Cove doesn't seem to be made anymore. Arrows are cool bikes, too, but I don't think they're slack enough for him.
I realize there are a ton of cool bikes out there with 69 or so HAs, and I'll probably get recommendations for tons of them (planetXs, Banshees, whatever), but we're looking for what's generally considered an abnormally slack HA for a HT. I realize it's a long shot, but hey...that's what the Internet is for, right?
Yes, we're wierd people.
MD
Edit: Custom maker recommendations also taken... I was thinking he could call Cortina and see if they can make a slacker version of their cromo HT on the next run, too...