I'm after a 2nd hand frame and want something that pedals well, has about 170mm travel (coil shock) and can take a beating.
I will probably slacken it off to about 65 deg with offset shockbushings/angleset, so it is fun for dh, but is not too slack to pedal back up. Not much in the way of chairlifts in the uk and very few tracks warrant having a full dh bike, so I'm going for shorter travel and a single crown fork.
So far I have seen the sx trail and giant reign x (both 08) that look pretty good. Anything else I should be considering?
I will probably slacken it off to about 65 deg with offset shockbushings/angleset, so it is fun for dh, but is not too slack to pedal back up. Not much in the way of chairlifts in the uk and very few tracks warrant having a full dh bike, so I'm going for shorter travel and a single crown fork.
So far I have seen the sx trail and giant reign x (both 08) that look pretty good. Anything else I should be considering?