The Sexiest AM/FR/Enduro Hardtail Thread (Please read the opening post)

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The Sexiest AM/FR/Enduro Hardtail Thread (Please read the opening post)
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flag wythall1
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 9:19 Quote
Soupherb wrote:
wythall1 wrote:
Soupherb wrote:



Comfort at a price... lol

How many times have we heard taller people complaining of not having frames available to them that are sexy?

It’s getting better, but this below kinda sums it up

Frame size: small = sexy
medium = mediocre
large = lame (gate)

Custom frames don't need to look like a gate in large sizes, it's down to the frame builder entirely.

Exactly

Curtis have just built an AM9 for a 6' 9" 300lb mtb'er (T45 steel for the strength) and it it proportionally very similar to my AM7. Incidentally, I am somewhere over 6' 3" Big Grin
flag Bitelio
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 9:37 Quote
The Sklar looks awesome. Very classy.

Somehow the Mullet looks ridiculous.
flag threeofswords
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 10:48 Quote
Bitelio wrote:
The Sklar looks awesome. Very classy.

Somehow the Mullet looks ridiculous.

Agreed, also that head angle looks to XCish, that or I’ve spend to long looking at slacker type bikes
flag Soupherb
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 10:54 Quote
threeofswords wrote:
Bitelio wrote:
The Sklar looks awesome. Very classy.

Somehow the Mullet looks ridiculous.

Agreed, also that head angle looks to XCish, that or I’ve spend to long looking at slacker type bikes



Yep, we are all “geo groomed” here I think lol
flag Bitelio
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 10:59 Quote
Soupherb wrote:
threeofswords wrote:
Bitelio wrote:
The Sklar looks awesome. Very classy.

Somehow the Mullet looks ridiculous.

Agreed, also that head angle looks to XCish, that or I’ve spend to long looking at slacker type bikes



Yep, we are all “geo groomed” here I think lol

I'm not a Geo taliban, but anything above 67° HTA looks kinda old.
flag mtnryder-co
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 11:00 Quote
Bitelio wrote:
Soupherb wrote:
threeofswords wrote:


Agreed, also that head angle looks to XCish, that or I’ve spend to long looking at slacker type bikes



Yep, we are all “geo groomed” here I think lol

I'm not a Geo taliban, but anything above 67° HTA looks kinda old.
And completely un-ridable.
flag mtnryder-co
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 11:06 Quote
yungj wrote:
mtnryder-co wrote:
Where are those photos taken ? why dose it look so much like home?
The last picture that's Dakota Ridge in Golden and overlooking Matthew Winters park. Right across 470 from Green mountain in Lakewood, CO. First two pictures not sure...maybe Canon City?
Unmistakably Colorado Front Range.
flag WPUK
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 12:29 Quote
threeofswords wrote:
Bitelio wrote:
The Sklar looks awesome. Very classy.

Somehow the Mullet looks ridiculous.

Agreed, also that head angle looks to XCish, that or I’ve spend to long looking at slacker type bikes

The steering on the front end is not exactly confidence inspiring.

The back end is surprisingly solid though.
flag Dimebolt22b
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 14:12 Quote
wythall1 wrote:
Soupherb wrote:
wythall1 wrote:


Custom frames don't need to look like a gate in large sizes, it's down to the frame builder entirely.

Exactly

Curtis have just built an AM9 for a 6' 9" 300lb mtb'er (T45 steel for the strength) and it it proportionally very similar to my AM7. Incidentally, I am somewhere over 6' 3" Big Grin

I don't think my bike looks too gateish. But I am bias.
flag WPUK
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 15:02 Quote
wythall1 wrote:
Soupherb wrote:
wythall1 wrote:


Custom frames don't need to look like a gate in large sizes, it's down to the frame builder entirely.

Exactly

Curtis have just built an AM9 for a 6' 9" 300lb mtb'er (T45 steel for the strength) and it it proportionally very similar to my AM7. Incidentally, I am somewhere over 6' 3" Big Grin

Got any photos/links?
flag wythall1
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 15:07 Quote
WPUK wrote:
wythall1 wrote:
Soupherb wrote:


Exactly

Curtis have just built an AM9 for a 6' 9" 300lb mtb'er (T45 steel for the strength) and it it proportionally very similar to my AM7. Incidentally, I am somewhere over 6' 3" Big Grin

Got any photos/links?

Not as yet, they'll publish them once the bike has been delivered to it's owner I'm told.
flag WPUK
Posted: Feb 20, 2021 at 15:12 Quote
wythall1 wrote:
WPUK wrote:
wythall1 wrote:


Curtis have just built an AM9 for a 6' 9" 300lb mtb'er (T45 steel for the strength) and it it proportionally very similar to my AM7. Incidentally, I am somewhere over 6' 3" Big Grin
Got any photos/links?

Not as yet, they'll publish them once the bike has been delivered to it's owner I'm told.

Cool
flag Soupherb
Posted: Feb 21, 2021 at 7:18 Quote
Sonder Signal Ti
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flag threeofswords
Posted: Feb 21, 2021 at 7:37 Quote
Soupherb wrote:
Sonder Signal Ti
photo

Why spend all that £££ on the cassette and not the crank

 


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