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flag Luc2005
Posted: Mar 27, 2020 at 9:13 Quote
I want to get a hardtail and I have a budget of about £500 for the frame.
flag naptime
Posted: Mar 27, 2020 at 9:17 Quote
Thing is, not many 4X specific frames made nowadays but for that budget you could track a luxury second hand frame like Yeti, Stanton etc old dialed or something like a DMR Omen
Or you could go 650 an get a small hardcore handrail. Plenty of them about
flag Luc2005
Posted: Mar 27, 2020 at 9:54 Quote
In that case is there any older frames that people recommend or aggressive hardtails.
flag seraph
Posted: Mar 27, 2020 at 10:39 Quote
I think Identiti still makes a 4X specific hardtail.
flag Luc2005
Posted: Mar 27, 2020 at 11:17 Quote
I've heard that the banshee amp makes a good 4x bike but I don't know where to get them in the UK does anyone know where you can get them in the UK.
flag seraph
Posted: Mar 27, 2020 at 11:22 Quote
Identiti is in the UK to begin with. Check out the Dr Jekyll frame.
flag jackhudson44
Posted: Mar 27, 2020 at 14:22 Quote
Luc2005 wrote:
I've heard that the banshee amp makes a good 4x bike but I don't know where to get them in the UK does anyone know where you can get them in the UK.

Banshee Amp 4X
My brother and I have been running long sized Amp's for the last two seasons now as our hardtails. We've loved them!!!

Im unsure if they still are but Ison Distribution were bringing them into the UK.
flag scotteh
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Posted: Mar 27, 2020 at 14:34 Quote
I think you can do international delivery straight from the banshee website. Might be different for Canada than the UK though.
flag Luc2005
Posted: Mar 27, 2020 at 14:39 Quote
Thanks everyone for helping me and that banshee is fresh!!
flag Luc2005
Posted: Mar 28, 2020 at 13:39 Quote
Another question how many gears are everyone using, I was thinking 7 speed would be spot on but not sure.
flag jibb
Posted: Mar 28, 2020 at 13:43 Quote
4/5spd works fine too
flag NorCalNomad
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Posted: Mar 28, 2020 at 13:43 Quote
Yeah 7 is good. Honestly you're at most only running through 2-4 on a track. I know graves put out a recent post about his WC yeti and the gear setup on that. He was saying he only really used at most 3, but most times 1-2, but had to put 5 on there due to a UCI rule.
flag naptime
Posted: Mar 28, 2020 at 13:48 Quote
I ran 6 speed on a hope Pro trials hub but in all honesty I only ever used 2 or 3 on any 4X track,
flag swan3609
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Posted: Mar 28, 2020 at 14:42 Quote
I love how sleak my Yeti is right now as a single speed.. But I keep 3 cogs on the rear wheel for DJ and then 3 different BMX tracks I race at.. I can make up the difference in the sliding dropouts..

But part of me almost wants to toss a derailleur back on. BMX racing, some of these kids can spin a 130+ rpm and I can't.. So they are able to snap the gate faster and get position in the first turn. I then spend the rest of the track catching them and eventually am about to use my taller gearing later on in the track.. Having a "gate" gear and then bang it into my "track" gear at the first jump would be super slick..
flag seraph
Posted: Mar 28, 2020 at 15:27 Quote
I'm running 7 on my Blur 4X and I ran 7 on my Ticket S. If you intend to use the bike for anything other than 4X/slalom then it's nice to have more gears.

 


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