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Dartmoor Hornet frame

Yeah...I know...it is so bloody sexy. Spent a lot of time looking at that. I need to use swears to properly explain how nice that is.

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hijack on

 

i've got a santacruz 5010c. its a great bike and i love it to bits, but i must say i've started to develop a real itch for a ti frame hardtail...

 

i ride a bit of everything, so I was thinking to trade my bike in for a slack geometry hardtail with at 140mm fork to handle everything from a non-technical multi day stage race to rough stuff like the odd enduro race or even a mild DH course... questions:

 

1)  How does the ride quality of a well specced AM hardtail (like most in this thread, specifically post #548 from Hairy above) compare with what I have now?  Will I miss the rear shock or feel that the bike is less capable straight away?

 

2)  Does one go with plus size, or are these machines a dying breed?

 

3)  Where does one buy a boost ti frame in SA, and how many options does one have?  I like the Van Nicholas frames quite a bit

 

4)  Is there any way or place where one can test ride a machine like this?

 

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