I'm a massive fan of "a local shop could take a frame from any of them and build something a lot more interesting for a similar price and margin." though I'll concede to pouncing on random carbon crank deals on the interweb or using a connection here or there for some other bits (paid, but maybe with a little reduction) I have some lovely unique builds that wouldn't quite be min-max worthy (fail at the min probably) that are littered with the all time classic M785s still in the mix.
NS Eccentric with a Z2? Sure! Mulleted TR500 with a Fox38 for park days? Let's go.. then my overforked Tallboy trail bike (that looks an awful lot like a steel BC brand's new FSR bike).. (Yes, I have a problem.)
July 11, 2022, 1:46 p.m. - Mike Waldert
I'm a massive fan of "a local shop could take a frame from any of them and build something a lot more interesting for a similar price and margin." though I'll concede to pouncing on random carbon crank deals on the interweb or using a connection here or there for some other bits (paid, but maybe with a little reduction) I have some lovely unique builds that wouldn't quite be min-max worthy (fail at the min probably) that are littered with the all time classic M785s still in the mix. NS Eccentric with a Z2? Sure! Mulleted TR500 with a Fox38 for park days? Let's go.. then my overforked Tallboy trail bike (that looks an awful lot like a steel BC brand's new FSR bike).. (Yes, I have a problem.)