Hello there,

I'm just wondering if there are any frames I can buy for around £100 or less.

It must be a frame that will happily take a 130mm fork and the headtube length must be 145mm or less (this is the length of my current head tube).

Do I need to measure bottom bracket widths as well because I think bottom brackets come in different sizes???

Regards,
James.

There are some on Chain Reaction Cycles.

Brand X Dirt frame sounds like it would probably be your cup of tea.

EDIT: Sorry, I need a frame with paint already on, I don't think there's anywhere round my area that sprays frames.

Also, are all the headtubes the same diameter. I've never bought a frame before. :-)

That dirt jump frame is not the type of frame I was looking for.

erm most frames come painted or laquered.

Just have a look at CRC they have a few frames around your budget.

thers several size headtubes, 1 1/8 is the most common size these days.

I like the black XC one, would that be strong enough for All Mountain??

Not sure whether it can take a 130mm fork though because it doesn't say.

If you mean the Brand X 7000 XC frame some of the Reviews mention heavy use & 120/130 mm forks.

You could always ask CRC the question from the linky on the item's page?

What's wrong with your current Giant frame anyway RSX?

I want to run my Tora's at 130mm and I'm not sure I should because of the frame originally using a 75mm.

Ah I see, I dont know..why dont you try it first and see how it feels? You might be happy with it and be able to save a few squid?

I have tried it and I am happy with it but I'm concerned about the strength of the headtube and that it may snap at any time.

Running a longer fork will not comprimise the strength of the frame particularly, it'll just make it ride like a chopper. If the headtube's gonna snap it'll do it whatever fork you fit!

"Running a longer fork will not comprimise the strength of the frame particularly, it'll just make it ride like a chopper. If the headtube's gonna snap it'll do it whatever fork you fit!"

Really?? I wonder why so many people keep talking about headtube strengths with a longer fork!!

Strange.

Well there will be marginally more leverage on the headtube with a slightly longer fork. However I cant imagine it would be sufficient to break your frame (especially from a decent manufacturer like Giant). Now if you were to stick some Boxxers on there than that would be different...

That's what I meant, there will be a subtle difference, but it's not gonna be a massive difference. It's more likely to break because you have 130mm of travel, so you start doing 10ft drops, so the indirect effects may break your frame.

Ah I see, well I'm not going to do 10ft drops so I should be fine. The sag will probably lower the front end a bit more anyway. :)