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Im looking for a cheapish urban/trials frame..I was looking at a PX Jack Flash or a Snipes Elemental..I want something somewhat light and something in the $400-600 range..any suggestions?
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feel free to elaborate...
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I rode a planet x zebdi for about a year and it was a damn good bike. I have moved onto a woodman because I wanted a more competition frame. BUt I think it is going to be for urban a planet x will work just fine.
I also owned a Planet x bommer frame that was my dirt jump frame and I love that bike for dirt jumping and what little bit of strret riding I do. The bommer is the same geometry as the jack flash just made of steel not aluminum. hope this helps
I also owned a Planet x bommer frame that was my dirt jump frame and I love that bike for dirt jumping and what little bit of strret riding I do. The bommer is the same geometry as the jack flash just made of steel not aluminum. hope this helps
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i had a zebdi for over a year and it was a damn good frame for just about everything. It;s not a com frame but i was durable as hell and it was quality. If you want something to fool around on or a stricly urban trials frame the sebdi or JF will not do you wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed mine until i got into UCI too much.
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has anyone heard anything about the snipes? i know its not a "trials" bike but it looks pretty cool. I need something for trials/freeride/street stuf. any other suggestions?
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norco.... and before anyone says any crap about it- keep in mind this is for all around riding not just trials (am i right about that- this is what you are looking for right?)
the evolve is a good frame, it is close to (if not the same) as last year's small sasquatch frame. the new moment is also a really nice all around hardtail frame. they will both fit in your price range. i would definately look into the moment- it would work well for you i think.
the evolve is a good frame, it is close to (if not the same) as last year's small sasquatch frame. the new moment is also a really nice all around hardtail frame. they will both fit in your price range. i would definately look into the moment- it would work well for you i think.
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Ok so Norco is an option..has anyone heard anything about the Identiti Dr Jekyll or Judge frames? The snipes is supposedly a stolen Jekyll, but I dont really know..
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the identity frames are cheap... cheap in both price and quality. they are pretty tough bikes i guess but thats probably because they are overbuilt and under-engineered.
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my friend has a snipes frame and I ride it often.
Snipes is basically run completely by one guy (Jeff) and he does all the design for scratch by himself as a rider. Its a good frame and a bad frame... no good for trials! (17" stays being a main consideration!)
There does not exist a frame good for trials AND freeriding, but your closest bet is a zebdi or evolve.
As someone once said: 'Trials frames are better for everything else than everthing else is for trials.'
What %'s of trials and freeriding(urban,dj,ds) will you be doing? Look at the PX NFJ...
Snipes is basically run completely by one guy (Jeff) and he does all the design for scratch by himself as a rider. Its a good frame and a bad frame... no good for trials! (17" stays being a main consideration!)
There does not exist a frame good for trials AND freeriding, but your closest bet is a zebdi or evolve.
As someone once said: 'Trials frames are better for everything else than everthing else is for trials.'
What %'s of trials and freeriding(urban,dj,ds) will you be doing? Look at the PX NFJ...
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we mostly ride around the city area so alot of what i do is urban, but weve got a couple ladder ramps that we hit too and every once in a while go to Arcadia or places like that. My aggressor has 16.something" stays and i like the feel of it, its easier to gap things compared to my friends p2. Are the length of the stays and lack of V brake mounts on the snipes the biggest concerns?
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no, the snipes is weird... it feels low and super heavy under me, the top tube seams about 2 feet too short. The head angle, well, i dunno actually... the site claims to be able to take any fork, but since most people run 6-7" forks on there, its not likely to fit good with a rigid.
The good thing is that its $500 CAD and has a GOOD lifetime warranty. Also, it is run by a REAL person (not some non-rider commitie board) who rides good and knows how to run a respectable buisness. I have NEVER heard of someone being unhappy with a snipes frame or snipes themselves.
My awekward (sp?) expirience with snipes may have been how everything was set up...
The good thing is that its $500 CAD and has a GOOD lifetime warranty. Also, it is run by a REAL person (not some non-rider commitie board) who rides good and knows how to run a respectable buisness. I have NEVER heard of someone being unhappy with a snipes frame or snipes themselves.
My awekward (sp?) expirience with snipes may have been how everything was set up...
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Its gonna have an EXR on it most likely, until I buy a different fork..can you compare how it rides to any other frame? Im starting to like it more and more..$339 here in the US, plus that warranty is really nice. How long exactly is the top tube?
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