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rigid Disc 26 inch frameset ?

  • 14-09-2018 4:24pm
    #1
    Harasrailltub
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭


    Anyone know of a company that does a fully rigid 26 inch frame set ?


    Or is it possible to get a 26 inch hardtail frame and find a suspension corrected fork for it ?


    I have some 26 inch wheels and a box full of parts and if I could find a cheap enough frameset Id make some sort of bike packing or off road touring bike



    I know surly have the troll and disc trucker frame sets in 26 but they are too expensive for me trying to do this on the cheap


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  • #2
    Lemming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,148 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    Still easy to find 26" frames because #26AintDead #pickawheelsizeandbeadickaboutit.

    Besides checking out the likes of the for-sale section in the likes of pinkbike, or going through ebay or adverts, still more than a few manufacturers making 26" frames & bikes. Cotic (Sheffield-based) make a 26" version of their highly regarded Bfe frame, Santa Cruz have the Jackal frame, and I'm sure there's ore than a few others. Just depends on budget really.


  • #3
    saccades
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭saccades


    Retrobike - pick up a quality old Kona fame for bigger all.


  • #4
    Lemming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,148 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    saccades wrote: »
    Retrobike - pick up a quality old Kona fame for bigger all.

    The OP is looking for a disc-capable frame, which makes looking on retrobike a bit of a hiding to nowhere. It's possible as there are some old-school frames that will accept discs but they're a minority.

    The other thing to note is what sort of steerer tube does the frame accept? Picking up an old-school bike will mean finding a half-decent fork (either new or second-hand) that has a straight-steerer, doesn't affect the frame geometry and isn't a bag of spanners is a lot of hassle. So unless you really want a particular frame, I just wouldn't unless you are prepared to bide your time for several months/years looking for a fork that ticks all the boxes for you. So,if you want to go tapered, that also rules out pretty much anything on retrobikes. I'm not panning old-school bikes; I own two of them. But they come with their limitations when replacing or upgrading parts.


  • #5
    saccades
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭saccades


    Lemming wrote: »
    The OP is looking for a disc-capable frame, which makes looking on retrobike a bit of a hiding to nowhere. It's possible as there are some old-school frames that will accept discs but they're a minority.

    The other thing to note is what sort of steerer tube does the frame accept? Picking up an old-school bike will mean finding a half-decent fork (either new or second-hand) that has a straight-steerer, doesn't affect the frame geometry and isn't a bag of spanners is a lot of hassle. So unless you really want a particular frame, I just wouldn't unless you are prepared to bide your time for several months/years looking for a fork that ticks all the boxes for you. So,if you want to go tapered, that also rules out pretty much anything on retrobikes. I'm not panning old-school bikes; I own two of them. But they come with their limitations when replacing or upgrading parts.

    Apologies, missed/forgot about the disc bit but there are millions of rigid (which the op asked for) forks in 1 1/8th. I would avoid 1" and quill stems though


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