AM bikes with 150 rear end?

[SCARY]

The uzzi is a pretty capable AM bike. They pedal much better than a SS I'm not surprised you don't find XC riding fun on a DH bike but a big AM bike is a different story.

I generally don't care for xc,period.It's just not fun,so I'd rather take my dh with a dropper post and at least rip some of the fun stuff.That's what I meant.I don't have the mx anymore to take up hrs out of my week and should replace that time.

[SCARY]

Anyone ridden the tracer 29er,or am I going in a bad direction?I know it's completely different ,I'm just wondering.I'm kinda leaning towards the 6pt option right now.

[IH8Rice]

Look at the Santa Cruz Nomad or Butcher. Im running the Butcher and really like it..

neither have 150mm rear ends

[trib]

The Last bikes as brought to your attention in the first post are supposed to be great descenders and absolutely rip. DIRT mag ****ing loved the Last Herb AM because of its dh orientated geometry, sounds like a good bet.

[4130biker]

Anyone in the US carrying the Last bikes? I'd love to have one someday.

And SCARY, how about a hubset for your race wheels that can do 142-150 spacing conversions? Then you could look at all of the new 142 spacing bikes out there, which would really open up your options for frames!

King is the only I know can do the 142-150 swap, but I'm sure folks here could help you find a bunch more

[IH8Rice]

King is the only I know can do the 142-150 swap, but I'm sure folks here could help you find a bunch more

king, hadley, I9

[trib]

Anyone in the US carrying the Last bikes? I'd love to have one someday. more

you can buy direct from them http://www.last-bikes-shop.com/

[norbar]

Just order a custom built nicolai.

[Swine]

I have a cheap vpx for sale.

[DirtMcGirk]

Its the original SS with the 150mm drop out. They had both 135 and 150.

And if you want, I'm selling it.

[SCARY]

I run hope pro 2s on all my wheels.it's gonna be a couple months before I can ride,but feel free to shoot me some prices on what you have.Has to be a a large,though.

[Uncle Cliffy]

I'm struggling to understand what you're trying to accomplish.

You say XC isn't just isn't fun for you, but you're going to build a heavy, awkward bike to make it even more annoying on the climbs?

XC means different things to different people. An XC for me (where I live) means a sustained climb, then lots of downhill to finish. To do that type of ride, I have my bike as light as I can stand, but with serious tires, flat pedals, and pretty slack geo. (Trance X slacked out to 66 HA, 13.25 BB)

Since I see you're in AZ. I really don't have any opinion on what the terrain is like there, so until you start with that all you're going to get in response is a hodgepodge of opinions on bikes from people who don't ride where you ride...

[SCARY]

Climbs are annoying no matter the bike.I understand most people aren't going to be as honest and pathetic as me.You don't need to worry about getting into my head.I wasn't asking for opinions on purpose.There are too many bikes out there and too many opinions,thats why i was very specific about what i wanted.I am,at this point,looking for a longer travel am/eduro type bike with a 150 rear.That's it.

[DirtMcGirk]

Its a medium, so I am of no help to you.

[csermonet]

By longer travel do you mean 6 inch? or 7 inch? A 6 inch bike is much different than a 7 inch. I have ridden an Iron Horse 7 point(7 inches of travel) and a Yeti SB66(6 inch travel), and if you are wanting to hit some uphills as well as downhill I would say a 6 inch bike like the SB would be what you are looking for. The SB does not have 150, I know this, and judging by other peoples suggestions I would say the Iron Horse 6 point is a good bike. Iron Horse is out of business now so there will not be a warranty, on the flip side you could get a used frame extremely cheap. I would buy the newest/best condition you can find, obviously. I am familiar with the DW suspension platform, bikes I have ridden with that are the 7 Point, Sunday, and new Turner DHR, and find it performs/suits my style really well. No seat time on a 6 Point but have only read good things about them. Best of luck.

Quick search on the buy/sell section of the dreaded Pinkbike left me with unfortunate results. 1 frame-only and it was sold, and 2 complete bikes that were sold. Here is the link to the frame-only so you can get idea of what you get for the money. I have to imagine that there are others for sale somewhere on the interwebz.

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1079358/