[MikeD]

Got a friend looking for a hardtail...he likes my Nicolai geometry but sure can't afford it. (super-slack HA and short chainstays.) Anyone know of other HTs with 67 or slacker HA and 16" or under chainstays for $600 or less?

Le Toy and Cove Stiffee SL (if I remember the HA correctly) came to mind, but I can't find exact specs on the Toy, and the Cove doesn't seem to be made anymore. Arrows are cool bikes, too, but I don't think they're slack enough for him.

I realize there are a ton of cool bikes out there with 69 or so HAs, and I'll probably get recommendations for tons of them (planetXs, Banshees, whatever), but we're looking for what's generally considered an abnormally slack HA for a HT. I realize it's a long shot, but hey...that's what the Internet is for, right?

Yes, we're wierd people.

MD

Edit: Custom maker recommendations also taken... I was thinking he could call Cortina and see if they can make a slacker version of their cromo HT on the next run, too...

 

[binary visions]

24" rear wheel will slacken out any headangle by a degree... Just something you may not have thought of.

 

[roiyial]

soul cycles makes nice and cheap hardtails..chek em out

 

[binary visions]

Oh, aren't Balfa Minutemen pretty slack?

Balfa lists the head angle on the Minuteman as 68 degrees. 24" rear wheel and you've got your desired 67 degrees.

Maybe look for a used one?

Evil lists the headangle as 68 degrees with a 5" fork on the Imperials. Again, 24" wheen and that's where you want to be. There's at least 2 for sale in the B&S forum.

 

[MMcG]

Have your friend look at Syadasti's Cortina! 4130 Triton prototype with a pretty slack HT angle - great price too!!

 

[jack123]

if he could get a cortina taht would be the way to go. there a sick company and make some of the nicest bikes around. im seriously looking at a triton dh for my next frame.
their also in the same town as me so that adds to why i want one

 

[MikeD]

Thanks for the advice...checked Soul Cycles, but they're too steep with long-ass chainstays...and he's not going to go for a 24" wheel, I don't think.

Minuteman is listed as a 70 HA on Unreal's site...I was wondering if that was accurate, b/c I always heard them spoken of as slacker.

Anyone know the LeToy HA?

MD

 

[Colin]

Uh, I think a JF RAD is 69* with a 4"-travel fork. So with a 5"-travel fork it would be around 68* or so. Maybe even slacker with how long the newer forks are.

 

[spookymilk]

.243 with rear 24" wheel should set him straight

 

[mental]

Simple - KeeWee Progressor hardtail.

Chainsays adjustable (a la Banshee Scratch) from 15.5 to 16.5 inches, a 67 degree head angle with 5 inch fork, less with a 26 4 inch wheel.

Room for 3.0 x 24 inch rubber in rear and a good chainline.

It's without a doubt the favourite bike I've ever owned, and I've had more bikes in my stable than your average race team.

 

[MikeD]

Nice call, Mental...just hope he can get one simply and quickly if he wants one...

 

[rjw]

Le Toy and Cove Stiffee SL (if I remember the HA correctly) came to mind, but I can't find exact specs on the Toy, and the Cove doesn't seem to be made anymore

The Stiffee SL is now called the Foreplay MX.