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@PhilDAS
I need some “what bike” advice.
First up is my nephew, he got the neighbour’s lad’s old bike for Christmas last year as an entry to mtb. It’s a Norco Storm 7.1 which is something like this
Very steep, very high at the front, very budget parts.
His mates are getting into riding and I don’t want him to be held back. He’s rapidly outgrowing the Norco and I want to get him something that will be a bit beyond his needs but that will help him improve his riding. He’s 14 years old, 5”2 but only likely to grow to about 5”6 or 7.
So, thinking about frame and fork only.
Hardtail, light, something that will last a few years in terms of upgradability and standards.
Never really ridden on tarmac. Both uphill and down, some small jumps and drops, single track type stuff.
Probably 27.5
Any suggestions of used frames to look for?
Small alloy hardtail the right thing to look at?