Inbred or not ?

[shinobi]

Hi
Im looking for some advice on another frame :facepalm:

I dont get out much and when i do its a fair bit of fireroad , a fair bit of climbing and a little bit of singletrack / wooded descents .
My go to bike has been the old 98 alloy Cinder cone with discs , risers / 90mm stem and 100mm fox forks . in short a leaning towards more modern bikes .

My problem is i find the ride harsh and not a fan of disc coverters on the frame so i thought about trying to put together something cheap and little more modern to hang the bits on .
I dont think i ride anything that really needs a full suss so looking at hardtails .

I have looked at a few frames on the bay that fit my tiny budget and more important that take 26 inch wheels ,100mm travel forks and with a more modern riding position.

I have seen a Cove handjob :roll: that looked nice but went over my budget but what seem pretty common and in my price range are the On One frames , i belive the Inbred is ok for a 100mm fork but they seem to have wildly different reviews , some seem to love them some say they are heavy ( not great for the climbing ) and not very forgiving for a steel frame
so i wondered what you guys thought and are there any frames that might fight the bill ?

Cheers Paul

 

[Matthews]

Re:

The bike snobs will hate them but many people ride em and love em (my Mrs has a tiny 14" one ). As long as you can cope with the odd insult about gas pipe they are a great frame especially for the price .

 

[cce]

the on one inbred is a design classic imho. It is to the 2000s what something like the kona cinder cone was to the 90s, a working class hero punching way above it's weight.

I went from a Merlin XLM to an Inbred. Love the inbred.

 

[The History Man]

Late explosif. 2004 was mine. lovely frame.

 

[shinobi]

Re: Re:

The bike snobs will hate them but many people ride em and love em (my Mrs has a tiny 14" one ). As long as you can cope with the odd insult about gas pipe they are a great frame especially for the price .

Im used to stares of guys riding 4k full sussers when im on my old
M Trax or my Muni Mula , you can almost see them thinking
" what the f**k is that

 

[shinobi]

the on one inbred is a design classic imho. It is to the 2000s what something like the kona cinder cone was to the 90s, a working class hero punching way above it's weight.

I went from a Merlin XLM to an Inbred. Love the inbred.

Seems a pretty positive vote then
I need all the help i can get on the climbs so was a bit worried about the weight of them :facepalm:

 

[shinobi]

Late explosif. 2004 was mine. lovely frame.

Yes they are really nice but a bit out of my price range .

Cheers Paul

 

[cce]

the on one inbred is a design classic imho. It is to the 2000s what something like the kona cinder cone was to the 90s, a working class hero punching way above it's weight.

I went from a Merlin XLM to an Inbred. Love the inbred.

Seems a pretty positive vote then
I need all the help i can get on the climbs so was a bit worried about the weight of them :facepalm:

mine with a 1x10 and a reba weighs about 25-26lb

 

[shinobi]

the on one inbred is a design classic imho. It is to the 2000s what something like the kona cinder cone was to the 90s, a working class hero punching way above it's weight.

I went from a Merlin XLM to an Inbred. Love the inbred.

Seems a pretty positive vote then
I need all the help i can get on the climbs so was a bit worried about the weight of them :facepalm:

mine with a 1x10 and a reba weighs about 25-26lb

Thats a lot less than i thought , i was thinking nearer the 29/30lb mark .
Is yours built up with very light running gear ?
Cheers Paul

 

[gradeAfailure]

Re:

2009/2010 Orange P7s only seem to fetch £65-75 for frame alone. Possible option?