21tt 13.7cs for trails? Help

On paper it looks like one of the best completes you could get. And it's going cheap.

I'd be cautious about SE complete cranks. The frame is fine, but the components aren't the best. I'd upgrade wheels and cranks first.

Good bike. The wheels are pretty good. Alienation rims aren’t that bad. It’s ready to shred out of the box

I'd definitely trust the frame. It's Kris Fox's sig model, and he goes big.

Coopers25 wrote:

Good bike. The wheels are pretty good. Alienation rims aren’t that bad. It’s ready to shred out of the box

Actually your post reminded me -

Wheels will be fine. It's really only the cranks they cheap out on. I got rid of the wheels that came on my

Cheers to all!
I checked the geometry and apparently is pretty long, 21tt and 13.7cs, i used to ride 20.75 and 20.8 (im 5.8 or 178cm so im not that tall). Any advice? Also, the CS wouldnt be too long?. I just want to hit the trails, i was thinking in getting a short stem if eventually i get the bike (could be work right?)

andresmotor wrote:

Cheers to all!
I checked the geometry and apparently is pretty long, 21tt and 13.7cs, i used to ride 20.75 and 20.8 (im 5.8 or 178cm so im not that tall). Any advice? Also, the CS wouldnt be too long?. I just want to hit the trails, i was thinking in getting a short stem if eventually i get the bike (could be work right?)

For the trails it's good to have a longer CS/TT. For stability.