How old is your current bike? What fork, wheels, and drivetrain does it have? Will you swap the parts yourself, or pay a shop to do it?

If your bike has non-boost wheels, mid-grade suspension, and/or you'll pay a shop to swap parts - you might be better off spend $3000 on a better spec'd used bike or possibly a new Ripmo AF.

If your bike is only a couple years old, with mid/high-grade suspension, and you'll swap the parts yourself - buying the frame you want may be a better choice.

 

How old is your current bike? What fork, wheels, and drivetrain does it have? Will you swap the parts yourself, or pay a shop to do it?

If your bike has non-boost wheels, mid-grade suspension, and/or you'll pay a shop to swap parts - you might be better off spend $3000 on a better spec'd used bike or possibly a new Ripmo AF.

If your bike is only a couple years old, with mid/high-grade suspension, and you'll swap the parts yourself - buying the frame you want may be a better choice.

Thanks for the input. I updated the post with the a link to the current spec and the upgrades on it. And I got some homies that are wrench savvy.

 

Call around to some specialized dealers and ask them about old inventory - they were doing a not so advertised sale a few months back and i got two bikes for almost 60% off.

Specifically ask if they have the enduro. I was a trail/ all mountain rider (stumpjumper) that needed a bike to go to parks with my son. Now the enduro is all i ride........ mix of 90% trail and 10% downhill

As i typed this i went to get a link for the bike and its on sale for $3999 - you can do better if you call dealer. Thats a lot of bike for $3000 which is what it was going for a few months back.

Enduro Expert

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So much of this is personal preference and how/where you ride but since you asked, my opinion is even overforked that bike is going to hold you back in the park. Doesn't mean you can't, I see people with hardtails having fun. But if you really enjoy going downhill and still want to be able to pedal, with that budget you could go all in on something like a YT Jeffsy or Capra, or Canyon Spectral, to name a few complete options. It's not just the components and travel to consider, but the geometry too. Why not have 2 bikes if you can, right!?

 

You need a large transition spire. They have some sale bikes on the website.

 

What trails do you ride in SLO? If it’s stuff like pick, chrome, fufu, I’d go with a Transition Spire or similar 160-170mm enduro bike. If it’s more like Mariposa, MDO, Morning Glory, I’d look for something like a Sentinel, Hightower, Stumpy Evo.

 

I love pick, chrome, mariposa, RG and mdo, haha. I think the stumpy EVO is the call, the price drops are crazy right now and seems to be the goto around here. I think over thinking the bike park aspect for how often I actually make it there. Maybe 3-8 days out of a summer, its just so much fun. I also don’t have a garage so the one bike quiver is kinda all I have space for.

 

Or a Raww Madonna for that matter

 

Banshee Titan? The long chainstays will be good for a large frame (assuming the pros closet's specs are correct). On sale too:

Banshee Titan V3.2 Frameset - Tint Raw With Charcoal Decals

Banshee Titan V3.2 Frameset - Tint Raw With Charcoal Decals

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So solid, I’d need suspension for the titan, and the stumpy EVO prices got me sweating!

 

Canfield Balance if you don't mind 27.5". It can be run mullet with 160mm front fork, or can be used 27.5 with a dual crown (as long as you keep axle to crown within 10mm of design spec.

 

Stumpy EVO.

 

If you got a budget of up to 3k for a frame just keep what you got now and grab a norco shore from jenson on sale right now for $2800. Full on dedicated park bike.

 

You might want to check out the Foes Ridgeback, or the Mixer if you want more travel. They're built in southern CA. My Mixer Trail is a 2015 but I've enjoyed it a lot so far even though the geometry isn't so modern.