Good Modern STEEL MTB Bikes

[grantoury]

Soma make some nice mtb frames.

 

[Tootyred]

Tbh i can see much advantage to a Surly over the Spa cycles range....ti for the price of Surly cr-mo! For gravel the Aubisque is a bargain....if you want disc...

SPA CYCLES Aubisque Frameset | £275.00 | Frames | Frames | Spa Cycles

Buy SPA CYCLES Aubisque Frameset for £275.00 at Spa Cycles

www.spacycles.co.uk

SPA CYCLES 725 Steel Tourer Frameset | £415.00 | Frames | Frames | Spa Cycles

Buy SPA CYCLES 725 Steel Tourer Frameset for £415.00 at Spa Cycles

www.spacycles.co.uk

SPA CYCLES Wayfarer Frameset | £475.00 | Frames | Frames | Spa Cycles

Buy SPA CYCLES Wayfarer Frameset for £475.00 at Spa Cycles

www.spacycles.co.uk

 

[retroJIM]

A few other options

Merlin Malt 725 Steel MTB Frame | Merlin Cycles

Buy your Merlin Malt 725 Steel MTB Frame at Merlin. Free worldwide delivery available on most items!

www.merlincycles.com

Big Bro | Brother Cycles

(Price for non-UK customers £604.17) Our all purpose, tough as nails 29er/27.5+ adventure frame; designed to take you well off the beaten track and beyond. Whether you’re running a lightweight…

www.brothercycles.com

Signal St Frame Aggressive steel 29er hardtail frame

A fast and aggressive steel 29er hardtail trail bike frame only option for building up with your own components: the bike for riding quick on fast flowy trails and big mountains. Free Delivery Free Returns

alpkit.com

Steel

With a Stanton you can be the rider you want to be. Founded by Dan Stanton in 2010 we design, manufacture and finish hand-crafted bike frames from our Derbyshire, UK factory. Every Stanton is engineered for a uniquely playful feel that inspires confidence, control and creativity. Because we are...

www.stantonbikes.com

 

[ratcapa]

Cotic, Curtis Ritchey and Stanton in purely alphabetical order.

 

[reindeer]

Soma make some nice mtb frames.

Their paint quality or powder coating plus clear coat is excellent. I had a Cross frame as my got to bike and it didn't have a scratch after 3 years. They also have a coating on the inside, I guess they last a life time with some care. But have become quite expensive like Salsa, 1000 € for a stock frame and fork are inflatious

 

[grantoury]

Their paint quality or powder coating plus clear coat is excellent. I had a Cross frame as my got to bike and it didn't have a scratch after 3 years. They also have a coating on the inside, I guess they last a life time with some care. But have become quite expensive like Salsa, 1000 € for a stock frame and fork are inflatious

They have become expensive, I just looked at a frameset a few days ago. But then most bikes and parts have become more expensive.

 

[nstarmore]

Steel Is Real MTB on facebook and instagram should give you plenty of inspiration

 

[MT62]

Small trailer is 800 (which you can easily weld for a 100) + 2 wheels. (no fancy hookupmajiggy)
Hence I never bought it. But since I'm going all bikes nothing else I'm contemplating a big trailer/hauler since the Yak is not heavy duty.

(Sorry for thread hijack)

Work bikes

My ‘88 Cinder Cone, work/utility bike. Nitto fillet brazed bullmoose bar/stem, Odyssey Triple Traps, Ringle h2o, Bike Bin (mounted on Thorn cro mo rack), Spa Cycles Sugino copy chainset, SunRace thumbies, SS5 levers, STX-RC hubs on Mavic 321 rims. Most of the original parts have worn out and...

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The trailer there is Donkey Trailers, cheaper than Surly (or bigger for the same price), still feels nothing special and thought it might be easier to just DIY make it. Not pleasant to ride if loaded more than 60 kgs, I think the limit is 45 or something.
Would go for Carla Cargo if I had to use it often, there is one electric Carla trailer at work and is probably safest to ride, even more expensive though.

 

[Bearvalley90]

Ragley make the Piglet, Big Wig and Blue Pig in steel. I have a Ragley Blue Pig and it’s an absolute weapon of a bike

 

[brocklanders023]

Most of the Ragley frames have been discounted further on CRC. Some real bargains about.