Lightweight modern or retro frameset, 26" & V-brake

[Fatal Swan]

Tentative one - I've snapped a titanium seat bolt in my frame and while I mull over whether to buy the tools to try and extract it, I might use the chance to change the frameset anyway. It's a bike that I keep with my inlaws for when I visit with the family and I'd like to keep the parts. It gets used 75% on road and 25% on light paths so I want to keep it lightweight. It will be used with rigid forks. Retro or modern I'm not too fussy about, but the constraints are:

lightweight please (alloy/carbon really - Ti likely to be too expensive)
For 26" wheel
Can take V-brakes
Suit someone about 6' 0"

Interested to see if there's anything out there that might tempt me to change frame rather than do the repair! Cheers

 

[hopper22]

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I have a trek stp 400, carbon soft tail with a hope headset , its a medium, I belive its 18.5 inch, I would except £175 plus postage.

https://bikemagic.com/bikes/mtb-bikes/trek-stp-400.html

I can email you pics of the frame.

 

[ishaw]

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I've got a coyote ultralight. Bought to build but have not got around to it, and should be selling what I'm not using.

Got a more modern stumpjumper that I should sell too. Possibly others, what frame size are you after?

The two above are at least 18 inch, possibly bigger.

 

[Fatal Swan]

Thanks - it's going to be fully rigid so softtail is out, sorry. Something like the Coyote might do (is it Easton Ultralite from memory?). I usually ride around 19"

 

[ishaw]

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Yup, Easton ultralite. I'm on hols right now but back for the weekend. I can measure up then but think it is a 19 inch.

 

[catf]

not mine but

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-Carbon ... Swq5FcbeAa

should weight around 1.25-1.3kg, i doubt youd find anything lighter at that sort of price.