In the winter of 2009 I've bought the most cheap mtb freeride frame at ChainReactionCycles - FireEye Griffin with Manitou Swinger 4X shock. It's a frame with 180mm of travel, with chro-mo front triangle and alloy rear swingarm. Equipped with Manitou swinger shock, suspension of this bike works very very well. This frame is worth every penny paid for it. The only minus of Fireeye Griffin is a high position of bottom bracket. Most of the components were taken from my previous bike. I've installed new Avid Juicy 5 brakes, Marzocchi 55 ATA fork and new FSA Maximus DH ISIS Crankset. This is a photo of complete bike in the begining of 2009 season:
Final specification of my Fireeye Griffin:
Frame: Fireeye Griffin 7", Manitou Swinger 4-way;
Fork: Marzocchi 66 RCV 2009;
BB: NC-17 ISIS MTB Pro Bottom Bracket;
Crankset: FSA Maximus DH Chainset 170mm 32T;
Front wheel: WTB Dual Duty FR + WTB 14G Spokes + WTB LaserDisk Super Duty 20mm;
Rear wheel: WTB Dual Duty FR Rim, DT Swiss Champion Stainless PG Spokes, Cycledisign 2 sealed bearings hub;
Brakes: Avid Juicy 5;
Handlebar: Da Bomb Apache 750 Bar 2010;
Saddle: BeOne Blizzard Ti Alloy Saddle;
Tyres: Tioga Factory DH;
Chain guide: Truvativ Boxguide;
Rear Derailleur: SRAM X.5 9sp;
Shifter: SRAM X.5 Trigger 8sp;
Chain: KMC Z82 8sp Half Silver;
Cassette: SRAM PG830 8sp;
Grips: Lizard Skins Logo Lock-On Bonus Pack - Peaty
In the end of season 2010, after visiting Ural Mountains with my Fireeye Griffin, i've decided to change the frame of my bike. The geometry of Fireeye Griffin was not modern. Too high bottom bracket position (about 38 cm), and steep head angle (67 degrees), made this bike rather hard to control on steep moutain trails.
In the autumn of 2010 I've bought brand new frame Specialized Big Hit 3 2010.
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