Well not sure about the tyres atm, but I don't think they look *that* bad :("
As for money you wouldn't belive how hard I've worked to get the bike to this standard lol. I was riding a 15" Univega til September when I bought this frame, it's all been worth it though. If you're short on cash just buy something relatively cheap like a norco hardtail that'd sort you out. Or go 2nd hand (dunno how hard that is in Spain though lol :lol:
If you see it in the flesh you'd see how they match the fork stanchions and crowns perfectly. Although I will be getting a new stem because I don't like the massive rise on it.
I like the seat relatively high as I use it to control the bike alot, some DHers have theirs even higher than that! It's even higher when I'm going *up* the hills lol. As for handlebars that's the angle I'm currently feeling most comfortable with, will have an experiment in a while though.
I haven't noticed to be honest, even going from the Fire XCs to the DHs lol. Will probably change to some Maxxis single plys in the summer though.
Haha, they're the exact same frame only different shocks :P
There's a couple of stab supremes that ride in the same trails in me, rather tasty really :("