I found a Tank T-works frame in Taiwan for about $740 described as…
“Tank T-Works is an excellent value 4″ travel light XC frame. It utilises a Turner 4-bar suspension design, just like Turner, Kona and some Banshee bikes.
The main pivot is concentric with the bottom bracket, enhancing lateral stiffness and eliminating chain growth. Full length (interrupted, but unobstructed) seat tube allows extensive seat height adjustment.
Hydroformed tubing and CNC frame elements result in an astonishingly light frame weight of just 2.2 kg including the rear shock!”
In short order it arrived neatly packed.
Next for forks I picked up a set of FOX “32 Talas 2009 150R” off eBay for $415. Here they are together.
