Hi All,

After a ton of soul searching as to how to make biking fun for me again, I've come to the conclusion that i need to have a a front or full suspension mountain bike, like i did when I was a young lad. I used to ride carelessly up and down curbs, wet grass, sand, and of course pavement without a worry, and no bone jarring bumps.

However, now that I'm older, i appreciate a bike weighing less than 35lbs, and also road gearing. In fact, i've seen that there are chinese carbon full suspension builds that can be between 21lbs - 25lbs.

But when i look at these frames, or even completely build bikes, it doesn't look like they can fit a 40T - 46T chainring. Bikes like the Trek Dual Sport series can, but there is no carbon option and so it weighs around 30lbs. There is a Marin DSX FS (front suspension) option that also seems to work...and is about 28lbs.

Does anyone know of any Chinese Carbon full suspension mountain bike frames that will allow a 40T to 46T chainring up front?