05 azonic steelhead
 

Has anybody seen the 05 azonic steelhead? is this a good frame for street and dirt? is it a good strong frame? i need answers, im interested in this beast. thanks man.

There is something about the low sticker price of that frame that makes me wary.
However, I like the adjustability of the rear end. Seems very verstatile.

seems like a great frame for huckin/urban riding.

but i don't think you could really set one up for a regular mtb. you'd have to have a 50 foot long seatpost ;) to get you into a proper pedalling postion.

Mine's rad. Totally bombproof, and so cheap that if it breaks I don't really care. That said, the welds/ construction quality seem pretty good for me. I will second the above post that if you want to even be remotely friendly to your knees, you'll need a mile long seatpost. For the stuff it's designed for, urban/ dirtjump/ freeride, lower seats are the norm and there isn't a ton of climbing. I've got mine setup as a singlespeed right now since I live in the city, but this summer when I move back to Hood River (which has some fabulous north shore style freestyle), I'll probably throw the rear casette/ derailur back on. Go for it, even if you hate it you should be able to unload the frame for close to what you paid for it on ebay.

cheap, strong, light. you can have any two.

steelhead is cheap and strong, but at ~7-8 pounds for a hardtail frame, it's not light.

I've seen a couple built up with the mile-long seatpost. They seemed to like it.

Folks like it 'cause it's cheap and quality. Throw a long fork on it and huck.

I have one, I second the above statements. I'm 5'8" and went for the Large, I'm currentlly looking for a 50mm stem for it (I'm not too happy the way the 75m feels on it right now). I have it paired to a original Z1 4" fork and it works sweet, even xc style, but the seat post does need to extend if you want proper leg extention. It's the perfect bomber dirt/street ride and can still be used to climb. BTW it handles great on the DH too.

o so u actually have the frame? sweet! i found someone. lol. but yea thanks for the reply. ok i do have one question for u. since u own the thing. ok, right in back of the BB, the left and right chainstays, they seem thin, like where they were crimped, on both sides, is that a problem? is this still strong? and cracks yet? thank u man. good work, party on.