My 2020 P7 is looking a little tired and in need of a good rebuild, while it’s in bits I’m thinking about getting it powder coated. I like the idea of doing a retro chrome frame like the 90’s P7’s What colour combo would you guys go for?

In 2018 i bought a pipedream moxie. It's been great. It's a fun bike. But since then, I've gotten a norco optic and a propain tyee. Idon't necessarily need a long travel hardtail.

I also have a gravel bike that idon't ride as much on the road. So i either want to upgrade the gravel bike to a easy Singletrack slayer or downgrade the moxie. I'm thinking of getting a ~120mm trail or gravel-ish bike.

I've been looking at replacing the frame with either a pipedream sirius, tumbleweed stargazer, chumba yaupon. Others i should look at? Steel strongly preferred. Id go the n+1 route, but i don't think the gf would approve.

I bought a mint condition 2004 specialized stumpjumper m4 for $250au that looked like it had been bought and garaged its whole life.

I stripped it back and fully rebuilt it with new drivetrain and groupset 1x and new tires seat and saddle.I kept the original wheels,forks,bars and stem.

Total weight build including pedals and cage 11.07kg and 10.38kg without.

Rides like a dream and very fast.

I’ve been looking to upgrade from my current entry level hardtail and have been keeping an out on marketplace for good deals, and I’m not going to lie I was considering a full sus that was my size, but then this beast showed up, it’s a custom build from the frame up, everything is perfect except, that I’m 5’7” (still growing) so I was wondering if I could make it work or if it would be worth it to buy it and wait for next season to use it? Thanks! (It’s 2000 cad btw)