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supersonicLives Here
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supersonicLives Here
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joshtp/mbukman
Joined: 15 May 2008
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Location: the place you drive 4 hours to, WALES! Swansea
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 Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 8:45 am |
| supersonic wrote: | | Anyway I have a bike made up with alloy frame, 8 speed shimano groupset and hydro forks for £328. |
yeah? lets see it!
(spec lst!)
"oh dear, i seem to have hit a tree."
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The Beginner
Joined: 30 Apr 2009
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Location: Leamington Spa
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:52 am |
That is heavy, my daughters Shogun undercuts that by a good margin (although nopt as good a spec)......
Mind you still lighter than some of the 8" downhill bikes some people like to XC on....
For anyone trying this, Merlin do shimano groupsets at good prices!
Simon
FCN9 using a home built hybrid (believed to be a Carrera touring frame) also building an MTB from a Kraken frame. |
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supersonicLives Here
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The Beginner
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supersonicLives Here
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joshtp/mbukman
Joined: 15 May 2008
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:46 pm |
i now the cables and stuff would add up, but its still pretty good!
"oh dear, i seem to have hit a tree."
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joshtp/mbukman
Joined: 15 May 2008
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:51 pm |
to kick up the quality another step, replace the fork with a mz supercomp, for a fiver more, an acera mech for £3 more, and a avid single digit 5 brake for 4 quid more and it looks very nice...
"oh dear, i seem to have hit a tree."
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rapid_uphill
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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Location: Chester
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:57 pm |
u need to give weblinks to them items to prove they are real.
| joshtp/mbukman wrote: | | to kick up the quality another step, replace the fork with a mz supercomp, for a fiver more, an acera mech for £3 more, and a avid single digit 5 brake for 4 quid more and it looks very nice... |
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joshtp/mbukman
Joined: 15 May 2008
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Location: the place you drive 4 hours to, WALES! Swansea
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:08 pm |
| rapid_uphill wrote: | u need to give weblinks to them items to prove they are real.
| joshtp/mbukman wrote: | | to kick up the quality another step, replace the fork with a mz supercomp, for a fiver more, an acera mech for £3 more, and a avid single digit 5 brake for 4 quid more and it looks very nice... |
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brakes and mech are from chain reaction, forks are merlin ( i think, i may have forgotten, otherwise they are at winstanley for just a fiver more)
"oh dear, i seem to have hit a tree."
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rapid_uphill
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:19 pm |
well for a start the 08 mz supercomps are out of stock
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Northwind
Joined: 06 Sep 2008
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Location: Edinburgh
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jairaj
Joined: 25 Feb 2008
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:54 pm |
another thing you guys are forgetting is that the average person who buys a B.S.O isn't gonna have the time or knowledge of putting a bike together. So you're gonna have to factor in labour costs too?
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rapid_uphill
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 6:59 am |
labour costs could be another thread, when the spec list starts to look good ill be first to build it.
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The Beginner
Joined: 30 Apr 2009
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supersonicLives Here
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The Beginner
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Posted Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:02 am |
Add any of the forks above and you still come in under £300......and have some to sell better than the average zoom/suntour cheapies!
Simon
FCN9 using a home built hybrid (believed to be a Carrera touring frame) also building an MTB from a Kraken frame. |
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rapid_uphill
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Posted Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:08 am |
if only they had my size 
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