Nashbar frame...any good?

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Adam C

I'm currently strickly a mountain bike rider, but am interested in building a road bike. I don't
have a lot of money to spend, and the money that I do have I'd like to spend on components and not
spend much of it on a frame. Basically I want to know if the Nashbar frame is any good. For $129
it's a great price, but I don't want to throw my money away. Any insight would be great.

Thanks

Gwhite

Adam C wrote:
>
> I'm currently strickly a mountain bike rider, but am interested in building a road bike. I don't
> have a lot of money to spend, and the money that I do have I'd like to spend on components and not
> spend much of it on a frame. Basically I want to know if the Nashbar frame is any good. For $129
> it's a great price, but I don't want to throw my money away. Any insight would be great.

It is probably just fine. I would try one if I needed a frame for a low cost. You can always check
the used market too.

B. Lafferty

If they had a 62 c-c I'd buy one and use it as a winter machine. It's probably just fine. But will
you put the decals on it??

"Adam C" <NOSPAMverbal11@hotmail.comNOSPAM> wrote in message
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> I'm currently strickly a mountain bike rider, but am interested in
building
> a road bike. I don't have a lot of money to spend, and the money that I do have I'd like to spend
> on components and not spend much of it on a frame. Basically I want to know if the Nashbar frame
> is any good. For $129 it's a great price, but I don't want to throw my money away. Any insight
> would be great.
>
> Thanks

S. Anderson

"Adam C" <NOSPAMverbal11@hotmail.comNOSPAM> wrote in message
news:boe7bg$fhj$1@gladiola.noc.ucla.edu...
> I'm currently strickly a mountain bike rider, but am interested in
building
> a road bike. I don't have a lot of money to spend, and the money that I do have I'd like to spend
> on components and not spend much of it on a frame. Basically I want to know if the Nashbar frame
> is any good. For $129 it's a great price, but I don't want to throw my money away. Any insight
> would be great.
>
> Thanks
>
>

Just as an FYI, it's generally cheaper to buy a complete bike than to buy the parts individually.
You may have a plan for this and if so, sorry to waste your time. But if you're just going to order
parts from a catalog, you might dome some quick calcs comparing that method vs. a complete bike. If
you can get some good deals when they're available and you're not too picky about what you get
component-wise, you CAN build a cheap bike, but do some math ahead of time.

Cheers,

Scott..

B. Lafferty

"S. Anderson" <scott.anderson3@zsympaticoz.ca> wrote in message
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> "Adam C" <NOSPAMverbal11@hotmail.comNOSPAM> wrote in message
> news:boe7bg$fhj$1@gladiola.noc.ucla.edu...
> > I'm currently strickly a mountain bike rider, but am interested in
> building
> > a road bike. I don't have a lot of money to spend, and the money that I
do
> > have I'd like to spend on components and not spend much of it on a
frame.
> > Basically I want to know if the Nashbar frame is any good. For $129 it's
a
> > great price, but I don't want to throw my money away. Any insight would
be
> > great.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
> Just as an FYI, it's generally cheaper to buy a complete bike than to buy the parts individually.
> You may have a plan for this and if so, sorry to waste your time. But if you're just going to
> order parts from a catalog, you might dome some quick calcs comparing that method vs. a complete
> bike. If you can get some good deals when they're available and you're not too picky about what
> you get component-wise, you CAN build a cheap bike, but
do
> some math ahead of time.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Scott..

To which I would add that the other day I was in our local mega sporting goods store buying
socks when I happened upon the "bicycle shop" department. They had a Shimano sti equipped road
bike, Tiagra I think, with an aluminum frame and alloy wheels (Araya?) for $360. IIRC it was a
Mongoose. Also, Cycling+ Magazine for October has tests of low end but still good quality
bicycles. Sometimes you can get a good deal on a general purpose sport bike.

Nobodyman

On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:27:43 -0800, "Adam C" <NOSPAMverbal11@hotmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:

>I'm currently strickly a mountain bike rider, but am interested in building a road bike. I don't
>have a lot of money to spend, and the money that I do have I'd like to spend on components and not
>spend much of it on a frame. Basically I want to know if the Nashbar frame is any good. For $129
>it's a great price, but I don't want to throw my money away. Any insight would be great.
>
>Thanks
>

Personally I think you're going at this backwards. I'd rather buy a decent frame, and spend a little
less on components. They will probably wear out/be replaced before the frame anyway, and can be
upgraded then.

The lightest components in the world won't make you very happy riding the 35-pound frame you got
pretty cheap.

Nick Burns

Gwhite

NobodyMan wrote:
>
> On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:27:43 -0800, "Adam C" <NOSPAMverbal11@hotmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
>
> >I'm currently strickly a mountain bike rider, but am interested in building a road bike. I don't
> >have a lot of money to spend, and the money that I do have I'd like to spend on components and
> >not spend much of it on a frame. Basically I want to know if the Nashbar frame is any good. For
> >$129 it's a great price, but I don't want to throw my money away. Any insight would be great.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
>
> Personally I think you're going at this backwards. I'd rather buy a decent frame, and spend a
> little less on components.

What is not "decent" about the frame? That is a "Nashbar?"

> They will probably wear out/be replaced before the frame anyway, and can be upgraded then.
>
> The lightest components in the world won't make you very happy riding the 35-pound frame you got
> pretty cheap.

It is about 4 lb IIRC.

Nobodyman

On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 14:45:03 -0800, gwhite <gwhite@hocuspocus_ti.com> wrote:

>
>
>NobodyMan wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:27:43 -0800, "Adam C" <NOSPAMverbal11@hotmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
>>
>> >I'm currently strickly a mountain bike rider, but am interested in building a road bike. I don't
>> >have a lot of money to spend, and the money that I do have I'd like to spend on components and
>> >not spend much of it on a frame. Basically I want to know if the Nashbar frame is any good. For
>> >$129 it's a great price, but I don't want to throw my money away. Any insight would be great.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >
>>
>> Personally I think you're going at this backwards. I'd rather buy a decent frame, and spend a
>> little less on components.
>
>What is not "decent" about the frame? That is a "Nashbar?"

I'm not dogging the frame, though for $129 you aren't getting a very good frame IMHO. I bought my
frame several years ago; it was discounted and set me back about $700. It was, by no means, a
top-of-the-line frame either, although it was, and still is, considered a very good frameset.

>> They will probably wear out/be replaced before the frame anyway, and can be upgraded then.
>>
>> The lightest components in the world won't make you very happy riding the 35-pound frame you got
>> pretty cheap.
>
>It is about 4 lb IIRC.

Fine, whatever. I hope you got the point though...spend a little more on the frame, and a little
less on what you are dressing it with, and IMHO you'll be happier, and better off, in the long run.

Adam C

Thanks for the advice! Looks like I have a lot of decisions to make.

ADam

"Adam C" <NOSPAMverbal11@hotmail.comNOSPAM> wrote in message
news:boe7bg$fhj$1@gladiola.noc.ucla.edu...
> I'm currently strickly a mountain bike rider, but am interested in
building
> a road bike. I don't have a lot of money to spend, and the money that I do have I'd like to spend
> on components and not spend much of it on a frame. Basically I want to know if the Nashbar frame
> is any good. For $129 it's a great price, but I don't want to throw my money away. Any insight
> would be great.
>
> Thanks