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23-11.-2003, 11:08 PM
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Cheap bikes
I have come across some bikes cheap (£80) and by the looks of the components I wouldn't by them. But
the frames seem sound enough and £80 is cheap for a frame. The manufacture is Harlem and the bikes are the rear suspension MTB's. My question is it worth it to buy the bike, ditch the parts and put my own components on the frame? Gadget |
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23-11.-2003, 11:08 PM
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Re: Cheap bikes
"Gadget" <Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2z1wb.82$K52.23@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk... > I have come across some bikes cheap (£80) and by the looks of the components > I wouldn't by them. But the frames seem sound enough and £80 is cheap for a > frame. The manufacture is Harlem and the bikes are the rear suspension MTB's. My question is it > worth it to buy the bike, ditch the parts and put my own components on the frame? > Have you seen how much the frames weigh? |
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23-11.-2003, 11:08 PM
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Re: Cheap bikes
"Gadget" <Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2z1wb.82$K52.23@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk... > I have come across some bikes cheap (£80) and by the looks of the components > I wouldn't by them. But the frames seem sound enough and £80 is cheap for a > frame. The manufacture is Harlem and the bikes are the rear suspension MTB's. My question is it > worth it to buy the bike, ditch the parts and put my own components on the frame? See the tread about building up a bike from scratch. Generally the mark-up on the components is such that you would be better buying a bike with the components you want on it. T |
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24-11.-2003, 02:15 AM
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Re: Cheap bikes
Gadget wrote:
> I have come across some bikes cheap (£80) and by the looks of the components I wouldn't by them. > But the frames seem sound enough and £80 is cheap for a frame. The manufacture is Harlem and the > bikes are the rear suspension MTB's. My question is it worth it to buy the bike, ditch the parts > and put my own components on the frame? > > Gadget > > No. |
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24-11.-2003, 04:10 AM
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Re: Cheap bikes
Gadget posted ...
> I have come across some bikes cheap (£80) and by the looks of the components I wouldn't by them. > But the frames seem sound enough and £80 is cheap for a frame. The manufacture is Harlem and the > bikes are the rear suspension MTB's. My question is it worth it to buy the bike, ditch the parts > and put my own components on the frame? > > Gadget Check out bid-up.tv .. the bikes are crap. There is a chance that someone actually bought it for £1 .. if you really want one or two, try a bid maybe, but I'd suggest you'd be better seved by buying a bike locally ..  https://www.bid-up.tv/bid_catagoryl...tagory=4&From=1 PS, check the postage details, they can be a little extreme .. -- Digweed .... |
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24-11.-2003, 09:10 AM
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Re: Cheap bikes
"Gadget" <Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
> I have come across some bikes cheap (£80) and by the looks of the components I wouldn't by them. > But the frames seem sound enough and £80 is cheap for a frame. The manufacture is Harlem and the > bikes are the rear suspension MTB's. My question is it worth it to buy the bike, ditch the parts > and put my own components on the frame? Pick it up and feel the weight. Generally these ultra-cheap bikes have very heavy frames. There may be exceptions. -- simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; I'd rather live in sybar-space |
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06-12.-2003, 08:11 AM
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Re: Cheap bikes
"Simon Brooke" <simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote in message
news:87ad6mzpcg.fsf@gododdin.internal.jasmine.org.uk... > "Gadget" <Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk> writes: > > > I have come across some bikes cheap (£80) and by the looks of the components > > I wouldn't by them. But the frames seem sound enough and £80 is cheap for a > > frame. The manufacture is Harlem and the bikes are the rear suspension MTB's. My question is it > > worth it to buy the bike, ditch the parts and put > > my own components on the frame? > > Pick it up and feel the weight. > > Generally these ultra-cheap bikes have very heavy frames. There may be exceptions. Not only that the bearings in the pivot will be truly awful and the rear shock will be a piece of junk that's probably better off replaced with a block of wood. Avoid at all costs. Russ |
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