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Oooh! But my need for a road bike that fits me has overtaken this!
£300 a realistic budget for knockabout MTB?
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Oooh! But my need for a road bike that fits me has overtaken this!
mattobrien
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It's even in ipswich and still cheap. Surely you have to buy it.
And a new road frame...
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mattobrien
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Feeding the family vs. a new bike. No contest.And feed my family
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Bike obviously!
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Wow, nicely spotted! Now trying to look up the geometry, I like the Boardman frames
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Not sure if the frame is a 2013 but can't see it being that different to this
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...uctId_789209_langId_-1_categoryId_289005#tab1
Damn duff link!!
try;
http://www.boardmanbikes.com/road/road_team.html
mattobrien
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£500 BIN is silly money. The chain set can be had for c. £80 on CRC, which leaves too much for the frame.
I think that my Kinesis frameset was only £550 and that included a £220 fork.
I suspect he wants too close to the BIN price, which IMHO is way over the top. I'd go for the second hand one as a temporary fix until you get a plastic bike.
I agree, my only reservation is how much is it going to cost you to build, how many parts can you transfer and could you find a complete second hand Boardman (or other) in Large for less money? Some bargains out there especially if going Boardman!
mattobrien
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@Andrew_Culture Wouldn't this fit the bill a little better?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Boardman-...ces_Women_s_Fragrances_PP&hash=item27df2ccaa1
An unused plastic frame including forks and in the right size. More realistically priced at the moment, but plenty of time for bidding madness to ensue.
Many birds and just the one stone.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Boardman-...ces_Women_s_Fragrances_PP&hash=item27df2ccaa1
An unused plastic frame including forks and in the right size. More realistically priced at the moment, but plenty of time for bidding madness to ensue.
Many birds and just the one stone.
One of these would possibly be cheaper;
http://www.hunterprops.com.au/themes_02_old.asp?categoryID=HORROR &
http://www.hunterprops.com.au/themes_02_old.asp?categoryID=HORROR &
young Ed
Veteran
by the way he is stressing the quick sale there i think his SWMBO might be back on monday!
i know we have gone off the MTB's on this thread but when i have the monies i will be getting on of these toys!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DiamondBa...75717?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&var=&hash=item258541db85
or this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ridgeback...93009?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&var=&hash=item3a8c2bf071
or this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Giant-Rev...0982513530?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item51b830237a
just a nice budget MTB to get me hooked!
Cheers Ed
