Mountain Biking - What's a good cheap 20-21" frame?

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mazdaspeed
03-03-08, 04:12 PM
I'm not going to be doing any hard trail riding, just bombing around town and campus.

mazdaspeed
03-03-08, 05:56 PM
How are these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Leader-Aluminum-Mountain-MTB-Bike-Frame-20-C-TT-bk_W0QQitemZ380000512136QQihZ025QQcategoryZ98083QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
BenLi
03-03-08, 06:14 PM
How are these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Leader-Aluminum-Mountain-MTB-Bike-Frame-20-C-TT-bk_W0QQitemZ380000512136QQihZ025QQcategoryZ98083QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You can likely do better than that.

gattm99
03-03-08, 06:15 PM
I bought a leader xc type frame and I can't fault it. Everything is great except for the paint which you can litterally scratch off with your fingernails. Its my beater so I am working on covering it with stickers.
mazdaspeed
03-03-08, 06:19 PM
Everything I've just read indicated that leader makes VERY durable and good frames for cheap, and that the paint on them sucks ass.

I might go with one.. lol
mazdaspeed
03-03-08, 07:46 PM
Any other input?
dminor
03-03-08, 08:34 PM
I have a 21" Specialized Hardrock chromoly frame of late '90s vintage in the basement that I'd sell you for $25 plus the actual cost of shipping it. It has 4 or five little rust blisters up through the paint in the top tube (spent too much time in a bike rack in Bellingham, WA) but the rest of the paint is pretty good.

PM me if you are interested.
mazdaspeed
03-03-08, 09:29 PM
PM'd
ad6mj
03-04-08, 02:41 PM
Used early 90's steel MTB's are hard to beat for what you describe.
ProFail
03-04-08, 05:20 PM
Everything I've just read indicated that leader makes VERY durable and good frames for cheap, and that the paint on them sucks ass.

I might go with one.. lol

Yeah, the guys at ToyotaPrius.com said the Prius was a great car as well.
BlueTrain
03-04-08, 06:08 PM
actually Leader makes a pretty good frame. i know a few guys out here that ride them, and one has raced his with good results.