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10-22-09, 08:45 PM
Hey Guys,
I picked up a Fuji Touring Series IV frame... it was repainted at one time with orange... I was going to overall the whole frame give it a nice cleaning (maybe down to the base metal) then paint it and start building from there...
That said... I have a few bikes these days and could stand to clean out my basement...
The frame does have canti-lever mounts and I already fitted a 700c wheel and it will work great with minor adjustments....
My question to you guys is... I don't want to spend much money at all on this build... but would like to have a off-road worthy machine...
Is it worth my time? (cost of wheels, components, etc...) or should I sell some of my road/mountain bikes and purchase the real deal? (have some good stuff, bianchi, giant...) I have no idea of the cost of building a cross bike using used parts... I also gather that used parts aren't the easiest to come across for x bikes...
I'll throw in a plug for the frame too if I decide to sell... its approximately a 58-60 cm
thanks! ~mike
I picked up a Fuji Touring Series IV frame... it was repainted at one time with orange... I was going to overall the whole frame give it a nice cleaning (maybe down to the base metal) then paint it and start building from there...
That said... I have a few bikes these days and could stand to clean out my basement...
The frame does have canti-lever mounts and I already fitted a 700c wheel and it will work great with minor adjustments....
My question to you guys is... I don't want to spend much money at all on this build... but would like to have a off-road worthy machine...
Is it worth my time? (cost of wheels, components, etc...) or should I sell some of my road/mountain bikes and purchase the real deal? (have some good stuff, bianchi, giant...) I have no idea of the cost of building a cross bike using used parts... I also gather that used parts aren't the easiest to come across for x bikes...
I'll throw in a plug for the frame too if I decide to sell... its approximately a 58-60 cm
thanks! ~mike