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05-11-05, 04:06 PM
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so what do you guys think of Surly Instigator? i recently bought one for $25 has project 2 kona forks and 3 piece crank
05-11-05, 04:19 PM
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WOW just looked up Surly Instigator and it is $409 from https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/c/CELLFRMMTNSUR
so i guess i got a good deal
so i guess i got a good deal
05-11-05, 08:10 PM
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HOLY CRAP DUDE! $25 bucks? You got a hell of a deal, just make sure theres nothing wrong with the frame. It's a seriously sick frame and can be built up to do pretty much whatever you want it to do. Mines built up for AM and light FR but it could be set up for XC or Urban, your options are pretty UNlimited.
05-11-05, 11:54 PM
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The most I would pay for a Surly frame is $100. So 25 bucks is a heckuva deal. Congrats.
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05-12-05, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by HammerTheHill
Why $100? It's an awesome frame and its steel!
Don't get me wrong. Surly bikes are beasts and excellent for the various punishments of commuting. My money would go elsewhere, that's all.
But heck, for $25, I'd buy three or four.
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05-12-05, 12:35 AM
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I thought 4130 cro-moly steel was some of the best steel and some of the strongest you could get? While I agree the welds aren't the prettiest thing and the paint job is less than lackluster but I didn't think Surly was an italian road bike company in the business of making things pretty.
05-12-05, 06:13 PM
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4130 is bottom of the line, right above "high tensile (1020) steel" in the bike world. Nothing wrong with it, but its just your basic chromoly steel.
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Originally Posted by seely
4130 is bottom of the line, right above "high tensile (1020) steel" in the bike world. Nothing wrong with it, but its just your basic chromoly steel.
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Originally Posted by jim-bob
Hey, 4130 was good enough for the early Yeti frames, and those things rode pretty damn well.
