my el-cheapo build
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my el-cheapo build
Hey all,
After several months of effort and saving I finally got my mountain bike together!
While it`s not as light and blingy as pcads fly ti, it is much lighter than the 06/07 Specialized hardrock and around the same weight as the 06 Garry Fisher Wahoo (sp?)
It rides like a dream and I'm sure we'll be having a blast from now 'till I wreck it!
Sorry 'bout the crappy pic...
I love my bike!
After several months of effort and saving I finally got my mountain bike together!
While it`s not as light and blingy as pcads fly ti, it is much lighter than the 06/07 Specialized hardrock and around the same weight as the 06 Garry Fisher Wahoo (sp?)
It rides like a dream and I'm sure we'll be having a blast from now 'till I wreck it!
Sorry 'bout the crappy pic...
I love my bike!
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I really like those home-built bikes. The cost is usually low and the performance on par with bikes costing way more. I have a 2000 Hard Rock that I built up from a frame and spare parts from other bikes/builds. My son came home from college, took one ride on the Hard Rock and traded his Trek 820 for it. (Dad's a soft touch).
Good luck with it. BTW, what are you going to call it?
Good luck with it. BTW, what are you going to call it?
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There's nothing else just like it - Congrats on the cool ride.
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Nothing from BD can be called blingy. It can be called "nice", or "sweet", but never "blingy". That title is reserved for a few bikes. This includes, but is not limited to:
Pinarello
Cervélo
Colnago
Santa Cruz
Seven
Litespeed
You should hang around the road forum more.
Pinarello
Cervélo
Colnago
Santa Cruz
Seven
Litespeed
You should hang around the road forum more.
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You should hang around the mtn bike forum less.
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That's disgusting!
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I really like those home-built bikes. The cost is usually low and the performance on par with bikes costing way more. I have a 2000 Hard Rock that I built up from a frame and spare parts from other bikes/builds. My son came home from college, took one ride on the Hard Rock and traded his Trek 820 for it. (Dad's a soft touch).
Good luck with it. BTW, what are you going to call it?
Good luck with it. BTW, what are you going to call it?
The frame is a 19.5" aluminum Iron Horse frame that I sanded and re-painted
Hmmmm, the total cost was around $500 but I work at a shop so I get the pro deal on parts, plus I picked up a couple of things off of ebay for absurdly cheap.
Thanks for all the kind words guys, by the way, she went on her first real single track adventure and she rides just as nicely as anyone could want....Due to the frame geometry you end up sitting much straighter than I originally thought, so I popped out a couple of risers and that put me in a much more comfortable/aggresive riding position.