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Supergo Access comp deore ll columbus SL frame, What is it?

Old 11-26-11, 06:44 PM
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Supergo Access comp deore ll columbus SL frame, What is it?

I purchased this MTB looking frame at the swap meet this morning. Not knowing mountain bikes I saw columbus tubing which i know is a quality road tubing so i bought it for $20. My problem is i have never heard of the brand and the frame looks a little small. Is it a MTB,cross,touring bike?




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Superego was a bike chain / online store that specialized in close outs and oe take offs and yes they had their own line of bike frames. They were eventually bought out by Performance.

Don't fret, you've got a nice frame there complete with period shark fin.
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Old 11-27-11, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by commo_soulja
Superego was a bike chain / online store that specialized in close outs and oe take offs and yes they had their own line of bike frames. They were eventually bought out by Performance.

Don't fret, you've got a nice frame there complete with period shark fin.
The shark fin was the first thing I noticed!
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Shark fin looks pretty cool, since im a road cyclist i have no use for this frame really. Unless i could do a nice cyclocross conversion. If i were to sell it what price should i ask?
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$30-$40.
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Actually a sweet frame back in the day...Good steel keep it and enjoy.
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BTW it's s mtb frame
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Originally Posted by owenmyers
since im a road cyclist...
Sounds like a great time to get into MTBing. Browse CL and pick up some cheap parts to throw at it just to get hooked. I've known so many people now that were road cyclists and then the second they start MTBing they practically only ride their road bikes when there's been crappy weather and the MTB trails are too soft to ride. Then once you're hooked on MTBing you can build the frame up with a little better components and you can have a really sweet vintage MTB.
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Okay guys i will keep it. I'm going to get a cheap suspension fork and some kind of shifters, i dont know what to get. But i dont want to dump $400 into this thing and not like it. Where can i get some decent cheap parts online?
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Does anyone want the old fork?
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Cheap suspension forks are TERRIBLE. See if that fork will take 2.4" rubber. Running that up front instead of 2.1 is better than cheap fork.
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To get into it, you could pick up decent Deore level shifters and derailer for pretty cheap and they'll shift reliably and be tough enough for real trail riding. Ebay for cheap but great condition used would probably be your best bet if you wanna stay super cheap but decent parts. If you decide you really wanna get into it then you'll be dropping more money later on, but that's gonna happen either way so you may as well start out with cheap but decent until you get into it, learn a little more, and decide what you really want. I agree that just sticking the biggest front tire in there possible is a good bet to start out. Either way, keep the fork in case you decide to sell the frame someday. You'll want to have them together to sell. For now I say just pick yourself up the Deore stuff, some cheap cranks, handlebars, V-Brakes and levers(Perhaps all used from CL or something.) Add a cheap wheelset and start ripping up the trails. Go ahead and start saving now for when you decide you have to have a new bike. It probably won't take long.
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If these Trek 8000s have original components then they'll make pretty good build kits. You'd just need some XC tires and probably a seat post. If you could take one home for $150 or so that would be much nicer, dunno what the MTB market's like down there.

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I was actually thinking a donor bike might be the best way to go, but then it's also a matter of finding a donor bike that has good components, but not a better frame so that it makes sense to pull those parts for the vintage frame.
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I like the deore levers, shifters, gears idea. What fork should i get rock shox, sr, zoom? im on a budget. And lastly where is the best place to get rims.
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Originally Posted by owenmyers
I like the deore levers, shifters, gears idea. What fork should i get rock shox, sr, zoom? im on a budget. And lastly where is the best place to get rims.
I would look here: https://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.a...+Disc+Wheelset

They have a pretty nice sale going on right now.
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Originally Posted by owenmyers
I like the deore levers, shifters, gears idea. What fork should i get rock shox, sr, zoom? im on a budget. And lastly where is the best place to get rims.
If you're on a budget, again, I'd keep existing fork.

If you gotta have sproing up front, you'll likely want to replace the headset also, since you have a threaded one. Shop around for a good 80mm fork, maybe 100mm, although that'll jack your front end up pretty high.

As for rims, wheelsets Decatur linked are nice, but are disc only. You'll only be able to easily fit disc brakes to your replacement fork, not in back. Since you're talking about buying rims, CBO did have nice deals on non-disc XT hubs last I checked. For the rear wheel rim-brake rim, Universal Cycles has Sun Rhino Lites for $27.

If you're going to pick up rims, spokes and hubs independently it won't be very budget. If you're going to buy all new components a la carte it won't be very budget. I'd ballpark a lowend build with decent fork around $700, maybe. You would have to already know you love this bike to spend that much on it because after the build you'd be lucky to get $300 on it, I'd imagine.

Often times buying a complete from bikesdirect.com and pulling all the parts you need from it will be better than buying new a la carte. Just pull what you need, sell frame, maybe seatpost, etc after you've stripped it.

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