rms13

https://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...222134&alt=web

UmneyDurak

Either you are the one selling it and just shilling, or you are pretty damn judgmental.

rms13

You're telling me that steerer tube is normal? Thats not even safe

UmneyDurak

You mean all the spacers? Different strokes and all that.
As for being safe. Looks like that fork has aluminum steer tube, so probably not that unsafe.

rms13

Ok it does seem to be an aluminum steerer but I've still never seen a completely uncut fork on a bike until now

Rowan

OP, you do realise that the uncut steerer tube actually is a sale attraction because the buyer can cut it or lower the handlebars to a height that suits them, rather than put up with some idiotic nonsense where the stackheight is almost zero. Don't you?

MikeyBoyAz

that's what the surley LHTs look like at my LBS before they're cut to size. Kinda silly looking... the cervelo P5 with ape hangers, platforms and a tractor saddle is more of an abomination personally... well any cervelo I guess

Bob Dopolina 

There are limits, set by the factory, as to how many mm in stack height are allowed. There is no way this was done at the factory.

Campag4life

Yes, it didn't come that way as a complete bike but could be an uncut steerer from a frameset versus a fork replacement....latter being a second possibility.

As to stack height under the stem...a word or two. Bike frames as it turns out are designed with an eye toward liability. In other words, manufacturers have to design a frame for a light rider as well as one borderline obese. A very heavy rider puts a great deal more stress on the steerer. So manufacturers rightly cover their a@@'s by stipulating spacer stack height under the stem for worse case rider weight (and strength).

Average Joe will do fine with a bit more spacer height than what mfr's spec as maximum...especially with Al steerer. Also a taller stack height puts more weight on the saddle and less on the handlebars. Probably just about anyone of us could ride that frame with that stack height and the steerer wouldn't break. Handling and performance would suffer of course.

redfooj

bill walton falling on hard times?

Homebrew01

Something about a mountain and a molehill.

Now that OP has discovered Ebay .........

Dan333SP

Chain and crank look coroded as if they'd been left in a humid shed for extended periods. Forgetting the stack height, that thing is overpriced. Even if it is ti. What's up with the deore RD? I'd understand if they had a 12-34 or something but that looks like a 12-26 or 28 at most.

rpenmanparker 

I disagree about overpriced...assuming the bidding doesn't carry the price much higher. The frame alone could easily fetch that price. Frame and fork new are listed at about $2,400 msrp. ($2,000 by Lynskey for the frame plus an estimate for $400 for a top fork). Say you can get it discounted by Adrenaline for $1,700 as a frameset. Used a couple of years, $1,000 isn't a bad price for just the frameset at all. You could buy that frame, sell the parts for whatever, and have a sweet base for your own build for maybe $800. That would be hard to beat.

In fact I would highly recommend jumping on this to anyone interested in a medium size Ti build project.
You have to look past the obvious.

GlennR

Last time I looked, being judgemental is ASSumed here on bike forums.

Just wander over to the Hot or Not topic.

BillyD

I would only ask that, where have you been, or not been, where that's the most ridiculous thing you have ever seen? And you're from California too? Oh come come now, you're not trying hard. lol

GlennR

Cut him some slack... it's not like he's from Floriduh.

Dan333SP

Fair enough, but I'll rephrase... Lynskeys are overpriced. This particular bike may be appropriately priced given what the frame sells for, but the appeal of that brand and material is lost on me. Obviously not on other people, though.

RoderWrench

That's not even the most ridiculous thing I've seen in the last ten minutes.

rpenmanparker 

Well, if you don't value Ti, then of course none of this makes sense, and you can stop reading now. Nothing else I say will resonate with you. Nothing wrong with that. I like it as well as carbon and steel so to me it boils down to this: would I rather have a new $1,100 BD Ti frame or a used Lynskey for $1,000. I made that choice a while back when the used option was an original Merlin Works CR for $1,000, and have never been sorry for a second. One of the finest riding frames I have ever encountered and with some panache.

But just getting back to the prices for new frames, Lynskey's popularity isn't such a mystery. Considering the common pricing in the Ti market, Lynskey isn't badly positioned. He isn't as cheap as no-name Chinese Ti nor as expensive as boutique Ti like Moots, Seven, and (cringe) Holland. Ti simply costs more than steel, rightly or wrongly. So Lynskey is the obvious choice for someone who wants an American-made Ti frame with a strong brand reputation and recourse to the maker in case of a problem.

Homebrew01

Imagine taking a look at some of the beauties on CL !

Inpd

Right. I'll also add that I've seen some touring bikes with steering tubes that long particularly for older riders. They effectively ride the bike like a cruiser but if that's what it takes to ride a bike as you grow older, sobeit.

jamesdak 

Ummm, I'll just have to say I disagree with you. When I bought my Lynskey last winter I had many discussions with them beforehand about setting up the bike as I needed it for my disabilities. Until recently I have spent about the last 5 years riding with the saddle and bars pretty much level due to chronic back problems. They gave me the option of leaving the steerer tube uncut so I could set up the bars as I wanted. So I see no reason to believe that this could not have come from Lynskey like this.

On a side note, in my case I just asked them to cut the steerer at the maximun safe height instead of leaving it uncut. In my thinking it didn't make sense to leave it so high and uncut if it would be unsafe. Especially as I ride in the mountains a lot and see descents in the 40-50 mph range. You don't want anything breaking at those speeds.

topslop1

Dan, get off his lawn. You're too young to appreciate the build material. I'd have to give it a ride first before judging ti as a frame build. But I'm on alum and only have been so my experience level for materials is moot.

BillyD

Well my point was that in places like California and New York you get to see a wide variety of strange and ridiculous things, as opposed to most other places.

Dan333SP

So you have ridden Ti?