Bike Frames
06-01-07, 12:06 PM
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Bike Frames
I am looking to build a nice enry level road bike. Are there any websites that offer reduced-cost or reasonable bike frames? I have found a couple but I do not want to order off a website not recomended.
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06-01-07, 01:12 PM
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I may be out of line here, but I suspect an assembly plant that buys components in bulk, and has trained staff slapping parts on frames all day, can put an entry level bike together a lot cheaper than you can, even after markup.
06-01-07, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by cooker
I may be out of line here, but I suspect an assembly plant that buys components in bulk, and has trained staff slapping parts on frames all day, can put an entry level bike together a lot cheaper than you can, even after markup.
06-01-07, 02:06 PM
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Keep on climbing
I built up a really nice riding "rain / commuter / errands" bike off of a Soma Double Cross frame. There are a couple on-line retailers that sell the various Soma frames.
As others have said, building your own bike isn't necessarily the cheap way to go. It sure is fun though.
As others have said, building your own bike isn't necessarily the cheap way to go. It sure is fun though.
06-01-07, 04:35 PM
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If you don't mind having a garage full of junk and tinkering, you could try to grab a few $10 garage sale specials, and build a frankenbike out of the best salvageable compatible parts.
06-01-07, 04:50 PM
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06-01-07, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by aitan123
Where can I find one of those?
06-01-07, 08:23 PM
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check out leader frames at https://leaderbikeusa.com
06-01-07, 09:11 PM
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Heard good things about LeaderbikeUSA.... here's the discussion took place last week I think....
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/301977-leader-bike-usa-frames.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/301977-leader-bike-usa-frames.html
