cheapest s and s coupler frame
02-14-08, 08:02 AM
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cheapest s and s coupler frame
i wanna start traveling more with my bike, but i think bikes shouldn't be treated like precious gems that can't get hurt, so i don't want to spend 1k on a frame. any mass produced or cheaper s and s alternatives?
02-14-08, 08:11 AM
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Surly is making the Traveler's Check, a crosscheck with S&S couplers already installed. It's more than a normal crosscheck, but still cheaper than a custom.
02-14-08, 09:18 AM
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a crosscheck frame costs $390, traveler's check frame is a whopping $1075. bilenky will retrofit any steel frame with couplers for $460, so with shipping and paint it's pretty much a wash.
but that also means that you could get a complete bikesdirect/ebay bargain bike and put couplers on there for the price of the traveler's check frame only.
you might even find a cheaper retrofit from one of these guys.
02-14-08, 09:34 AM
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Dahon has a new full size ss/fg that folds up with some kind of integrated coupler/hingey-deal.
MSRP in the $500's. It seems dumb that they designed it with vertical dropouts, a deraileur hanger and eccentric bb, but wtf-ever, its cheap.
https://dahon.com/us/cadenzasolo.htm
MSRP in the $500's. It seems dumb that they designed it with vertical dropouts, a deraileur hanger and eccentric bb, but wtf-ever, its cheap.
https://dahon.com/us/cadenzasolo.htm
02-14-08, 10:12 AM
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You can get a ritchey breakaway for around $1000 as well
They're not S+S, but comperable. Plus it comes with a packing case - somthing you'll have to shell out another $500 for if you go the S+S retrofit route.
They're not S+S, but comperable. Plus it comes with a packing case - somthing you'll have to shell out another $500 for if you go the S+S retrofit route.
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