Originally Posted by
darksiderising
How did you manage to get tires, tube, and grips for $35 after tax and any shipping, if applicable? The cheapest mountain bike tires are $17 each from the shop I work at and Oury grips run about $12. Tubes are $5. That would put the minimum at over $60 after tax.
EDIT: And why did you take the rear brake off?
Tires are CST crusader....$9 a piece....grips were $6 on ebay...tubes were $3 a piece...plus shipping...ok actually now that I think about it, it was probably closer to $40 with shipping. There was no tax involved and I asked for everything to be sent parcel post shipping. Your shop is ripping people off if they are selling ourys for $12. CST tires can be had really cheap and they are made by the exact same company that makes other high end tires...they are just labeled differently.
The only XT component on this bike was the rear derailleur. It had an LX fr, has LX hubs laced to mavic rims...grip shifters weren't shimano they were some brand I've never heard of. Brakes are cheap dia compe.
However the crank is a white industries which is pretty sweet. The frame is tange prestige so the bike is incredibly light. It's also lugged steel which is cool. Nitto bars and stem(I'm fairly certain). I'm glad I got rid of the extra gearing and cabling...it looks a lot better now, imo.
Rear brake came off because I've ridden SS for years with just a front brake. I check the brake every time before I ride it.