what would you do with this merida frame?
10-09-13 | 09:06 AM
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what would you do with this merida frame?
I have option for this bike and i'm digging this frame for some reason.
Could buy it for $100.
I'd be interested in your thoughts about the deal but what I'm really interested in is, if you had all kinds of endless resources, what would you do with the bike/frame?
Thanks!
Could buy it for $100.
I'd be interested in your thoughts about the deal but what I'm really interested in is, if you had all kinds of endless resources, what would you do with the bike/frame?
Thanks!
10-09-13 | 12:07 PM
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Bikes: Road bike is a Carbon Bianchi C2C & Grandis (1980's), Gary Fisher Mt Bike, Trek Tandem & Mongoose SS MTB circa 1992.
I'd ride it.
But if I did indeed have endless $$ I would never ever look at that bike or call it a bike...I'd by a new Titanium MT bike with the coolest stuff made.
But if I did indeed have endless $$ I would never ever look at that bike or call it a bike...I'd by a new Titanium MT bike with the coolest stuff made.
10-09-13 | 02:50 PM
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hammerdog is right -- with unlimited resources, this doesn't land on the radar. With my back issues, it doesn't either, so I can't advise you. I just caught the hook on the 'endless $$', the fantasy of which has produced a LIST in my mind of bikes that I would build up from bare frames and ride until they (or *I*) broke.
10-09-13 | 03:33 PM
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with endless resources
i would pass on that bike
and get something nicer to start with
judging by the components
that was a 500 dollar bike when new
better than a department store bike
but not worth putting any money into
if it is not in perfectly ridable condition for 100 bucks
then pass and find something better
i would pass on that bike
and get something nicer to start with
judging by the components
that was a 500 dollar bike when new
better than a department store bike
but not worth putting any money into
if it is not in perfectly ridable condition for 100 bucks
then pass and find something better
Last edited by Wilfred Laurier; 10-09-13 at 03:41 PM. Reason: corrected estimate of price when new
