I found a listing on craigslist for a frame, fork, crank..etc.

The frame is a Kristall Real..has anyone heard of this?

Also the crank is made by Sugino. Is this a good brand or approximately what is it worth?

Thanks!

This one??? https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hn...658073841.html

Yup

I believe are from Switzerland and for 200 bucks the frame doesn't look that awefull. I saw a masi over here in CL for 350 for example. Just making a point.

There was a guy in Hong Kong that sold em on ebay for like $99+s&H. can't find them now though.

mycyclecool or something like that, but yeah, i saw this exact one go on ebay for 150 shipped a few weeks ago...

I just received 2 frames from china off ebay-very light. here is the link :https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

How do you like your frames? What kind of gears have you installed in them? I am looking into a new bike, I am 48, used to ride 30-50km daily while in university. Just want a weekend road bike, I will also use it for triathlon, at 48 I don't want to spend too much, and have a stable bike.
Thanks.

Well i just won an auction for one of these 149.00 shipped so whoever has received one of these it be nice to hear from you. Figured its not a bad deal for a new frameset that's less than 6 lbs (claimed). Could easily knock a chunk off of that with a carbon fork. I've been deciding on whether to buy a bike or build one with parts I want. So I guess I will be building one now! Any info would be appreciated! Thanks!

I love the frame-the set your getting weighs 6 lbs (light) I did have to clean some paint off the bottom bracket threads but that was it. I have a 2 speed carbon crank set in front and a 10 speed titanium gears in back. I used 700c X 23 rims. I did replace the fork with a carbon one off Ebay for $68 , it was half the weight off the original fork. My bike completed weighs 16LBS ! and it cost me less than $500. To cut the cost I used bar end shifters and regular brake levers, I couldn't see paying $300-400 just to shift and stop. they work great and it makes my bike more custom than a bike off the rack. If you like some pictures I can send some.

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love the frame-the set your getting weighs 6 lbs (light) I did have to clean some paint off the bottom bracket threads but that was it. I have a 2 speed carbon crank set in front and a 10 speed titanium gears in back. I used 700c X 23 rims. I did replace the fork with a carbon one off Ebay for $68 , it was half the weight off the original fork. My bike completed weighs 16LBS ! and it cost me less than $500. To cut the cost I used bar end shifters and regular brake levers, I couldn't see paying $300-400 just to shift and stop. they work great and it makes my bike more custom than a bike off the rack. If you like some pictures I can send some.

Here is an almost completed bike pic.

The fly swatter is tottaly custom

Looks like it turned out pretty nice!

I'll send some completed pics today-I'm working on the pink and black frame krystall frame now , gathering parts. I can supply a parts list if interested.

Bike is completed-I'm starting on another.

The seat should be level and the bottom part of the bars should be level with the ground. I can't see how that bike is rideable the way it is now.

The funny thing of the frame is that he geometry looks right, probably it rides pretty good also. If you compare with the cheap arss denali's and stuff you know... The bike rocks in my opinion.

quality of riding??

You should make it a fixie. You wouldn't need that pesky cassette either.

Thank for the critique-I'll take them all for consideration-I adjusted everything to my comfort and seems to work well and the bike is very stable and fast. I have an 110 mile ride coming up in october and its has some steep elevation climbs (2000-6000 feet) so a fixie is out of the question.

Thanks Ultra ! It seems to be ok to me but I may try the other suggestions.

Ya! Thats awesome that you got it finished. I got my frame a couple of days ago. Building the list of parts now. Thinking of going SRAM on mine. Cant wait to get it done!

Gawd I hope this post is one big troll....

What color did you get ?
Yep I did sram in front and back gears-their compatable with shimano.