Has anyone got/ordered or dealt with Sandman yet. Link to website (under construction) HERE They seem very good value if this is correct – from mtb.be
This is for plain, non painted frames. Production time is 2 weeks. Having your frame painted adds 100,- Euros and two weeks extra (I have to send it out to have it powdercoated or painted).
All frames have 165mm rear hub and 100mm bottom bracket spacing and can easily accomodate Endomorph tires on up to 100mm rims. Cable eyelet type and routing is free of choice as are eyelets for rear luggage racks and come at no extra cost.
Free choice of integrated or 1.1/8 head set bearings and normal rear drop-outs or single speed ones. Combined single speed dropout with derailleur attachment also available.
Polished welds come at an extra charge of 100,- Euro.
Wide CRMO forks with disk brake attachments for normal front hubs come at 59,- Euros unpainted. 79,- Euro painted. Same price for 135mm spaced forks.
No extra cost for luggage attachment eyelets.
The weights for the 3 different frame options, all in size M:
Steel Kalahari: 2250 gr
Non butted alu Atacama: 1920 gr
Hydroformed, butted Gobi: 1740 gr
So, a basic unpainted frame and fork for not much more than 400 euros. Seems like a bargain !