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In particular any 29er steel deluxe or ti deluxe frame owners? Would like to se some pics been looking at them and the idea of a custom made frame appeals i also really like the styling. Would have to sell a heap load of shit to afford one though including my cotic, so would it be worth it?
Get Dave Yates to build you a frame just as good as IF .Even better ,go on one of his courses anbd build it yourself.
If you can get past the bullshit attitude of Mr Yates and his charming wife, that is! We're 'doing you a huge favour' by building you a frame etc.
If you like the look of IF then go for it. Probably best dealing direct 'though.
Otherwise, there are other good UK frame builders out there and they'd be a lot easier to deal with if you need to iron out issues/sort problems when you can easily speak on the 'phone or if necessary pay a visit.
Give curtlo a bell.
Sofaking is your man.
Dave yates and curtlo nice ideas but really got a hankering for an indi fab it would be a way off yet but just wanna get some ideas
Roberts, Mather, Yates, etc. etc. etc. Plenty of them out there and they're in the UK!
IF 29ers custom builds are for the hardcoreattentionwhores only.
Do you know anyone that knows someone that knows Sheldon?
If not you're not qualified. 😉
Do you know anyone that knows someone that knows Sheldon?
Sheldon can't help now he's dead
If you can get past the bullshit attitude of Mr Yates and his charming wife, that is! We're 'doing you a huge favour' by building you a frame etc.
A couple of mates did Daves self build course and found him really interesting and informative
Apparently he reckons Dekerf are crap amongst other gems
Sheldon can't help now he's dead
Not that Sheldon. [b]THE[/b] Sheldon.
Yes I have in fact met sheldonat ssec where he passed me a foul tasting drink 😀 so I'm kind of qualifief. So no one got any pics ?
more IF pics than you can shake a stick at
[url= http://www.ifrider.com/category/register/ ]overated tat[/url]
All Sofakings IF's are rebadged Barracudas FACT
[url= http://www.flickr.com/groups/indiefab/ ]IF Pics[/url]
bugger , I've been rumbled 😳
90% of IF's are fake and the real ones are over priced tat too.
Mine is on here.
[url] http://www.ifrider.com/category/register/deluxe/page/4/ [/url]
So are indi fabs not.all there cracked up to be ?
Real IF's are nice.
Sofakings and the 'tollahs are fakes and rubbish though.
Real IF's are nice.Sofakings and the 'tollahs are fakes and rubbish though.
even the fakes ride really nice.
Ringo on a more serious note , i have 4 IF's and another arriving tomorrow(yipee) and i must say they are fantastic frames , the guys and girls at IF are very friendly and helpful when you speak/email them with endless questions about stuff. they have a real passion for what they do and want to give you exactly what you want when you order a frame from them.
they are expensive compared to some other custom frame builders but ferrari's cost more than audi's
Cheers sofa
Mine. Slightly updated spec now.
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A pal of mine has got a custom built Ti 29er IF and it certainly is a good looking bike and he loves it. I think it is his 2nd or 3rd one as well. I think his username is hamc on here but I don't think he is on here much.
29er SS delux here..
You get what you pay for..
i have 4 IF's and another arriving tomorrow
[b]Another[/b] bike?
You'll never get that garage built if you keep wasting monney on cheap tat frames.
there still a bit more room in the back bedroom before i need to get a garage built 8)
I ride ss but would like the option to run it geared as well like my niner
i can't see it daffy 🙁
Hmmm....for some reason it wont link.
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Clicky instead.
Slightly off topic but what size seat tube does an Indy fab take?
29.4mm, it's very weird.
29.4mm, it's very weird.
One of mine is a 29.4 and the other a 27.2mm, it depends on what you ask for!
one of mine is 31.6 aswell 😆
On a non-custom frame though...it's 29.4mm standard isn't it?
Do you fly to the states to get fitted ? If you don't I would have thought it a waste of money compared with getting fitted on a jig at a bulider like Argos
Nope, mine was second hand. It also rides B E A Utifully. 🙂
Do you fly to the states to get fitted ? If you don't I would have thought it a waste of money compared with getting fitted on a jig at a bulider like Argos
if you have very deep pockets you could, or you could go to mosquito bikes or sideways to get yourself measured up.
Ideally id like a ti 29r ss with the option to run it geared I mainly ride rigid but might want some bounce at one point geo not too dissimilar to my cotic soul
Ideally id like a ti 29r ss with the option to run it geared I mainly ride rigid but might want some bounce at one point geo not too dissimilar to my cotic soul
That's how i started geometry discussions with IF last year. I wanted a long travel version of my old Merlin XLM but with some of the ride characteristics of my (then recently deceased) Soda. I'm really happy with the end result, it rides exactly how i wanted/expected.
I'm wary of those geometry measurement systems. I got measured up once at Omega. The result they came back with looked like an overgrown farm gate. My Merlin fits me perfectly, so that was a good point to start discussions.
Slightly OT, i went down the decidedly un-niche geared 26" route.
Have a look at De Salvo for the custom option. I'm swithering between Mike and the guys at Enigma for a custom Ti crosser. Both make some terrific frames. I have an old Fat Chance. A really nice bike made in the days before Fat Chance employees formed IF. I like it a lot but I'm not convinced the premium you pay is necessarily worth it. Having said that, if you can afford it, why not eh?
Myheadsashed has a custom DeSalvo and it is indeed a thing of beauty. Current delivery time is about 5 months.
Cheers
Sanny