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While i was looking with a friend for a new bike, on his budget of £150. It was only going to be a bike he could commute on and leave locked up in town without too much fear of it not being there when he finished work, hes a keen MTB'r too and rightly considers his two other bikes too nickable for his commute. We looked at the various offerings in Halfords and online and i stupidly muttered the words i can build a better bike than that for £150. So hes going to put me to it... Rules are it must be all new parts and be capable of a bit of off road... should i back out? Ive made a few parts lists but im struggling to find a fork and cheaper wheels.
why all new parts ?
his rule: its going head to head with other new bikes so all parts must be new.
Cant be done with even bottom rung new components. Should be just do-able with good SH components though, and still be far better then a new Halfords or Tesco type...
I dont like giving up, but i think this is one i will have to give up on. It has made me realise how cheap you can get things tough, frame on Bikedock,and mechs/cranks/peddles on CRC, just those pesky wheels and fork...
[url= http://www.btwincycle.com/EN/rockrider-five-white-89175082/ ]You'll do well to beat this for that money. Proper warranty too![/url]
That looks like a cross between a superbow and a spesh womens frame. I actually think on glance it looks quite nice in a minimalist way. Your right though you can't beat that for the money, not that I've seen, posted the link to my friend. Thanks