https://www.merlincycles.com/ritchey-commando-fat-bike-frameset-2017-110841.html
That looks damn cheap...
Now look up its spec and how much it would cost to get suitable parts to fit it. 😉
Yeah apparently it's got really annoying OLN widths 🙁
Er, the same as any other fatbike for all the bits ? Bargain nice frame for the money though!
I've saw a few built up now and they look alot better complete than the frame and fork pics.
Actually yeah 170 rear is a bit of a pain. I'd be stretching it out 7mm, benefit of steel I guess!
If it’s 170 doesn’t that mean it will be QR ?
Yeah. 170 is qr 177 is thru axle.
170mm rear spacing awkward? Depends - plenty of frames about running 170mm QR rear spacing. Yes, it is likely to limit you to 4" tyres, That's still plenty big enough for big fun.
I'm assuming that Not compatible with hubs for rear offset (Surly) refers to the fork requiring a hub with front disc spacing - again, this isn't exactly a rarity
Seat tube is vey long...mwonder what the stand over height is like?
Plant x have sram fat cranks at £40
Wheel set 170 and 135mm rear and front, depends on your luck - see Fat bike facebook selling page and other places for these but still will be 'expensive' part of the build.
Tyres any 26 x 4.0 you find cheap - on one floaters perhaps?
Still will mount up with other bits if you do not have them.
It looks more of a distance touring bike than a trail bike - given the geometry, but not ridden one so maybe a bad assumption.
It is a Ritchey, so will be a great tube set and well put together.
Wouldn't be the frame for me... O.k. offer - but not a nice frame in my opinion.
If you don't need the bike for this summer: February is the time of the year to buy "new frames" and stuff (?) Then the dealers clear their stock. Right now: better deal maybe to buy a new, complete bike?
No idea. Just making noise.
Some wheels on UK fat bike selling page, on one hubs and rims for 150 no idea who it is or what they are like