[Closed] Stupid / silly bike part purchase's

You're changing the frame to fit the shock?? 😯

You can return it, you know. Don't be so daft and get swept into the STW buying frenzy.

[i]I now own one of those kashima rp23's from CRC, why?[/i]

genius 🙂

I've built bikes around impulse purchases before.

I think the worst was a whole bike around a chaintug I liked the look of...

You will probably make a profit on ebay

I bought a Mythic Scream frame on eBay a few weeks ago. No idea why. Oh yeah, now I remember - I was smashed out of my tree at the time... 😯

I just bought a completely unnecessary pair of tyres, purely because my bike will look super sexy with gumwalls

wwaswas - Member
I think the worst was a whole bike around a chaintug I liked the look of...

ahem. I've just bought a frame to sort out a stretched SS chain (kinda) 😀

that was an entirely rational purchase 🙂

'Can anyone recommend me a frame that runs a 190*50 shock'

Orang Five! buy a cheap old straight top tube one and fit that shock it'll be great. I was gonna buy one to replace my manitou shock but i've just moved house and can't afford it until i pay the solicitors fees!!

Didn't Chipps build a bike around a seat collar once? I'm sure I read that back in the bag when they did a paper version of the website.

😀

I've got a bar and stem not connected to any bike. I 'ride' it round my bedroom. Damn Evans vouchercodes.

i bought a bike..... costly mistake

I bought a Prologo Evo Knack Carbon road saddle and a roll of handlebar tape on a bit of a whim... Planet-X had the Prologos at half price.

It cost me over £5-grand to buy enough bits to finish it off!

[i]It cost me over £5-grand to buy enough bits to finish it off! [/i]

I'm impressed with your diligence in not cutting corners until you'd got the best use out of your bargin bar tape.

10spd XT drivetrain but no bike that can even accept gears!

V Expensive set of bar end shifters and drop bar levers... yet don't own a bike with drop bars.

Yet.

I bought an Inbred frame. Built it up as a single speed. Didn't use it. Added some gears. Still not used it.

It's turned out to be a glorified spare parts holder.

I bought a titanium road bike partly because my Brooks saddle just didn't look right on my cyclocross.

You can return it, you know. Don't be so daft and get swept into the STW buying frenzy.

Bought it before I saw the thread on here and hell I've been riding a HT for a while now, I think my promotion at work should be rewarded with a new frame 😛

Steve,
If all else fails then I'd be interested in it. Unfortunately I was too late to get one before they sold out.
SM

If the wife puts up a fight I'll drop you a mail smartmonkey

Yeh, I bought a skin suit for racing cyclocross but really need to do the suit justice so one of these is currently on it's way from Germany. 😳
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sprocketjockey... shame, you could have bought my dropbar setup nice and cheap... i do still have a set of dura ace bar end shifters which are absolutely essential if you want to do it 'properly'!

I bought a 456 frame (on sale) simply because I had enough spare parts lying around to finish it. It was rubbish, so spent plenty moola making it not rubbish (new forks, brakes, drivetrain, tyres)

Then I sold it. mmm.. ❓