anyone built up one of those cheap ebay frames?

hi all –

looking at building an ultra cheap commuter mtb, and i was considering one of the unbranded steel frames on there for about £20,

now im not expecting great things obviously, but i was wondering if anyone had any experinces? can they be taken off road at all?

ta

Ben

I’ve seen one or 2 built up.

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45087&highlight=bankrupt

cool, looks ok! thats pretty identical to what i had in mind!

but can they take any hammering?

How much hammering is a commuter going to get to be honest and for £20 quid its not exactly a fortune to replace if it does fail.

not loads but a section of my ride will be off road/ bit rocky

hom much is your body worth? If it fails and you mash your face in a crash is that worth £20?

that is my concern, im obviuosly not gonna be doing owt crazy, but there are some lumpy trails on my potential commute

whats your route ben?

morning rob -well, its a bit of a softy really – was gonna get a lift into shef in the morning then ride home. not sure of a route yet (i need to get a shef map) but i want to take in a bit of off road stuff. any suggestions?

Up to ringinlow village, accross Houndkirk moor to Fox House, cheeky bit down to Grindleford, then road from Eyam to the Anchor – Home

I’ve got a slicked-commuter-singlespeed-drop-bar type thing that I built with one of those bankrupt steel frames and I have to admit I love it. The frame is a wee bit heavy compared to an Inbred but has a really nice ride and I find myself thinking of excuses to use it. Mine is a Saracen frame, but different to the one pictured in that thread.

ah that would mean i miss the road between bradwell and tidsa – is that right? thats the bit i dont fancy, big trucks and steep hills dont go too well in my eyes!

spot on

crackin’ cheers rob. i’ll have to come for wobble round again soon if you dont mind? just difficult at the mo. i play hockey on staurdays and have to spend ‘quality time’ with R lass on sundays!

where in sheff you starting – just memorymapped it from ringinlow village at 12.5 miles – got it saved as a gpx file so you could upload into google eart for a look

i’ll be going from the bottom of the moor, young street. yeah it would be good to have a look at the route if thats ok,

email ben.tomkinson@hotmail.co.uk

Unless its really badly welded, if it fails it’ll just bend. Worth it for a light-offroad commuter IMO.

on its way

good stuff, ta