For me…

10 days to discuss specs and get a drawing through several iterations.
7 days for the money transfer with HSBC
5 days to build frame.
7 days to ship via EMS.

Less than a calendar month from initial contact to doorstep.
XACD quote three weeks for delivery upon receipt of payment.

it’s on flickr, link on the OP

Cheers guys.

Some useful info.

Came via http://WWW.EMS.COM.CN and then parcelforce. Not sure about insurance. But it was fully tracked.

A standard frame with no logos, no bent DT and sand blasted finish would be 650 USD delivered.

Nope. The guy in China massively under values the goods on the packaging. He put a $70 value on mine. Sailed through customs.

Still got the front mech. Hadn’t got any gear cables to put on it so it’s single speed with the rear mech for tension cos I couldn’t wait to ride it.

Approx £645 delivered.
The price breaks down like this. All prices in USD.
495 for the frame.
50 for the brushed finish.
95 for the sandblasted logo on DT
55 for the sandblasted logo on HT
80 to bend DT
150 for shipping
40 for Chinese bank changes.

Geometry based on the Scandal 29er

What’s FTTP/FTTH and FTTC?

No cable in the area either.

Why are iplates a waste of money?

Been through the wiring issue. He’s already got decent wiring and i-plates installed.

What would you say is a decent microfilter?

The only 3G in the area is orange, but he wants PAYG not sure if they do it.

No magic device back there. I’ve only ridden it for about an hour but no problems yet.

Here’s mine. It’s one of those cheap far eastern TI jobbies.



Currently set up as singlespeed with deraileur to keep chain tensioned.

3g watchdog for monitoring data usage
timerrific for managing profile.
Dolphin Browser
Handcent sms
Lookout mobile security
Multicon
Sdmove for moving apps to sd card
instant heart rate

IPlayer works a treat on android 2.2

Press menu
select settings
select about phone
select software information

Android version should be 2.2

if not, you can check for a new version from the about phone menu by selecting system software updates

Orange 2.2 desire update

what about custom designed and built in the far east over a custom designed and built in the US?

xacd

yes they do. I’m waiting for my custom 29er to be delivered.

$455 for a 29er frame.
$155 for Shipping.
$40 for bank charges their end.

Changing the dimensions of the frame won’t cost any more. Changing the thickness of tubes, Bending them, brushed finish, putting a logo on etc.

all adds up.

Mine finished up $975.
That’s brushed with bend in the down tube and logos on the DT and HT.

thanks for that!

Anyway I've got a drawing of a frame and I'm going to order it.

I'll post up here when I get it and it's built up.

Stay tuned.

What about boardman HT? They do womens colours now..

linky

this might be of interest…

Guardian article

XACD do 29er TI frames as standard now.

Here's a photo of one.

USD 650.00 to your door. Plus import duty and VAT.

I do like the idea of geared and single speed.

le jog off road

lucifer?

Brant,

Why do you say 16?

Wordfeud is pretty good.

Doh

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I didn't race (I am injured) but popped up to have a look. I was surprised to see the spaces in the camping field as it's usually rammed.

I was a very jealous having competed the last 4 years.

dooosuk,

That's what I've been told by someone else.

an ad for an MGF has the last picture of the seller naked from the waist down photographing himself in the mirror.

just updated my desire and i can't get onto the internet, scholarsgate what did you do to resolve it?

Just went into settings/wireless & networks/Mobile Networks/Access point names.

My carrier, 3, had become unselected. Reselected it and hey presto.

sorted it. I had a LED torch installed. Removed it now ok. Must have been a conflict.

it attempts to open the camera and then dies.

Internet problem sorted.

Good news. I got 2.2 this morning.

Bad news. Camera not working. Can't connect to internet

Anyone else had probs?

camelbak hoss ticks most of those boxes.

rmaps and maverick lite look pretty good to.