used bike or frame

tomder wrote on 02/10/2006 02:58 +0100:

Quoted message said:

hi Guys,
i am Tom and i am Polish.
I live on IoW and i am looking for a used mtb or dh frame (full) can
you help me and tell me there is best place to start with?

i have got good wheels (sas halo) and near full xt so i need good but
not expensive frame - i wish to spend no more then 200£ but...

if you can help me.
cheers

Welcome to urc. The best place to ask the question is not here but the
Singletrack forum. Go to http://singletrackworld.co.uk/ and click the
Forum tab at the top. That is where all the keen mountain bikers talk
online.

In my experience the IoW doesn't have anywhere that really needs a full
DH frame. You will get a better frame if it is front suspension only.

--
Tony

"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

in message <[email hidden]>, tomder

(') said:

hi Guys,
i am Tom and i am Polish.
I live on IoW and i am looking for a used mtb or dh frame (full) can
you help me and tell me there is best place to start with?

i have got good wheels (sas halo) and near full xt so i need good but
not expensive frame - i wish to spend no more then 200£ but...

eBay's a good place for used frames, especially if money is tight.
Obviously, be careful buying a second hand DH frame, it may have crash
damage.

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; An enamorata is for life, not just for weekends.

Tony Raven said:

Welcome to urc. The best place to ask the question is not here but the
Singletrack forum. Go to http://singletrackworld.co.uk/ and click the
Forum tab at the top. That is where all the keen mountain bikers talk
online.

thx

Quoted message said:

In my experience the IoW doesn't have anywhere that really needs a full
DH frame. You will get a better frame if it is front suspension only.

maybe
i didn't even try, yet 🙂
what is your recommendation?
hardtail?

--
"Confidence is what you have before you | best regards
understand the problem." -- Woody Allen | tomasz dereszynski

tomder wrote on 02/10/2006 18:33 +0100:

Quoted message said:

Tony Raven said:

Welcome to urc. The best place to ask the question is not here but the
Singletrack forum. Go to http://singletrackworld.co.uk/ and click the
Forum tab at the top. That is where all the keen mountain bikers talk
online.

thx

Quoted message said:

In my experience the IoW doesn't have anywhere that really needs a full
DH frame. You will get a better frame if it is front suspension only.

maybe
i didn't even try, yet 🙂
what is your recommendation?
hardtail?

For the IoW, yes. Now is a good time to look around the rental shops
and see if they have any end of season bargains. You could even try
renting one or two and see if you prefer FS or a hardtail.

Some great cycling and lots of it - get yourself the 1:25,000 scale
ordnance survey map of the island, look for the white roads and byways
(dashed red lines) and go out and explore. Watch out for wet chalk in
winter - it can be like riding on ice.

You also have a big mountain bike festival to look forward to in May:
http://www.trailbreak.co.uk/wdc/index.php?go=home

--
Tony

"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci