I built this POS to expose the MTB industry. PT1
Vložit
- čas přidán 20. 03. 2024
- Merchandise Site (STICKERS, HATS, SHIRTS):
spindatt.com
Curious About My Gear?
==========TOOLS=============
REPAIR STAND: bit.ly/3pzPtBA
Allen Keys: bit.ly/3zhzJT7
Screwdrivers: bit.ly/3knrmPJ
Metric Wrenches: bit.ly/3JJRt0M
Tire Levers: amzn.to/2DyUc8g
Cable Cutters: bit.ly/3XF9SSj
Chain Breaker: bit.ly/3XAllTb
Chain Whip: bit.ly/46BccO3
Cassette Tool: bit.ly/3BeDb1M
Spoke Wrench: bit.ly/44cV7sh
Crank Puller: bit.ly/3BdqPa4
Bottom Bracket Tool: bit.ly/3DkAxcn
Beginner Tool Kit: bit.ly/3XCbhsK
===========CAMERA===========
Chest CAM: amzn.to/44yzNNS
Shop Camera: amzn.to/3XEqfyo
Shop Lense: amzn.to/3NIRZ0t
========Amazon Shop=========
USA: www.amazon.com/shop/spindatt
Canada: www.amazon.ca/shop/spindatt
=======Rock Hopper Build======
amzn.to/2OiKG4P
======Rawstercross Build=======
amzn.to/3qr6Tul
========Panaracer Tires=======
bit.ly/3fyuOX8
Never in my wildest fever dreams did I expect the Felt to make an appearance again
100% agree, the bike industry needs an LS engine of bike frames.
😃 yay Short Blocks
@@MrSamadolfo lol never thought of it that way but yeah. Frameset = short block
Well you can get the frameset equivalent of the LS crate engine. But it is $3 to $4KUS. High end, but the LS is a high end engine. What you might be looking for is the "Blue Flame 6" equivalent frameset. Does not China sell these?
I JUST DROPPED BY THIS CHANNEL , AND , I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT WHAT HE WAS GOING ON ABOUT UNTILL HE SAID LS ENGINE .
@@mysteriousMatchStick LOVE THE HUMOUR
In US you can get a frane but it costs more than a complete bike. Bike industry hates bike builders.
It when your frame breaks they can charge you more with your 50% off frame warranty deal.
Meh it's not that bad it depends what brands you're looking at, I live in Tremblant QC Canada it's pretty much the same, our local shops have even Canadian brands to build like forbidden or knolly, you can also order frames online the 20% duties fee isn't that bad when you get great deals from the US
Same here. I am considering buying a complete bike and then taking all peripherals off and sell them for cheap.
facts
That's why I'm happy that spindatt introduced many of us to marino. They have a full sus frame they build single pivot so easy to maintain. No warranty but a steel single pivot frame is unlikely to go wrong and if it does it'll just be a cheap bearing.
Be careful with that 29 wheel in the 650 fork. It may clear the arch but check if it clears the crown at full bottom out. Most won't.
TF you talking about,
"here in Canada there's no ready to build frames"
Ali express delivers in Canada 😂
What?
ALI EXPRESS LOL.
Th biggest hustle in the MTB industry is that marketing teams would have you believe that you can't make it down the mountain with a five year bike, even if it was state of the art back then.
100% and they have everyone believing it too!!!
But I thought science has proven that non boost, sub 30mm rims, and 66.5 + degree head tubes lead to a rift in space time that you can't even full send your way out of
Until a a yr ago my xc bike was an old 2002 jekyll lefty. I did keep it in good working order and many parts were replaced over the years (bike eats BBs, and rear shocks don't exist so rebuilds are all you get) but it was still great fun on blue trails.
I'd get comments from strangers on how unsafe a bikenof that vintage is to be on trail.....WTF? I've been mnt biking since before suspension forks, before V breaks even, and your going to call a bike with full suspension and hydro disks unsafe?
The industry is just gone full all in on taking upper middle income earners money for things that are not needed at the snail pace they ride (not all of course, but many).
@Airon0727 I will go out on a limb and say the only real innovation in the past 20 years has been the dropper post. Everything else has just been incremental changes in widths, lengths, and angles by some means.
Yeah, I feel you on that I've always had to use old bikes/dirt bikes. like just go back and watch some of the Red Bull rampage clips from 20 years ago those dudes were sending it on some old-ass tech doing shit most of us will never come close to doing lol With that said, if I had the money I'd be on a new bike too haha @@squidsleap
Can't agree more. The price of framesets is just a bad joke, 80% of the time the basic complete bike is more affordable than the frameset option.
That's because companies that offer "bang for buck" completes don't make money on the frame, they primarily make money from selling you the margins they make on the OEM equipment. The frame is mostly there to sell you OEM parts. Just take them off and sell the parts to recoup the costs.
Yeah, if you're asking the bike companies to take a $2,000 haircut on a frame, the answer will always be NO, lol
This,
That's why I bought a complete bike, sold all the parts I wanted to replace, and bought new parts.
Instead of buying frame only
@@Frorideism 100%. I don't get why people endlessly moan about not being able to get a frameset when you can buy say a Polygon T8 and strip whatever parts off to yoru existing bike and sell it easier + with more margin than trying to sell your old frame on its own.
That Boost to standard conversion should be criminal
This comment should be top lol
I do also love the conversion. Next time I want to see him cram a boost front wheel in a 100 mm axle suspension fork. Or maybe a carbon fork.
Over here in England my dissabled son ( autistic ) love's getting an old bike and swapping wheels and brakes around , his latest creation was a cheappo eurobike suspension one with 5 spoke alloy wheels . Got stolen last weekend even though it had no rotors or calipers on as he'd took them off while waiting for the new ones to come off ebay .
At least he now has the new brakes ready for his next creation ! ...
But what you class as a POS , he'd class as a Lambo lol ...
I'm 100% with you on this. I'm a kid who grew up building bikes. Now as an adult back in the hobby trying to build an mtb is near impossible unless you go second hand.
I've done what you did with an affordable Chromag steel hardtail frame. old fork, brakes, wheels, salvage drivetrain all came together to create a bike which has no right being as fun as it is to ride.
This video is the ethos of this channel. Love it.
You could just use a "ship to" service and thereby, be able to buy the frame in the US, and get them to ship your purchases to Canada
Poseidon has entered the chat
Their bikes are poo though
Mine has over 3000 miles on it including the eastern divide route WV to FL , so don’t see how there poo my redwood can handle just about anything really hard to beat for the price and can easily upgrade anything on it
I agree, having a cheap simple modern single pivot-frame-only option on the market that just works well enough would be perfect. Minimum maintenance, no carbon, no pretense of being the best.
I would argue that pretenses set aside, an affordable aluminum single piv frameset with a modern geometry (say less than 5 years, the latest rounds are getting a bit extreme) would be the best for many, if not most.
Sounds like Spindatt need to go into the bike frame business! Order here!
Please keep the Felt! These videos are going to be so entertaining and enjoyable! I loved this video and it was soooo refreshing to watch! Can’t express how excited I am for the next episode!!!!!! ❤
Ah, in the good old days(late ‘90’s early 2000’s) you could literally pick up just about any mountain bike magazine and find ads from Wheel World, Cambria bike, Jenson etc. and by a few year old unridden take off frame for $299-$399 usually with a coupe deluxe rear shock and sometimes with a seat collar and head set.
Another $200 bought a rock shox or manitou fork and for around $1000 I could satisfy that new bike itch.
Now take an inflation calculator and see how much that $1000 is worth today. It’s at least doubled. That $1000 is worth $2000 today
Those certainly WERE the good ole days.... remember pricepoint, they had blow out sales every day, lol
It's always the guy sending it on a clapped out shopping cart. That gets mad respect at the bike park.
I like it, You did well getting all the parts together and saving a bunch of money compared to what you actually wanted to build. At a pinch you could sell it on to clear it out of the way. Great Video, Subscribed.
Just checked the Status. European price 1400 euros... Discounted. Full price is above 2k. Get your shit together, big brands.
Im confused
They are selling it 799 with fox shox
exactly. I got barely used status with GX drivetrain, Bomber Z1, Magura brakes, for 1800 usd and it looks the you can get the frame for 750usd.
Ok, saw the part about the status. Come to MA, bring your parts, I'll buy the frame and you can pay me back. We'll go for ride. You would love it. You should get a part time job at bike shop, just for the discounts. My son works at our local shop, we save billions....
Status is so good. I’m not buying another bike until they come out with a new one.
Love this format! Keep it up pal!
I bought a used status frame from my buddy last year before the market crashed. I got the frame, shock, headset and a dropper/remote for $850 bucks. This year I said eff it and got a new 2022 Turbo Kenevo SL Compe for a smoking deal of $4400 with a range extender battery.
and I paid retail for it :(
@@keosoutdooradventures haha. Im so glad you saw my comment!!! #mtbkeo for the win!
100% agree with being satisfied with current geometry and standards. Now hopefully one day I can find that reasonably priced frameset you mentioned since these standards are likely or hopefully here to stay.
Admittedly my old bike was bought in 2020 (2021 version) and I have upgraded to a point last year where I had nothing else to go for but a new frame. If I hadn’t got my new frame at basically half price it would have cost the same as my old complete bike!
But like you I love picking out bits and thinking ahead to when I do upgrade the frame to something more modern which is why the fork upgrade was a Bomber Z2 so I could upgrade the travel for the new frame.
With the sad demise of Chhain Reaction/Wiggle I got the boost rear when I needed and the same make/model front wheel for a steal but would have been happy to leave the front wheel until later on. It all part of the journey and simpler than dropping a ton of money on a full bike. Keep up the great content, how’s the training going?
I appreciate the production efforts you’ve made here. Add the dog into the mix and you’ve got a winning combination.
Curious what your opinion is on the SR Suntour forks? I have a Raidon Air and am itching to replace it but worried I won’t notice a difference.
Love the vids @spindatt. Subscribed from FL in the US. I'll be up to NS riding wentworth this summer, I'll sneak a frame in for you. I saw that status frame on sale last fall for $700 usd and almost bought one but scored a an older brand new trek slash frame for$400 on fb marketplace.
This was a brilliant very informative build.
Been in bike shops for the last 20yrs and honestly see this kind of build often. Just usually never as dailed as this.
i think i started watching this channel when i was 15/16 yrs old. I always wanted to be like you, being that you just have a fair few bikes, a good road bike, good mtb and just other fun bikes. Now at 21, I've got 6 bikes to my name. If you had told 16 yr old me id have this many bikes i would have gone bonkers
Congrats on living the dream, mate!
I did the same in around 2002 when I first got into MTB. I purchased a Saracen mantra frame, for around £80 GBP. These were known to be over engineered, with lower end components as complete bikes, so to be able to purchase a brand new frame at that price was a godsend. The finished bike was an absolute gem. It felt like a BMX in it's nimbleness. From memory it had marzzochi forks, FSA headset, carbon bars and seatpost. Avid titanium levers, Mavic rims, and Shimano xt hubs and drivetrain. A few years later (08), I did the same again with an S-works full suspension frame (second hand £150), but powder coated and this time went to town on the build. I won't bore you with the specs, but in 2015 I swapped it for an Audi A4 3.0 quattro. I'm currently selling another hardtail that I built from the ground up. It's really satisfying to build custom bikes, and I always think (if you have good taste), the finished bikes look WAY more than the sum of their parts. ❤
I'm from an area where the default bicycle is still an XC MTB. Everything from a department store bike to a multi-thousand dentist transportation unit. I love nothing more than getting on my 2010-core fixed gear with skinny slicks and no brakes and bombing the same little trails most of them do (we have absolutely nothing major around here). You don't need that much of a bike to have fun, I'd argue I'm having more fun taking a bike that doesn't belong even near dirt trails down said dirt trails than they do.
Not exactly mass-produced or as inexpensive as the Status, but Airdrop Bikes in the UK will ship worldwide and is direct-to-consumer based and is comprised of like 6 rad dudes that are entirely privately invested in their own company. 100% private and DIY!
Can relate, done similar things with my current bmx set up. I tried to do the same thing building a fixed gear. I just bought a frame and wheels. A few months later, I basically built up a entirely new bike lol. Probably shoulda bought an All City (RIP) big block complete.
Great episode! Yeah, pricing, availability, compatability, its all there and lets see if the result of tinke tanking works on the Felt!??
There’s no denying, that’s a bike! 😂
I’m sure there’s many people around the world that would pay a lot for that, none the less, and thoroughly love and enjoy it.
Keep up the pressure. The bike industry is beginning to crack...Between them and the "high end" user bike snobs they have priced most people out of their hobby.
I once got a simple GT Karakoram frame brand new for $75 bucks it was the steal of the 90's They got it in for a broken frame a guy had but he never showed up after a few years. It was the first bike I built myself and of course I tried putting in the bottom bracket backwards.
The bike shop took it back out and rethreaded the threads and then put the correct size bottom bracket in for me.
There are "repair bottom brackets " that can work even with bb shell threads filed off. They take two bb spline tools to install.
I'm running into this same problem myself with a bike commuting build. I'm currently on an older hybrid bike (2016 Cannondale Quick 4) and I just want to upgrade to modern frame standards (mainly disc brakes and thru axles) to allow me to make upgrades and it's near impossible to find a bike that meets those standards and it seems silly to have to buy a whole bike just to replace have the components with the components I already have.
Love the idea, but due to the issues you ran into, I went hardtail (Norco Torrent). You can get a Marin El Roy, aforementioned Torrent, or Trek Roscoe frame really affordably.
I’m with you on this. Been shopping for a frame set forever only finding TOTL options
Just a heads up - Guerrilla Gravity closed down earlier this year and Canfield is selling their backstock of frames/parts. you can buy all the frame components separately for about 2k - not cheap but if you get the Megatrail and Shred Dogg Chainstays, you can have a few bikes in one frame without negatively affecting the geometry
GG did some cool stuff!
Specialized is selling the Status 160 frame for 750 dollars, and I upgraded my SJ Evo with carbon wheels and bar, factory 36, and AXS XX1 groupset for much less than 2k combined (new parts, on STEEP sale from various retailers). Used the takeoffs on the Status. Therefore, I built the Status for around 2500 with better parts than stock AND upgraded my main bike significantly in the process. About to grab the Trek EXE 9.5 on sale for 5.5k, which is close to A THIRD of the price of the 9.9, and swap out every single junk component for top end components for less than 3k, which will make it even lighter than the 9.9. Component sales are where it's at!
With a bit of googling and research, YOU can find a GX complete groupset (cranks, chain, derailleur, sifter) for around or less than 200. You may have to order the parts from different retailers.
Airdrop Edit is about $1850? (USD). Thats my splurge pricing to get a frame that checks my boxes. Agreed that frames are priced a bit too aggressively. Then again, that’s where all of the R&D goes, and warranty support
Bikesonline had 2 great sales before Christmas, the Marin CXR frameset and then the Alpine Trail, both priced at $599.
I was searching for some kind of non-top, non-expensive full suspension frame, to drop my parts from trail HT there and have some non-top, ridable full suspension bike. At some point I thought it will not gonna happen. I was starting to think that I should buy something like the lowest level of Marin, swap my, let's called them "medium" parts into the frame, and the entry-level ones from Marin back to ma HT frame and try to sell it as whole, cheap bike. It took me over a year of searching, thinking, but finally, middle last year I came across big sale on CRC and was able to bye some obsolete 2020 carbon, full suspension Nukeproof frame for really decent amount of money, which was much cheaper then most of the aluminium, used ones I was considering on the way. Lucky shot, patience paid off, but yeah, I completely know what you are talking about. I was also in same spot as young kid, just building bikes, changing parts having fun, and was hoping to do that again now. Inability to purchase a normal frame is frustrating.
Just rolling in to say, as a many-yearslong Spindatt subscriber and shirt/sticker enjoyer, that I'm personally excited that this video went and DID SOME NUMBERS
I’ve always bought used frames and built my own MTBs with the upgraded components i want. Sometimes the frame is 5-10 years old. One of the myths of the bike industry is that the obsolete bikes are no longer useful. Some premium 26” bikes can be bought and built with premium parts for a fraction of the cost of a new bike.
what songs did you use in the video?
Status 160s are frame only in some places for 850 usd or something like that
It’s almost as sketchy as the hardtail build that I’m currently preparing for
To paint with broad strokes here, I think the people who end up in BMX tend to be more DIY/younger crowd that end up working on their own bikes out of necessity. The tools are also far more accessible....you can pretty much build up a BMX bike with household tools. The average MTBer is 42 and affluent, which tends to be a person more likely to just drop their bike off at a shop in my experience and buy stock bikes off the shelf.
In South Africa, we get some titan cypher frames loose. But they're carbon and pretty good value. The trek frame only costs what a full build with sid fork costs on the titan 😅
Bird mtb in the uk has a FS frame around $1000. The sad part is the $300 international shipping.
RSD wildcat 125 frames are on sale for 1400$ ish cdn!
I have what is for me the unobtainable unicorn. The perfect short-travel tail bike that isn't too slacked-out or too long or too gimmicky that can handle bigger trails than it should but still maneuvers like a Porsche: the 2022 Pivot Trail 429, with high-end carbon wheels and everything except the gimmicky-wireless crap (yes, have seen many friends "forget" to charge these & realize it on a long, multi-hour ride with a lot of climbing). As good as this bike feels, I had "lesser" bikes that came close with about 97% of the performance & functionality with some adjustments & work-arounds, at half the cost with carbon everything, Kashima/Factory everything, X01/XTR everything. Maybe not quite as plush (yeah, makes a difference when you're getting old) and maybe compromises slightly on the climbs because of the sophisticated DW-Link. The funny thing is that I took the Carbon wheels from my "lesser" bike that I got for half the price and moved it to this new bike because I would NEVER pay $2,700 for a set of rims.
A mega overpriced superboost Pivot with pressfit BB is like peak stupid gimmick though
@@losSoCalMTB I will agree on the Super Boost, the press fit hasn't been an issue on ANY high quality bike I've EVER owned. The suspension is SUPERIOR to any of the cheaper models or Horst link or flex stay based bike bike. That's not even debatable.
With the demise of chain reaction cycles here in the uk there were some killer deals on nukeproof frames
Look, the good thing about the MTB world is that the used market is out there, and unless you're a serious racer you don't need the newest thing to ever exist. I have a 2009 Demo 8, bought it in okay condition needing some basic work (it still does...) but basically fully running for just 600 bucks. As time went on i did stuff to the bike, replaced the brakes with 4 piston ones, replaced the rotors for fresh ones, got a dropper post, and even bought a coil DHX2 Kashima Factory Series that i adapted to my frame with a custom part made by a local shop (the shock, spring and custom part came all at 250 bucks). The thing rides great and i'm waiting to get a fresh fork so the suspension reaction is as smooth on both sides. I recently bought a brand new integrated stem that looks great and a good ol' Fatbar just because i wanted to treat myself and the bike. If you're patient and find a good platform that fits you even an old frame can feel new, it'll just take work, money and time to do so. Be patient and it'll be fine
I just built up a new trek Slash 9 from a fb marketplace and pinkbike. Found a brand new from from 2017 that was collecting dust at someone's house. Pinkbike new take offs, stuff on discount sale from a few sellers and I'm all in for $1k for a brand new Enduro bike. Other than press fit bb, it's not far off a 2023 standards. I agree, be patient and enjoy tinkering and it doesn't have to be 5k for a lotta fun.
@@TheSurftrailer personally i'm not a fan of 29ers but it does look like a great bike. Hope it lasts a good while!
@@Ferrari255GTO mine is actually a 27.5. The frame is from when both were offered and I actually ride a small frame as I'm 5'6 and we don't really have any serious hills or techy stuff locally, I live it other than a seat tube that keeps a long dropper from sliding in far.
@@TheSurftrailer guess you win some you loose some. As much as i love my Demo 8 it's just an absolute brick uphill, wich is to be expected, but just because it's obvious doesn't mean it's less notizable when riding XD
LS engine analogy and I'm a new sub😂😂😂😂
because A lot of the time they simply won’t sell
I literally just built up a Specialized Status 160 frame set the other day. Great bike at a fantastic price.
i did this myself but i bought a used transition sentinel carbon frame with the shock for 650 bucks and i probably spent 2k total for a full sus carbon bike with a sram gx 12 speed drivetrain db8 4 piston brakes, rockshox yari, etc. just from waiting for deals online
Funny you'd release this as I've been trying to do a very similar thing and the realisation that just buying a complete is probably going to be cheaper with better parts than buying and building myself.. What?? This makes no sense 🤣🤣
America has a used bike implosion. Sorry to hear that Canada is so challenging. That $750 USD status frame Ive been contemplating.
Love biking, hate the bike industry. Pricing is worse than aviation.
Who would have thought that Specialized would be the value leader this year for a full sus frame? But also inconceivable they want $700 US for their aluminum dirt jumper and $900 for Fuse hartail, both frame only. And I have never understood how a bike can approach 5 figures. The only logic to the pricing in cycling is that they will continue to charge what the dentists are willing to pay.
If you don’t have a significant parts bin, it’s very difficult to buy even a $700 frame and build it up for less than the complete bike (especially now that prices are coming back down to earth). Pricing out mid tier components on sale I always find myself easily well over $2k. On a budget the used market is the way to go. Loving my gently used Stumpjumper evo alloy built up with takeoffs! It’s a shame Canada gets stuck with the import issues. You all do have some awesome brands though,
Ike Divivnci and Rocky Mountain. Shame even they don’t offer frame only. At least you have the best riding!
Great message as always, Spindatt. The bike does not matter, use what you’ve got. Just get out and ride. Happy trails from the US.
this is why im going your rout and ordering a marino frame this year to replace my giant stance
Love my Marino! Just want a fun variety of bikes in the shop
@@Spindattits literally the only fs frame i could buy in canada for a reasonable price
Hey, We would be totally open to having a chat about our bikes and the reason we don't offer a more competitively priced frameset
Heck yeah I’d love to have that discussion!
Same dilemma, enter the WALMART Mongoose Ledge X1, the only worthy thing on the FS mtb bike is the frame. Can't wait to buy it, strip it, and budget build it. Only waiting because if I can score a used one, even better, since I am going to ditch everything on it anyway. but no luck thus far. Did the same with the hardtail version, the Mongoose Ardor, and it was a worthwhile venture.
Exactly. Sell us a rift zone frame!
I'm a big fan of Felt road bikes, but admittedly their MTB bikes were less than great.
It always upsets me how close in price a frame is to a full bike. I have a strong desire to build up a FS frame too .
I don’t see how the Al frame that gets used for all levels of builds can’t be a offered with a junk shock for rock bottom pricing
@Spindat, I think you mounted the caliper adapter facing the wrong way.
I had a e bike that the carbon frame cracked on it, for e bikes it's even worse, there is no such thing at all for e bike frames alone even at crazy money. Just praying my used aluminium e bike won't do the same!
Every manufacturer is making products riders might need. Choose wisely for your needs
>Where's you're products, Mr. Critic?
Aliexpress is the solution. I bought a nice Ti frame tandem with S&S couplers there for a reasonable price. Added the components from the previous tandem, and done!
I thought you can't ride bikes without a dropper post anymore. Not even a gravel bike.
gotta go to pinkbike.... just sold a 2021 Norco Optic frame in great condition for $1100
That felt looks like a malnourished 2011 specialized pitch pro fsr
Specialized sells the fuse frame. I really liked it as an aggressive hardtail before my SJ. Should have never sold the fuse
YEEEESSSS. EXPOSE IT AND ALL OF ITS BULL 💩
this is the type of content i love
Canada sounds like Norway 😂
I see Mk2 Jetta with Pirelli P-Slots and I'm interested...
Could you file or grind a few mm off the non drive side end cap on the rear wheel then re-dish the rim? Or is that a terrible idea? 😅
Get a custom titanium or steel full suspension frame for ,
Marino for steel
Titan for TI
I can build a mid range full carbon bike direct from China or Taiwan for less than A Shimano DI2 105 groupset now that is how ridiculous the Road bike and Mountain Bike industry has become.
Slack that headset one degree to help that seat angle and moderate the BB rise. Works components UK makes the best angle adjustment headset but they’re steer tube length specific to an extent ;)
I relate so hard to the BMX transition.
I have so many spare parts in my garage that I can literally build 5 bikes.
No assembly grease? 😨
I love felt bikes! Hope the new owners dont mess felt up!
1:25 Nitpicking here: it is not MARE-in, but Mu-RIN. As in Marin county, California, where the origins of mountain biking was born.
I would say the 'sale' price for any bike today is closer to retail than msrp.
not kidding when i tell you my local dealer was embarresed to tell me a trek slash alloy frame was 3500 fucken dollars
Congrats on the views on this one!!
Thank you! Been a while since ones popped
Man I made a few of frankenbikes back when I worked at the bikeshop and I loved that over anything.
Just grind of 3mm of each end of rear wheel axle and you will be perfectly fine ive done 142 thru axle to 135mm 9mm gr ith just machining the caps down and making adapters
🙂 its interesting your thoughts and philosophy, I see the same obsession with over priced parts way down in Central America for bicycle parts, there seems to be some sort of monopoly of high quality parts in the world and because of that for the longest time they have been able to overcharge for everything, you see the same phenomenom with Homes to purchase or rent, and you see that with Computer PC Parts for Gaming, I hear you guys up to the north of us are getting really screwed with the cost of any stuff. Then again I hear reports of overpriced pc parts in other western countries across europe, south africa, australia , new zealand. I think the world is kinda collapsing a little bit and your starting to see deflation of consumer goods, its finally affecting bicycle parts i guess, some PC Gaming parts are coming down a bit too. That beater bike seems decent enough. Lets take it to Trestle Bike Park in Colorado and see if it doesn't come apart going down the mountain. Have a good day and be good.