# $70 for new cheapish frame. DO IT.

**URL:** https://tarck.cc/t/70-for-new-cheapish-frame-do-it/8592
**Category:** Bikes
**Created:** [June 19, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/70-for-new-cheapish-frame-do-it/8592 "2008-06-19T22:44:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![blickblocks](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@blickblocks](https://tarck.cc/u/blickblocks)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/70-for-new-cheapish-frame-do-it/8592/21 "2008-06-20T02:21:25Z")

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> [@bward1028](#):
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> ugly welds.

You kids and your lugged steel frames. You’re all spoiled!

Seriously, welds are just welds. Why overthink them?

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### Author: ![bward1028](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@bward1028](https://tarck.cc/u/bward1028)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/70-for-new-cheapish-frame-do-it/8592/22 "2008-06-20T02:27:34Z")

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i think they’re just catching the light really badly here-  
 ![](http://www.nashbar.com/images/samk.gif)

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### Author: ![bward1028](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@bward1028](https://tarck.cc/u/bward1028)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/70-for-new-cheapish-frame-do-it/8592/23 "2008-06-20T02:28:10Z")

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> [@blickblocks](#):
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> [quote=“bward1028”]ugly welds.

You kids and your lugged steel frames. You’re all spoiled!

Seriously, welds are just welds. Why overthink them?[/quote]  
'cause i’m trying to justify not buying that frame

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### Author: ![coco](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@coco](https://tarck.cc/u/coco)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/70-for-new-cheapish-frame-do-it/8592/24 "2008-06-20T03:11:10Z")

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> [@tarckeemoon](#):
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> Why don’t you build up that $119 alu cross frame and throw the Rival stuff you want on it?

Because I finally pulled the trigger on the GT I’ve been wanting for a whiles just this afternoon. 🐻

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### Author: ![Whippin\_Skidz](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/65b543/32.png) [@Whippin\_Skidz](https://tarck.cc/u/Whippin_Skidz)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/70-for-new-cheapish-frame-do-it/8592/25 "2008-06-20T04:37:26Z")

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sick! how do you like it so far?

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### Author: ![Larry\_Winget](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@Larry\_Winget](https://tarck.cc/u/Larry_Winget)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/70-for-new-cheapish-frame-do-it/8592/26 "2008-06-20T07:01:28Z")

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I think it’s just on order.

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### Author: ![coco](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8797f3/32.png) [@coco](https://tarck.cc/u/coco)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/70-for-new-cheapish-frame-do-it/8592/27 "2008-06-20T13:32:46Z")

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It will be like 2-4 weeks until I get to ride it.

le sigh

In the meantime I’m going to start doing a wee bit of “training” for like the first time in my life. If I can drag myself out of bed in the mornings I might start running 30 minutes.

Emphasis on the words IF and MIGHT

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