The Road Logic isn’t that bad, but yeah.
Road logic is the only one that punches close to its weight. Still an overpriced Taiwan bike with nice paint.
Speaking of, if anyone needs a '99 road logic in 58 holler.
One of these things?
Sheeeyit.
Wow, their $3,500 tandem frame has awful geometry. I thought my old trek was kinda hard to ride, that thing must be a beast.
One of these things?
Sheeeyit.[/quote]
Pretty much. Mine has quill stem and nifty adjustable cable stops, the clicky lever kind. Built up with circa 2000 ultegra.
Hmm… I think I’ll stick with the plan of rebuilding my dumb ti bike.
That’s cool. Keep it in mind. It’s sticking around at least until the Grinder is running.
so, here’s kind of what im planning:
money is coming in slow but i think by the end of summer i’ll have amassed enough parts and stuff to have a functional mtb.
xtr shifter/fd
xt rd cass
??? crank
slx brakes
stans flow ex to ?? hubs
im not sure i want to dump a bunch of money into a frame just yet. can i start with a redline monocog or something like that? what other options are there for an inexpensive steel frame?
IIRC the monocog geometry hasn’t been updated since the invention of electricity and is still from the dark ages before anyone figured out how to make a 29er that wasn’t awful.
No pushers or danglers needed if you are actually considering a monocog
Get an on-one Inbred for like $250
what is a cheap steel 29er that isnt awful?
on one?
Kona Honzo?
this might sound kind of obvious given the thread title and all, but: I think you’re being a bit of a dandy about the whole thing
you have no experience mountain biking, right? you really have no idea what you want; there’s no fork on your list. you don’t need xtr anything. yeah, i read the thing that said fd and rear shifter are where it counts, but dude.
I wa sin your same position like a year and a half ago, and I EPed a Scott Scale with Fox fork and 10s Shimano and Shimano hydro brakes, because those were my priorities. Then I got out on trails and sucked and had a smile on my face the whole time. I could have gone with a shittier fork. The shifters are 10s Deore and I don’t think about them at all- they just shift. The brakes are Alivio hydro and I have zero complaints. I wish I had full suspension. That would be more important to me than any XTR or XT or whatever. I’m finally understanding teh difference between XC and Trail and Enduro and all that shit.
What I’m saying is, there’s a learning curve to this shit and throwing money at high end parts when you’re starting out seems misplaced.
If I were in you’re place, I’d look to pick up a closeout 2013 Scott Scale 970 in XL. Complete should be around $700 from a shop. Scott has 20+ in stock at the warehouse. Get it powdercoated if you want to feel like a special snowflake. Ride for a year or a couple months and upgrade the fork to X-Fusion and the rims to WTB Frequency. Give 0 fucks.
I dunno what your thing with it being steel is. It’s a mountain bike. Aluminum is light, durable, cheap. You’re riding 2.3 tires. With a shock.
On One is probably good, SC Highball AL is well received but MSRP is 650 and dunno what they actually go for.
Also, are you buying parts individually and then trying to end up with a bike by the end? 'cause that is going to be way the fuck more expensive than just buying a complete bike.
EDIT: Oh yeah, saw you wanted steel. Pretty much don’t do that IMO
My steel On One is great because when I get a real frame and fork it’ll feel that much more awesome.
Xfusion fork
But you can find a used aluminum frame so much easier, and then the same logic applies about getting a new frame later.