How bad can it be?

hatebreed
hatebreed Posts: 97
edited November 2007 in MTB buying advice
I want a full suss frame and dont have much money. If i wacked on all my good parts and got a new rear shock could it be any good? I don't care about weight but do you think it could be strong? Cheers.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FULL-SUSPENSION-A ... dZViewItem

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    short travel XC frame?

    is it what you ride?
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  • hatebreed
    hatebreed Posts: 97
    Bit of downhill, jumping and commuting. But £30 for a full suss frame, do reckon it could possibly be alright?
  • hatebreed
    hatebreed Posts: 97
    It reminds me of an orange patriot frame. how much worse could it be?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    hatebreed wrote:
    It reminds me of an orange patriot frame. how much worse could it be?

    a lot this chould be a clue
    1200LB/IN
    look at the spring rate for a Patriot

    and you would do better with a hardcore hard tail frame.
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  • The BIG GT
    The BIG GT Posts: 655
    hatebreed wrote:
    It reminds me of an orange patriot frame. how much worse could it be?
    :roll:
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Its awful. Very heavy, undamped shock, pivot position too high - avoid.
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  • hatebreed
    hatebreed Posts: 97
    cheers. By the way there's alot of pisstakers here. Sorry for not knowing alot about bikes but no need with the smart comments.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    I agree with the hardtail comment though - some good light and strong frames for peanuts that would perform much better,
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  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    hatebreed wrote:
    cheers. By the way there's alot of pisstakers here. Sorry for not knowing alot about bikes but no need with the smart comments.

    No they are not piss taking, they are getting fed up repeating themselves & not having their advice listened to.

    Everyone who has answered has been polite & offered their years of knowledge & advice, if you don't want to take it & waste you money on something (wheel, or frame) that is not even fit chuck in the bin then on your own head be it.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Andy_B wrote:
    Everyone who has answered has been polite & offered their years of knowledge & advice.

    You do know I make it all up don't you? ;-)
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  • hatebreed
    hatebreed Posts: 97
    most people are great, supersonics helped loads the last couple of days! But then you get some smartasre to take the piss of the person who's only been seriously riding a couple of months.
  • Discopooh
    Discopooh Posts: 109
    I think it's because (as I found out) when you first start out you wonder if there realy is that much differance between cheaper/pricey bits and pieces. I've learnt - you get what you pay for. Simple but tough rule :(
  • petestew
    petestew Posts: 17
    i agree, i started riding bout 3/4 years ago, wen i started my job as a bike mechanic, and ive found that more expensive parts tend to work better, since i have started riding have tryd a bit of everything, long distance, free ride, downhill and cross country, and each offers benifits, but as with everything in life, u get wat u pay for, i hate it wen people come in 2 my work and ask "im looking for a cheap bike for getting 2 work, ive got about 100 pounds, its about a 5 mile distance" i say if u buy a chep bike, ull be spending as much money repairing it as it would b 2 buy a decent bike.

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