Is this an amazing bike as preached?

Tish99
Tish99 Posts: 22
edited October 2012 in MTB beginners
Found this bike the guy said its worth £3500??? Can you tell me if I'm being mugged off?

UP FRONT WE HAVE A CHRIS KING HUB, REBA RL 29'er FORKS, RACE FACE BARS & AVID XX CARBON/MAG DISC BRAKES

RACE FACE 2013 TURBINE CRANKS WITH BURGTEC PENTHOUSE 3 CAMO PEDALS ALL THESE PARTS ARE NEW & THE BUILD IS ONLY BEEN FINISHED AT THE END OF LAST MONTH THE ONLY USED PARTS BEING THE FRAME & XO REAR MECH, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, STILL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION

FRAME SIZE IS ABOUT 17.5"

AS STATED, THIS HAS 81 GEARS. YES, 81 !!!

THIS IS VIA A SRAM DUAL DRIVE 2 REAR DISC HUB SO YOU HAVE 3 X 9 X 3 GEARS.

OTHER PARTS FROM KCNC, HOPE, RACE FACE

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    No need to shout, and what bike?

    But I think it's been posted before, and if so he's on drugs.
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  • nicklouse
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  • EH_Rob
    EH_Rob Posts: 1,134
    It might worth that if you paid RRP for all the bits on it. Nobody pays RRP on stuff even when brand new, so that figure is totally irrelevant.

    Also, don't type in capitals. Its pretty annoying.
  • oodboo
    oodboo Posts: 2,171
    The all caps is copied and pasted from the ebay add.
    Be worth it if you can get it for £500.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Pointless exercise and a strange match of components.

    If you could get it cheap enough, sell the rear wheel on to someone with a Hybrid and fit a normal one and it would be an OK bike, probably worth about £400-500.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    cyd190468 wrote:
    You could convert to single chainring and still have 3x9 with no front mech.
    Er yay?
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Becuase - unresearcher - Hammerschmidt need ISCG tabs, they weigh a tonne and cost a fortune.....
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • Clank
    Clank Posts: 2,323
    cyd190468 wrote:
    Given the weather over there I don't know why you guys don't run a Hammerschmidt crank driving an 8/9 speed internally geared hub with a belt drive. That way it wouldn't matter how much it rained your gears would still be smoooooth.

    Seriously?

    Because I'm a) not going to run a bike with elevated chainstays or 2) not riding a bike with segmented chainstay/seatstays and 3) the weather 'over here' doesn't cause either my 2x10 or my 3x9 systems any trouble. In fact terrain conditions 'over here' can cause all manner of grief for belts.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    edited October 2012
    FFS ask them to put you back on medication. And think a bit.
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  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    cooldad wrote:
    FFS as them to put you back on medication. And think a bit.
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    • The Rookie
      The Rookie Posts: 27,812
      Nuttier than a box of walnuts.....
      Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
    • Clank
      Clank Posts: 2,323
      The Beginner wrote:
      Nuttier than a box of walnuts.....

      I'm not sure if he's a nutjob or just trolling.

      I'm startin' to suspect the latter.
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    • cooldad
      cooldad Posts: 32,599
      We've heard of belt drive. Just a really stupid idea off road. Mud, grit water etc is not a good mix with belts.
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    • cooldad
      cooldad Posts: 32,599
      Now back to your cave.
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    • The Rookie
      The Rookie Posts: 27,812
      cyd190468 wrote:
      Scroll down a bit. This ones chain drive but you could just as easily do belt drive by putting the belt on by undoing the seat stay pivot.
      http://saddleupbike.blogspot.com.au/201 ... ntain.html
      The bike in the original post was a hardtail you fwit!
      Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
    • cooldad
      cooldad Posts: 32,599
      The Beginner wrote:
      cyd190468 wrote:
      Scroll down a bit. This ones chain drive but you could just as easily do belt drive by putting the belt on by undoing the seat stay pivot.
      http://saddleupbike.blogspot.com.au/201 ... ntain.html
      The bike in the original post was a hardtail you fwit!
      I heartily second this.
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    • njee20
      njee20 Posts: 9,613
      Likewise, I concur.

      Unless you have one hell of a tensioner (of which belt drive ones are very hard to come by) there are very few FS bike you can run a belt drive on, and very few hardtail frames you can convert, so it's a bit of a moot point really.

      Hammerschmidt is a dreadful idea for the reasons mentioned previously, that and they feel awful.

      Can't say I have any drivetrain issues that make me want to change to a belt/internal/hub drive system. Solves non-existent problems whilst introducing a host of new ones.
    • cooldad
      cooldad Posts: 32,599
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    • The Rookie
      The Rookie Posts: 27,812
      njee20 wrote:
      Hammerschmidt is a dreadful idea for the reasons mentioned previously, that and they feel awful.

      Can't say I have any drivetrain issues that make me want to change to a belt/internal/hub drive system. Solves non-existent problems whilst introducing a host of new ones.
      They all have their place, just not on your average MTB!

      the problem is they all cost a LOT more* for what little benefit you get than using conventional components.

      *Exception being hub geared which is not that much more expensive and I would perhaps consider for a commuter.
      Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.

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