Which frame to keep?

gt-arrowhead

Hi, i have just bought a 2000 Specialized P3 off eBay for £20, and my intention is to either put the Specialized or my GT Arrowhead together with a bunch of spare parts and sell them off for something in the £110-£80 region. Im having difficulty deciding which one to go for.

This is how i see it,

Advantage of keeping the GT
-Its lighter
-Ill probably have better luck selling on the P3

Advantage of keeping the Specialized
-I quite like a small bike, as i have found with my Chucker
-It has a naked lady on the downtube
-I think i will enjoy riding this one more, eventhough i wont be doing any hardcore dirt jumping.

Ive read reviews on both, and they both are really really evenly matched in terms of the frame. Almost everyone says that both frames are bomb proof and really good. The P3 is the newer bike, being from 2000 and i think my GT is a 96 frame or something from around that time.

What would you say is the best bet?

cooldad

Sell the P3 and download some porn if you're that desperate.

ps your GT actually looks rather nice.

gt-arrowhead

I was joking about the girl obviously.

Cheers

Why would it be better to keep the GT?

rockmonkeysc

Keep the GT. Neither is a good frame by modern standards but at least the GT has some sort of character to it.

Lewis A

I guess it would depend on what you are gonna use it for...

gt-arrowhead

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Keep the GT. Neither is a good frame by modern standards but at least the GT has some sort of character to it.

Yep, they are both poor, and i think its a hard choice between the two in terms of looks.

Lewis A wrote:

I guess it would depend on what you are gonna use it for...

Well the P3 is a jump specific frame and i wont be doing any "proper" jumps. It will be just be a bike i can mess around on really, regardless of which i keep. Riding it both on and offroad.

pesky_jones

cooldad wrote:

Sell the P3 and download some porn if you're that desperate.

ps your GT actually looks rather nice.

D'aww

gt-arrowhead

No I would keep my name if i were to get rid of my Arrowhead. And even if i did change it, i wont change it to a bike name because i realised how dumb it is...(i couldnt think of a name so i just did the name of my main bike at the time)

Anyway...i think my mind is telling me to keep the Specialized...i dont really even know why.

Ive decided im going to try and sell the Raleigh aswell. 100% on the Raleigh, and still deciding on the GT vs P3.

midgehulluk

Why don't you build the p3 and then compare how both bikes handle,look etc

paul.skibum

If you have the chucker why would you need the P3? at least the Arrowhead has some commuter/pub bike uses to serve

gt-arrowhead

midgehulluk wrote:

Why don't you build the p3 and then compare how both bikes handle,look etc

I put my big zoom forks on, with some spare handlebars+stem and i took the wheels off the chucker and put them on aswell just to get an idea of what it looks like. It looks great.

Still dont know, ive got plenty of time to think anyway. Im thinking to go for the P3 with rigid forks, kenda small blocks or a similar tyre. That way i can have a decent bike to get around on, and still have another bike for offroad.

gt-arrowhead

I got an offer. £70 for the P3 frame + zoom forks + handlebars + one of my spare front wheels. Not too bad i think! He probably doesnt have a clue as to how to swap the parts over from his old mtb which is quite decent, so ill add a "labour" cost for doing that for him. I could be looking at £85-ish which is £65 profit. Not too bad i would say.

The people i showed werent interested in the Arrowhead anymore when they saw a picture of my P3, just the frame