Disc ready steel frame for around 200 pounds?
Ngalbrai
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I have a Kona Honky Inc. Have made quite a few changes to it and am now really happy with it.
However, I have always hated the pearlescent white colour.
It’s now starting to look really tatty. I have sussed out getting the frame blasted and painted and a decent job is not only costly but also has long waiting times. So I am thinking a steel frame of equivalent quality and weight would probably be about the same price and would have no wait period, plus I could flog the old frame to offset the cost.
All in getting it done would be about $500 (Australian, 230 pounds). Is it possible to get a disc ready steel frame for that or am I barking up the wrong tree? I know I can get a Kaffenback for 200 squid. Any other suggestions?
Asking on here as I suspect there are FAR more options back in the motherland then there are out here in the colonies.
However, I have always hated the pearlescent white colour.
It’s now starting to look really tatty. I have sussed out getting the frame blasted and painted and a decent job is not only costly but also has long waiting times. So I am thinking a steel frame of equivalent quality and weight would probably be about the same price and would have no wait period, plus I could flog the old frame to offset the cost.
All in getting it done would be about $500 (Australian, 230 pounds). Is it possible to get a disc ready steel frame for that or am I barking up the wrong tree? I know I can get a Kaffenback for 200 squid. Any other suggestions?
Asking on here as I suspect there are FAR more options back in the motherland then there are out here in the colonies.
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I'm not aware of many steel frames at that price, those who want quality steel will usually be looking at circa £400-500 for something like the roadrat.
Why steel anyway?
I stripped and resprayed my old aluminium frame with 'rattle cans' and it cost me about £40, steel would save about £10 on that as you don't need an acid primer.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.0 -
Planet X Kaffenback"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills0 -
I know I can get a Kaffenback for 200 squid. Any other suggestions?
Not really an 'any other suggestion?'!Planet X KaffenbackCurrently 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.0 -
I know I can get a Kaffenback for 200 squid. Any other suggestions?
Not really an 'any other suggestion?'!Planet X Kaffenback
I clearly didn't read the post....
Not really anything else out there for the money he wants to spend."If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
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Agreed, if it has to be steel and sub £200 its that or a used frame I think.
Not convinced by the has to be steel bit though!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.0 -
Thanks for the input so far. Doesn't necessarily have to be steel, two reasons for saying that initially: 1) I like the look of the thinner tubes, 2) I run tannus solid tyres and the ride would be harsh as hell on an alu frame. All this said I can go over the 200 pound limit, if I went up to say 3 or 4 hundred what would my options be?0
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It must be cheaper to get the frame resprayed than buy a new frame ? Are there not many resprayers in Oz ?0
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Yes there are two good resprayers, one in QLD and one closer to home in Sydney, in both cases they have long turnaround times and would leave me annoyingly commuterbikeless. All things considered though it is the best option as I am happy with the setup and I can specify exactly the decal free colour I want. Thanks anyway all.0
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As its steel, why not use the local body repair shop, no need to pay cycle specialist rates, plus if you can find some leftover paint in a colour you like it will cut costs further.
Or just DIY, frankly it's pi55 easy, did my first one back in about 1980.....
Steel frames aren't inherently any more flexible than alluminium, it depends on the design.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.0
