RudoJ Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 OK, so here goes. My training partner rocked up at my place yesterday afternoon. On his bakkie was (now in my garage) a MERIDA Matts TFS 800 frame in brushed aluminium. (long story, but the guys bike was stolen, insurance paid out, the caught the oke the stole it, he got the bike back and used the parts again, but didnt want to have ANYTHING to do with the frame thereafter) Structurally the frame is perfect, it however needs some minor "cosmetic surgery" See pics below. BUT after a bit of research and measuring it turns out that the frame is a 22-inch. my present frame is a 19inch, BUT I can be comfy on a 20inch as well. So the question is, what can I do/change in order to ride this bike if I build my parts over to the Merida Frame? And would it be OK? As you will be able to see from the pics, most of the stripping has been done. Need to finish the job to get the clear coat off, get new decalls and send it in for clear coat the same time they repair my wife's car. Just want to be sure that there wont be any problems with me using the frame before I start.
RudoJ Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) The "oke" apparently hand painted it green and what you see on the frame is just the clear coat that started to peel off as we played around with some industrial paint stripper a bit The part of the frame beneath the front bottel cage has been properly cleaned... That I like! Edited May 23, 2011 by RudoJ
Eugene Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 If your current frame is a 19 inch, there is no way you will fit on a 22 inch. I suggest you build it up as is and ride it first to see how it feels. To go through all that PT for a frame that probably won't fit you is just going to be a waste of time. Unless you treat it as a project and then sell it thereafter.
pauloc Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Agree with Eugene. Even if you did manage to find a way to fit the frame it wouldn't handle as intended. Would definitely be a cool project though, so maybe try trade it off for a smaller frame??
RudoJ Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 Eugene and Paul, thanks! I suspected that. Not even going through the trouble of building over. But will restore it for sure. I got it for free, so might just as well give it a go. Even if I can just get a spare wheel and cluster for the IDT, it would be worth it I think
Eugene Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Please post some "after" photos for us to see the end result.
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