Sidmouth Posted March 30, 2016 Share After a long battle with my current frames and endless warranties I am at the point where I need to walk away and try another brand.My current setup has all the bells and whistles that one acquires after a few years , so all I need is the frame, but it seems no one sells just frames, you have to buy the whole bike and if you do you land up with the worst wheels or some entry level component that you don’t want anyway. Specialized makes some nice bikes, but spend R80K and you get Deore, yes, lower than SLX and the 2011, 10 speed drive chain, with wheels ready from the bin.The Momsen Vipa at R29K is an option but they only make it up to Large and I need an extra-large. Santa Cruz sells frames if you have a spare R46K and currently they are out of stock country wide, one can only guess the new price with our current rand $ exchange.Anyone got any options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo65 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Close your eyes, take a deep breath and order the Santa Cruz. It will make you happy! JXV, Li Mu Bai, Amberdrake and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karma Posted March 30, 2016 Share Close your eyes, take a deep breath and order the Santa Cruz. It will make you happy! or a Niner.... http://niner.co.za/shop/ RossW, DIPSLICK, Lyal_MTB and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted March 30, 2016 Share NinerOn-one Lyal_MTB, johannrissik and dirtrider 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted March 30, 2016 Share Niner JET RDO, Santa Cruz, Swift Evil Twin - all great frames! Niner and Swift should be available instantly.... karma, johannrissik and Traverse 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertorro Posted March 30, 2016 Share Order online? Dealing with international sites is only marginally worse than dealing with local suppliers. It usually just requires a little extra time But local suppliers are about if you look a little. Check out Stoke in Cape Town. They have some fantastic new toys to play with. Hairy and Amberdrake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevief Posted March 30, 2016 Share Try Canyon bikes they brilliant bikes no middleman buy direct. Not sure if they do frames only but i cannot see why not. Stoffies1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted March 30, 2016 Share Pyga? You should also be able to get Giant frames. pellieg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidmouth Posted March 30, 2016 Share Niner at 49K?? frame only , its a bit over the top Toxic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDF Posted March 30, 2016 Share Pyga? You should also be able to get Giant frames.+1 on Pyga _David_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting slip Posted March 30, 2016 Share yeti _David_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyB Posted March 30, 2016 Share Pyga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidmouth Posted March 30, 2016 Share Im sure Canyon is great, but I bet it will be a mess if you have a warranty issue Edited March 30, 2016 by Sidmouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted March 30, 2016 Share What's the ratio of bike buyers to frame buyers.? Could explain why frames are less freely available than bikes. But surely they can be sourced if asked nicely and willing to exercise a little patience. (and pay a substantial premium) Edited March 30, 2016 by Thomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidmouth Posted March 30, 2016 Share Anyone got prices on their recommendations.Yeti R?PYGA?They dont like to list prices on the website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS2 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Specialized do sell S-Works frames. But Pyga... Edited March 30, 2016 by GrahamS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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