Wayne pudding Mol Posted July 30, 2020 Share So you have all this high end stuff that's been gathering dust in the cave for over a year, just hard earned money and parts collected every month 20 months ago you signed up for and paid for your new bike in development. For various reasons said bike is still not ready, and now you're so over it. In fact you are so into gravel riding you are not even sure you want a new MTB but you never know What do you do? Sell off parts? I always regret this and they are paid for, the pain long gone. Find a new frame - your budget is 75/80k but there are rules... you are a weight weenie you will never require a dropper post or flat shoesthe Fox 34 SC is so much more than you will every needYou won't ride a common brand so no Spez, trek, giant, 1 forked freaks etcYou don't care about warranties - the way you ride frames don't break. You think the K2C is proper what do you buy? Riaan H, DJR and Mopkop 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thijsrm Posted July 30, 2020 Share https://www.transitionbikes.co.za/collections/spur/products/spur-carbon-frameset-deep-sea-green Thermophage, Dirt Tracker, Wayne pudding Mol and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted July 30, 2020 Share If I was going to do this, I would chat to one of these guys.... https://www.applemanbicycles.com/bikes/mountain https://alchemybicycles.com/product-category/bikes/mountain/ or chat to the guys at Calculus..... Steven Knoetze (sk27) and Calculus Bikes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted July 30, 2020 Share So you have all this high end stuff that's been gathering dust in the cave for over a year, just hard earned money and parts collected every month 20 months ago you signed up for and paid for your new bike in development. For various reasons said bike is still not ready, and now you're so over it. In fact you are so into gravel riding you are not even sure you want a new MTB but you never know What do you do? Sell off parts? I always regret this and they are paid for, the pain long gone. Find a new frame - your budget is 75/80k but there are rules... you are a weight weenie you will never require a dropper post or flat shoesthe Fox 34 SC is so much more than you will every needYou won't ride a common brand so no Spez, trek, giant, 1 forked freaks etcYou don't care about warranties - the way you ride frames don't break. You think the K2C is proper what do you buy You get a Calculus Bikes custom frame. My invoice is in the mail Wayne pudding Mol, Underachiever and DJuice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted July 30, 2020 Share You get a Calculus Bikes custom frame. My invoice is in the mail Paul Ruinaard and Wayne pudding Mol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted July 30, 2020 Share My two options https://www.unno.com/aora/ Going to be tight on the price. https://www.orbea.com/gb-en/bicycles/mountain/alma It is only about two weeks old. I know the Spez is not on the radar, but I was day dreaming about the brakes you have, the wheels and the rest, will look sweet on a Spez Evo https://www.specialized.com/us/en/s-works-epic-evo-frameset/p/175243?color=291506-175243&searchText=74820-0201 At the end of the day, only real option is a custom titanium frame. Matchstix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ruinaard Posted July 30, 2020 Share x 20000. This frame is in my future somewhere and you are halfway there. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 30, 2020 Share Listen to the following podcast first. The one frame builder reckons a titanium frame is fine, until you crash it. If it were me in your shoes, I’d get another steel frame but custom built (the Ritchey is off the shelf). https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-cycling-podcast/id665713706?i=1000479478074 Wayne pudding Mol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 30, 2020 Share So you have all this high end stuff that's been gathering dust in the cave for over a year, just hard earned money and parts collected every month 20 months ago you signed up for and paid for your new bike in development. For various reasons said bike is still not ready, and now you're so over it. In fact you are so into gravel riding you are not even sure you want a new MTB but you never know What do you do? Sell off parts? I always regret this and they are paid for, the pain long gone. Find a new frame - your budget is 75/80k but there are rules... you are a weight weenie you will never require a dropper post or flat shoesthe Fox 34 SC is so much more than you will every needYou won't ride a common brand so no Spez, trek, giant, 1 forked freaks etcYou don't care about warranties - the way you ride frames don't break. You think the K2C is proper what do you buy?R70/80k for a frame only? surely you do what the hell you want. but are you wanting to keep as much of the kit you already have for the initial build, or make something new out of what is there? you've waited this long you get something custom to suit exactly what you need, so that's mercer (might need to pay a rush fee) or calculus. or i'm sure there's overseas options too. Wayne pudding Mol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted July 30, 2020 Share R70/80k for a frame only? surely you do what the hell you want. but are you wanting to keep as much of the kit you already have for the initial build, or make something new out of what is there? you've waited this long you get something custom to suit exactly what you need, so that's mercer (might need to pay a rush fee) or calculus. or i'm sure there's overseas options too. how can I forget the magician that is MR Dave Mercer...... DieselnDust, Jakkals. and Wayne pudding Mol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted July 30, 2020 Share Listen to the following podcast first. The one frame builder reckons a titanium frame is fine, until you crash it. If it were me in your shoes, I’d get another steel frame but custom built (the Ritchey is off the shelf). https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-cycling-podcast/id665713706?i=1000479478074 Same is true for a TIG or MIG welded steel frame. Crash it and its toast because you can't replace a tube like you can with a lugged frame.Frame builders will always promote the material they're most comfortable working with and for many that is not titanium. Its a very specialised material to work with and deliver a high quality product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted July 30, 2020 Share https://ridegg.com/products/trailpistol?option=Frameset&variant=32914959597704#option_set_content_3 Wayne pudding Mol and Pieter1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted July 30, 2020 Share orhttps://ridegg.com/products/thesmash?option=Race&variant=32914974933128#option_set_content_3 Pieter1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knersboy Posted July 30, 2020 Share Listen to the following podcast first. The one frame builder reckons a titanium frame is fine, until you crash it. If it were me in your shoes, I’d get another steel frame but custom built (the Ritchey is off the shelf). https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-cycling-podcast/id665713706?i=1000479478074Okay I didn’t listen to the podcast. Been reading some interesting stuff on steel vs. titanium recently. One point of view is that in the late 80s the only titanium available was aerospace grade. But these days with composites this is not easy to find anymore and in general lower grades of titanium are used on bikes these days. This, together with better grades of steel, has resulted in the difference between steel and titanium frames in terms of strength and weight almost disappearing. Steel is, however, still cheaper. Anecdotal evidence from an American bike builder is that they receive more titanium frames for repairs these days than steel frames. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted July 30, 2020 Share +1 for a custom Dave Mercer and BMC spray job. Hypothetically you'll be the only one to have the said bike Wayne pudding Mol and Jakkals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Vegmot Posted July 30, 2020 Share What's the deal with Pyga not coming through yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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