chunkyapple
Sherlock Pommes
it might be my thread, was lookikng to make an old DH frame (stab or atomik, i have both just sitting there rotting away...) an all mountain bike
http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/sho...ilding-up-old-frame-into-new-All-Mountain-rig
I see your from northern nsw, im inland from newcastle and once I looked at collecting all the parts for what I wanted and adding postage/risk of buying used parts unseen it was just cheaper to buy a used bike with more suitable geometry.
I have no time to drive up and down to sydney to check out individual parts anymore (30's, job and kids etc)
It is a shame to have old frames sitting around gathering dust, but with people thinking of bikes as fashionistic props for the cafe it means 5-6yr old bikes are cheap as chips. there loss, my gain :love:
Yeah I was up near Lennox Head but back down in Sydney now actually. I actually do think it would be cheaper to buy something complete but I want the satisfaction of building it and having something a little bit out of the ordinary. I'm pretty confident that it will ride just as good with the new components on it.
Yeah it's a pretty timeless design really, honestly your 222 really doesn't look that outdated either. Just clean and simple. HA is definitely still in the field of the newer bikes, and the spec will match too. I think it should stack up pretty well against the new rigs. I'm not placing any bets about showing up any young'ns but I'd like to inspire a little more fondness for the older rigs!That looks as good as an orange...if not a more modern orange swingarm like my '14 Alpine.
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Its a good looking frame, and the HA looks pretty modern. For the record, I wasn't trying to, and definitely didn't, show up any kids....but that wasn't the bikes fault.....
That's awesome mate, seems like it's doing pretty well for a decade old rig!I still have an old 06 Spesh Demo 9 as my DH bike. 2011 Fox 40s, and 2012 Shimano drivetrain. Still got the old 2006 DeeMaxes though
Waiting for the frame to crack around the bottom bracket/shock cage though. They all do.