Comments on: New MTB http://alexwetmore.org/archives/945 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alex Wetmore http://alexwetmore.org/archives/945/comment-page-1#comment-20537 Alex Wetmore Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:22:42 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=945#comment-20537 It can take a lot of poking through the bike swap to find good stuff. It is helpful to go with friends who also know what you are looking for and can point out the good deals. This frame was sitting under a table in a pile of other frames, so it didn''t jump out at me at first. The disk brakes were pretty easy to find. A friend found the fork for me in just minutes once he knew that I needed one. The best times to go are in the first hour (to get rare stuff) and in the last hour (when the good deals are flying because people don''t want to take things home). The 3 or 4 hours in between are boring. It can take a lot of poking through the bike swap to find good stuff. It is helpful to go with friends who also know what you are looking for and can point out the good deals. This frame was sitting under a table in a pile of other frames, so it didn”t jump out at me at first. The disk brakes were pretty easy to find. A friend found the fork for me in just minutes once he knew that I needed one.

The best times to go are in the first hour (to get rare stuff) and in the last hour (when the good deals are flying because people don”t want to take things home). The 3 or 4 hours in between are boring.

]]> By: Jeff http://alexwetmore.org/archives/945/comment-page-1#comment-20536 Jeff Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:18:51 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=945#comment-20536 Wow, I guess I will have to go to bike swap next year. I am bad at bargain hunting so always assume I will never find anything good. When I see stuff like this it makes me think again. Of course, you had to have the Rohloff already to make it a cool bike. Wow, I guess I will have to go to bike swap next year. I am bad at bargain hunting so always assume I will never find anything good. When I see stuff like this it makes me think again. Of course, you had to have the Rohloff already to make it a cool bike.

]]> By: Sean http://alexwetmore.org/archives/945/comment-page-1#comment-20527 Sean Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:14:53 +0000 http://alexwetmore.org/?p=945#comment-20527 My Unit is of the same vintage is nearly the exact same frame(except for braze-ons). By and far the best frame I''ve ever owned, good choice. My Unit is of the same vintage is nearly the exact same frame(except for braze-ons). By and far the best frame I”ve ever owned, good choice.

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