Mid range retro vs budget new

[xxnick1975]

You could buy a handbuilt steel frame such as a an Overburys Pioneer and build it with XT for less than £400 and it wouldn't depreciate.

Not a bad idea but hand-built bikes in women's sizes are quite rare and I don't really have time to build it up right now. Otherwise there's a nice 15" Ti frame in the 1998 section that I'd go for.

Besides handbuilt would make it better than 90% of my fleet

One of the guys on here has a gorgeous Kona KU for his missus that's had a trip Argos for a lavender paint job that looks amazing.

Here is my solution

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=320176&hilit=overbury+pioneer&start=20

Ebay £150, upgraded with stuff i had kicking about the shed

If i was buying new I would go for a Isla Bike Benin 29 for £500 and be done with it

 

[secret_squirrel]

SORTED (not really)

http://www.robertscycles.com/robertssal ... rames.html

What do you mean its too big for you dear?

 

[secret_squirrel]

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=320176&hilit=overbury+pioneer&start=20

Ebay £150, upgraded with stuff i had kicking about the shed

Lovely. Also contradicts my earlier statement about small overbury's being hens teeth

That one would be slightly too big for the missus fortunately.

 

[Rob H]

Weight will always be an issue with modern bikes, when the new safety standards were introduced a few years back pretty much every frame went up in weight over night and it's neigh on imppossible to find a sub 5 lbs steel frame these days.

A big word of warning if you go down the retro route is be very careful of worn or semi-worn parts, whilst you probably accept having to replace parts as they wear as part or retro bike ownership you're misses might not be so inclined, where as with a new bike you know as long as it was put together correctly there will be no issues with parts wearing out for a while.

 

[Rob H]

Also contradicts my earlier statement about small overbury's being hens teeth

That one would be slightly too big for the missus fortunately.

I assume that you want a MTB as a opposed to a road bike as http://www.thebristolbikeproject.org/ have a lovely little Overbury's road bike

 

[secret_squirrel]

This doesn't look too bad. orange Evo 4. Forks a bit ott but otherwise fits the bill.

I think Brock had one of these BITD

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1728573335

Not entirely convinced it's a 14" though.

 

[Matthews]

Re:

Medium Soul frame 4.4lbs nuff said classic geom with a modern twist