A pig or what?

[ED209]

Ok so I picked up this bike off of Ebay and I want to know if its worth spending the time to strip and respray the frame.

Basically I'm trying to put a bike together for my 8 year old girl ( who I took to Boleshill track in Sheff. on her mini mtn bike with Old school Powerlite mini bars and Ame rounds! and despite the snow and mud...LOVED IT )

The main thing I wanted was a cheap lightweight bike that she could get on with. She wants it purple and orange so I'm gonna get on the rattle can and sort it ;-)

I thought this bike was gonna be an alloy frame as it was described as 'light weight' - turns out its a 2002 Specialized Vegas and its not that light.



I'm still pretty positive as it was 50 notes - has brand new Maxxis tyres, GT bars, GT Headstock, pretty decent EoE Xrims, GT pedals and thats more than I could have got for £50. The spec says it had S&M forks but I'm pretty dubious about that.

Anyway... back to the point - is it worth spending time to respray this frame... or is it a pig. If I can pick up a better. lighter frame for a reasonable amount then I'd rather do that than waste my time. Also anyone who knows about S&M...do these look like S&M forks? There's and S&M sticker one side and Cyclone one the other...

I'm prepared to catch some grief over this but I reckon I got a bikes worth of decent parts for fiddy quid... even if I need a different frame.

sowhatchasayin?

[ED209]

OH FFS... Pete QUAD is looking already... I'm ready for a slap 

[Stodgy]

You need something smaller and lighter for an 8 year old...the crank length will be too long for her little legs to enjoy.

It's okay for £50, but personally I'd move it on...

[QUADROPHENIA]

my 7yr old daughter rides a alloy haro racer and she is still all over the place on that, she gonna get a hoffman this year tho if she wants it or not

[ED209]

somthing like this:  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INTENSE-MINI-BMX-RACE-BIKE-MANY-NEW-PARTS-BARGAIN_W0QQitemZ200442228934QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item2eab49b0c6

that is nice but I aint got 200 notes for this... especially now I've spent 50 on the pig 

[ED209]

yeah I know I should have asked first 

never stop learning do you... well its stripped and hung up in my shed covered in paint stripper already 

I guess I'm looking for a new frame then 

[HEYWOOD BMX]

 Have a look at CRC,they usually have a few GT/Powerlite alloy mini,jr frames for about £50 each.

[ED209]

Have a look at CRC,they usually have a few GT/Powerlite alloy mini,jr frames for about £50 each.

cheers dude will do.. sorry but whats CRC? 

[QUADROPHENIA]

ed its dark now, go dump that thing on a roundabout somewhere and run

[ED209]

ed its dark now, go dump that thing on a roundabout somewhere and run

 

I can't do that because within an hour someone will post up
"Look what I found on a roundabout near Grantham"

[ED209]

I've got it.

I'm gonna paint the fuker black and white, stick it in a field and hope aliens take it.

Please aliens ... take it

[ED209]

the ebay fuker that sold it put 'Light weight' in the listing.

Liar.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110488523578&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

[superbikedan]

ed its dark now, go dump that thing on a roundabout somewhere and run

 

I can't do that because within an hour someone will post up
"Look what I found on a roundabout near Grantham"

fooking made me laugh that ED   so true,  try and see if stodge can do you a cheap

deal

[oldschoolib]

advertisement all over the press at the minute about the product you buy should be what it says on the tin if it say lightweight chuck it at his head and if hes annoyed tell him if it was light weight it would not of hurt and get your coin back

[BUBBS]

Get a junior race bike for her, my sons 7 and he has got a JR RIPPER he loves it he went on the rad bike ride around London and raced at MK on it last year.

[ED209]

fooking made me laugh that ED   so true,  try and see if stodge can do you a cheap

deal

I don't think Stodgy wants to hear from again now this Garage / Me & My Bike has happened 

Will try being nice to him and see what happens 

Rest assured Dan this frame will NOT becoming to you for a coating