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Originally Posted by TOS'd
Damn, thats not bad, that subsidized frame definitely made the cost more practical in my mind. I think the Contender is close to $900 cad shipped.
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Build your own with their frames. All the parts that come with their bike are kinda really shitty. Like, brakes pads are one piece and feel mushy until you replace them with metal backed pads or just replace the entire calipers entirely. The wheels will have to be the first thing to go. Look at this shit:
http://vid1161.photobucket.com/album...205_225036.mp4
Hubs spin true, wheel is true but it is not fully round. Fakk. it's like it got gang raped and can't walk straight. Oh don't mind the squeaking sound it's not the wheels, it's an old furnace that was running in the background. The hubs spin nice, the wheels are shit.
Anyways, their frames are cheap and pretty solid. Paint kinda sucks but they focused on the right elements. Welding is decent but the frames will still be heavier than most big brand names like cannondale and specialized. If you can source a capo frame or langster street, those two will be good.
Also, the last time I checked the prices on their completes went up a lot. If you need help building your bike, I got all the tools to build up a sick fix or single. I borrowed a crank tool from azncreationz but I bought one for myself to take out square taper internal BBs