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Anyone buy a complete + frame, and sell the first frame?

Feb 13, 2002
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Seattle, WA
Just pricing out bmx bikes... I got up to 1500 building from parts. The completes out there are pretty dang good deals. Trouble is, I need at least a 21" top tube... I'm liking the look of the black bike at 21.25 a lot.

Anyone have any luck buying a complete + a frame, and then selling the frame from the complete?
 

BikeSATORI

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Apr 13, 2007
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typically in the past if I ever bought a complete bike I would do just about the complete opposite of what you are pondering...
I would upgrade most of the mediocre/poor OE stock components on the bike and replace with better stuff that suited me more, making the frame ride better...
I personally don't think I'd follow your suggested route, just for a frame that fits you, but that's me... seems logical to start with a frame/complete that you like, just might take more shopping.

$1500 on a complete bmx bike is over the roof, that's a whole lot of bike. Look at some used bikes, there are some insane deals to be had if you look hard enough.
 

Changleen

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Jan 9, 2004
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I have done what you are suggesting with an MTB, although I was lucky with the component choice of the manufacturer matching my requirement very closely.
 

grom-dom

Turbo Monkey
Jun 27, 2006
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damn bro! 1500 greenbacks? how bout we split it 50/50 cos i need 2 new sets of wheels!. go fyckin nuts if you feel the need to, i'd say take a good amount, build up a sick bike and put the rest away for repairs and parts
 
Feb 13, 2002
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Seattle, WA
I just started adding components into the cart on danscomp. It's not hard to get to 1500...

S&M black bike
profile cranks/hubs
etc, etc...

But yeah, that jane looks very nice.
 

Li'l Dave

Monkey
Jan 10, 2002
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San Jose, CA
I would just build up from the frame up. By the time you buy even a nice complete and a separate frame you will still want to upgrade a lot of the parts.

I would just try to conserve on your build list a little bit, maybe rather than profile hubs get Odyssey or Shadow, and see where else you can go not uber fancy but still damn fancy. There are a lot of little things that you can save slightly on and not loose anything. This is if you actually have a problem with the big price, if not, goin with the best is always fun.
 

Bikael Molton

goofy for life
Jun 9, 2003
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my local LBS offered to get me a Fit complete, and then replace the stock frame with an S3... possibly you could find a shop willing to do that for you.

But the Jane is maybe the way to go. I think there are some other nice-ish completes with 21" out there too.