[johnnydoyle]

Has anyone heard of Sette bikes? Pricepoint has a 'shadow' frame by them for $200 that looks pretty sweet. Thought I'd do some research before I committed.

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/14967-175_SETDC5-3-Parts-60-Frames/Sette-Shadow-Frame.htm

-JD

 

[Bicyclist]

That's Pricepoint's in-house brand, a-la Weyless from Supergo. I'd look elsewhere. IMO a Steelhead would be a better buy.

 

[formermtboarder]

u can get steelheads uber cheap used

 

[Mtbike]

u can get steelheads uber sheap new.

 

[johnnydoyle]

Thanks for the heads-up, guys. I'll look around for something a bit more...real.

JD

 

[Bicyclist]

Are you gonna run SS or gears? Disc or v-brakes? 26" wheels or 24" wheels? Street and jumps only, or trails too?

Check the "hardtail frames and geometrys" sticky in this forum for some ideas.

 

[formermtboarder]

well yea but used complete steelheads are unreal cheap

like ive seen NICE builds around $450

 

[johnnydoyle]

It's going to be SS for now, probably rim brake for now, but only because budjet concerns don't allow an expensieve build (and I'm not willing to buy absolute bottom of the line stuff, I'd rather wait until I can afford good parts). Street and jumps primarily, though I'd hope it had some mountain cross in it's future. I have an XC bike, so not much trail use. If anyone has a steelhead (or something else) they want to unload, let me know.

-JD

 

[Bicyclist]

A Steelhead sounds ideal for what you want to do, just run a short fork and it'll work great. Like 4" travel MAX.

 

[blue]

I don't see what's inherently wrong with the frame-It's just a catalog frame out of Taiwan (like 75% of the aluminum FR/DJ frames out on the market), but it seems somewhat large for errbun and DJ.

 

[Bicyclist]

I wouldn't spend more for that than a Steelhead though...






































Steel is real!

 

[johnnydoyle]

Well, wheelworld.com has steelheads for $150, which seems like a better bike for less money, so... I'm thinking about doing a Psylo SL on it, set at 100mm.

 

[AirAddict]

i guess this is more expensive than a steelhead, but i like these a lot:

http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/FR409A03-Dmr+Sidekick+Frame.aspx

just another thought. or you can find used DJ frames for really cheap just about anywhere.