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#21 ·
Hard to believe this isn't a troll. Everything the OP has said is contradicting all logic. So either a bad troll or somebody very new to bikes.
In case they are for real,
Buying this bike was a mistake in the first place. Never buy a full suspension " mountain bike" from Wal-Mart. Every single piece on it is bad including the frame. If all you can afford is a walmart bike at least buy a hardtail so you don't have the extra useless weight and power sucking spring in the back. You said the terrain around you is very mild so a lower end hardtail from a bike shop would be fine. You definitely don't need a downhill bike.
 
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rangeriderdave said:
You (OP) Should make a list of all the parts and tools that would need to do what you want, then price all of that stuff. Also if you can't do the work yourself add in shop labor. If you want me to save you the trouble ,you could easily spend thousands and still have a cheep frame that wasn't designed for real mountain biking ,there is a sticker on that frame or was/should be stating," Not for off road use". The thing is you can never match or even come close to buying any part as low as any manufacturer. From the way you describe how you ride and where ,you don't need a downhill bike ,want is another thing.
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Gotcha, I already ordered most of the parts, and now I'm thinking to buy this frame
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It still is way over my budget.

But it seems that this would be a lot better than any department store bike
 
Discussion starter · #24 ·
Barbapapa said:
Hard to believe this isn't a troll. Everything the OP has said is contradicting all logic. So either a bad troll or somebody very new to bikes.
In case they are for real,
Buying this bike was a mistake in the first place. Never buy a full suspension " mountain bike" from Wal-Mart. Every single piece on it is bad including the frame. If all you can afford is a walmart bike at least buy a hardtail so you don't have the extra useless weight and power sucking spring in the back. You said the terrain around you is very mild so a lower end hardtail from a bike shop would be fine. You definitely don't need a downhill bike.
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Thanks for the advice bro, I was arguing because I have never had any problems with cheap bike frames, now I will know that it is not a good idea...
 
#25 ·
It would really make morse sense to put your money into a hardtail, you'd end up with a much better bike for the money than you will building a full suspension and it sounds like a full suspension is something you want rather than something you need for your riding. I've never heard of Rex but that photo shows it with a very cheap fork (with a straight steer tube) and shock so that's an indication of the level of quality.
 
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chazpat said:
It would really make morse sense to put your money into a hardtail, you'd end up with a much better bike for the money than you will building a full suspension and it sounds like a full suspension is something you want rather than something you need for your riding. I've never heard of Rex but that photo shows it with a very cheap fork (with a straight steer tube) and shock so that's an indication of the level of quality.
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Those parts aren't included only the frame, I have plenty of decent forks rockshox, fox. As I know they are pretty expensive.
 
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ntec said:
Those parts aren't included only the frame, I have plenty of decent forks rockshox, fox. As I know they are pretty expensive.
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Well, then I don't understand why, if you have plenty of decent forks laying around, you only have Walmart bikes. Where did the forks come from? Why don't you sell some of them and use the money to buy a decent frame? Are your decent forks tapered or straight?

You initially said " I have an idea to buy completely new downhill bike parts", then you said not downhill and now you're saying not completely new.
 
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chazpat said:
Well, then I don't understand why, if you have plenty of decent forks laying around, you only have Walmart bikes. Where did the forks come from? Why don't you sell some of them and use the money to buy a decent frame? Are your decent forks tapered or straight?

You initially said " I have an idea to buy completely new downhill bike parts", then you said not downhill and now you're saying not completely new.
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Haven't tried selling anything. My brother quit biking a time ago and left me some of his parts.
 
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ntec said:
Haven't tried selling anything. My brother quit biking a time ago and left me some of his parts.
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I hope you're checking 26/27.5/29er to be sure those old forks will work with your new frame.

We're not trying to give you a hard time, we're just trying to keep you from making mistakes. Shops in the US usually don't keep frames in stock, it would need to be ordered.
 
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chazpat said:
I hope you're checking 26/27.5/29er to be sure those old forks will work with your new frame.

We're not trying to give you a hard time, we're just trying to keep you from making mistakes. Shops in the US usually don't keep frames in stock, it would need to be ordered.
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Yeah the fork is for 27.5 which I have now. Sorry I didn't know that about usa shops...
 
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