Depending where you ride having an IGH can be priceless.After doing the math,
New frame=$800
front wheel build (spokes, nips & labor)$85-90
Bluto Fork=$700
Front Hub=$200?
Headset=$100
For a total of $1890 to swap everything from my pugs to a suspension compatible frame.
Or
Rocky Mountain Blizzard Frame, Bluto Fork, and hubs=$1400
2x wheel build, spokes & nips=$180
Headset=$100
for a total of $1580
Maybe I will go RM. Definitely a nice decision to make.
The Front Hub is included with the Bluto so you can remove $200 from those calculations.After doing the math,
New frame=$800
front wheel build (spokes, nips & labor)$85-90
Bluto Fork=$700
Front Hub=$200?
Headset=$100
For a total of $1890 to swap everything from my pugs to a suspension compatible frame.
Or
Rocky Mountain Blizzard Frame, Bluto Fork, and hubs=$1400
2x wheel build, spokes & nips=$180
Headset=$100
for a total of $1580
Maybe I will go RM. Definitely a nice decision to make.
Is that true the front hub is included with bluto?The Front Hub is included with the Bluto so you can remove $200 from those calculations.
No Bluto does not come with a hub.Is that true the front hub is included with bluto?
I have been shopping online for a bluto compatable hub, but if one comes with the fork... problem solved and I just rebuild my wheel.
(spec fatboy)
I did the same thing and bought an 2012 offset 9:ZERO:7 with the intention of swapping everything over from my Pugsley, but for the seat post. I did that, but it wasn't long before the new frame began to highlight the inadequacy of the Pugsley build. The derailleurs were the first things to go, the Deore 3x9 getting swapped for an XT shadow plus 1x10, followed by a new saddle, shorter stem, a cane creek headset, KS Lev dropper post, new tires, 180mm rotors and most recently, a RaceFace Turbine crankset and 32t NarrowWide chain ring. All that remains from the pugsley is the fork, wheels and brakes. The fork will be next on the replacement list, followed by a set of XT brakes and eventually, I'll rebuild the wheels with better hubs.No dog in the offset vs symetrical, igh vs derailleur thing, but I do know this- I was just going to buy a frame and a new rear hub and transfer everything from my pugsley to the new mukluk frame. by the time I was done the only parts that remained from the pugs were the grips and the brakes.
Swapping parts from one frame to another always ends up costing more than you expect.
Been there done that as well, old bits just don't do a new frame justice. I think the last one I did I might have kept the stem, boy did that save me a boat load of cashI did the same thing and bought an 2012 offset 9:ZERO:7 with the intention of swapping everything over from my Pugsley, but for the seat post. I did that, but it wasn't long before the new frame began to highlight the inadequacy of the Pugsley build. The derailleurs were the first things to go, the Deore 3x9 getting swapped for an XT shadow plus 1x10, followed by a new saddle, shorter stem, a cane creek headset, KS Lev dropper post, new tires, 180mm calipers and most recently, a RaceFace Turbine crankset and 32t NarrowWide chain ring. All that remains from the pugsley is the fork, wheels and brakes. The fork will be next on the replacement list, followed by a set of XT brakes and eventually, I'll rebuild the wheels with better hubs.
For the record, I don't regret a single cent that I've spent.