Looking for small, cheap cx-y bike or frameset

dottigirl · 2017-04-07T21:28:14+01:00

Been looking on eBay & Gumtree for a while, but nothing's really caught my eye (and my budget - sub £300). I struggle walking and need a dog-walking bike so I'm not trashing my road bike on muddy trails. Around 48cm (stack & reach on my current ride are 523 & 368, not wanting anything longer than that). Open to a cheap junior bike e.g. Forme Formeula or similar. I have odds and ends to build a frameset up, so that's not a problem. So, if anyone sees anything, please let me know here or tweet me (@_dottigirl_). Much obliged, ta.

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April 7, 2017 at 9:28 pm #26989

dottigirl

Been looking on eBay & Gumtree for a while, but nothing’s really caught my eye (and my budget – sub £300). I struggle walking and need a dog-walking bike so I’m not trashing my road bike on muddy trails.

Around 48cm (stack & reach on my current ride are 523 & 368, not wanting anything longer than that). Open to a cheap junior bike e.g. Forme Formeula or similar.

I have odds and ends to build a frameset up, so that’s not a problem. So, if anyone sees anything, please let me know here or tweet me (@_dottigirl_).

Much obliged, ta.
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April 11, 2017 at 8:39 pm #890901
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I have a CX frame in a small or x small which I brought second hand to make into a bike, which has never seen the light of day.. I’d get shot of it for £40 plus postage if your interested this is the frame the bike came from – http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/road-bikes/13-innate-alpha-cyclocross-bike-2015 %5B/quote%5D

Would have taken you up on this, thanks, but I’ve checked the geometry chart and even the small is too long on the top tube (effective – there’s no stack and reach figures). There doesn’t seem to be an XS?

(Having bought three bikes previously which turned out to be too big, I’m a lot more cautious now.)

April 11, 2017 at 3:41 pm #890899
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peted76

I have a CX frame in a small

I have a CX frame in a small or x small which I brought second hand to make into a bike, which has never seen the light of day.. I’d get shot of it for £40 plus postage if your interested this is the frame the bike came from – http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/road-bikes/13-innate-alpha-cyclocross-bike-2015 

April 11, 2017 at 3:20 pm #890897
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MoutonDeMontagne

I’ve a charge Plug 5 for my

I’ve a charge Plug 5 for my general commuting/hack/cx/bad weather bike. The Frames (including the XS) are £129 on ebay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHARGE-PLUG-5-CYCLOCROSS-COMMUTER-BIKE-BICYCLE-FRAME-BLACK-XS-XL-NEW-FREE-P-amp-P-/252748524071 . Rides really nice and takes 38mm tyres. Perfect for hacking about on Wimbledon common/Richmond park on the way too and from work. Fairly swift and smooth on the road too.

April 11, 2017 at 1:04 pm #890895
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vonhelmet

Mango Point AR frameset in

Mango Point AR frameset in small has stack of 549 and reach of 371, so you could probably make that work by keeping the saddle low and shortening the stem, which might be no bad thing offroad anyway. £269 plus £14.80 shipping. Aluminium frame, post mounts for disc brakes, big tyre clearance, mudguard mounts.

https://www.mangobikes.com/shop/components/framesets/point-ar-frameset/

April 10, 2017 at 6:00 pm #890893
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srchar

http://www.hargrovescycles.co

http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/genesis-croix-de-fer-725-2016-frameset.html

X-Small currently in stock, £280.
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