Can you tell me what bike this is?

Factualgnome":3uyl9gxf said:

Thanks. So it's a shitty mass produce frame.

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sinnerman":1d9sxn02 said:

Factualgnome":1d9sxn02 said:

Thanks. So it's a shitty mass produce frame.

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Its no different to say a mass produced Marin, or anything else that came from the far east at the time made of aluminium imho.

I don't recall the cost of say an Marin Indian Fire Trail or what ever model made of alloy that was higher in the range, but this frame isn't really any different. A Coyote was the same thing, different buyers spec small differences obviously, this one looks to be Easton elite, the cnc "style" rear end is/was novel, it will polish up really nice, the welding will be to the standard, and with settled geometry at this stage in the game there shouldn't be many surprises, you might find the rear end harsh, but you might like its directness, only riding it will you know.

The fact its was an accessible price point and "home"? branded (shall we say), wont necessarily make it crap or ride crap, you just didn't pay a premium for the marketing of the brands awareness.

Look at say a NTI Far east Rock Lobster, the same build ethos as with a steel Bontrager, and built to a price point in the far east, and still a cool ride imho today, and certainly not mega bucks, they did the job, held together, weren't particularly heavy, well gusseted, and with a choice spec you had a premium race bike, without the hype and premium price.


(Edit) I guess if you took the retail price of a £1000 Marin aluminium bike, dismantled it, factored in a little cost for the brand name and left yourself with a frame, it would have worked out about £100 more than what the retail cost of this frame would have been (- I cant think of a way to sum it up, in terms of comparisons other than this...)

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