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I'm done with old school.
58 delray:
--- Quote from: snoopy72 on February 16, 2015, 07:31 PM ---Well it aint far off Devil ! if you do the math :popcorn:
£30 grips
£400 F/F
£200 handlebars (if you can find them) stainless with the thickness of tin foil
£180 wheels
£ $$$ mongoose snake bellies if you can find them
£200 double clamp stem taken from Davy Jones's locker (these have gone through the roof in the last few months and regret selling my nice OG one to Steve) kick myself everyday :LolLolLolLol:
£60 bb
£60 cranks
£150 seatpost (if you can find one) stainless also tin foil thickness
£40 seatclamp
£120 brakes
£80 seat
£40 headset
£60 pedals
£160 for a pad set (if you can find them)
£15 chain soon adds up and then add a spider and chainring to that if you want to ride it :LolLolLolLol:
And if you want NOS it might as well be 24 carat
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i think some of th prices you have quoted are a bit on the steep side tbh,
£120 brakes ?
£400 frame set ?
£180 wheels
£60 BB
£60 crank?
all a bit high imo
Spen69:
It's a tricky one Andy - if you want to build a decent mk1 Supergoose (or Team Mongoose) you could be looking at close to these numbers for the specific bits.... maybee £1,500 is little high but you'd definitely not do it for a grand (unless you were lucky enough to have been given a frameset in the firstplace :angel: )
Some of those prices are too low actually - the grips for instance, the padset if you want originals and let's face it, you're never gonna get a set of Mongoose stamped snakebellies so forget them as well, as Snoopy stated :daumenhoch:
£400 for the f&f and £200 for the stem is where it's at I'd say these days :-\
snoopy72:
--- Quote from: CustardLips on February 17, 2015, 11:34 AM ---
--- Quote from: Devilock on February 16, 2015, 12:52 PM ---
--- Quote from: snoopy72 on February 16, 2015, 07:13 AM ---Now it would cost £1500 to build a tatty supergoose
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Really...? Using gold & platinum?! That seems expensive...
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I agree... £1500 should build you more than a tatty Supergoose.
For me It's all about biding your time, waiting for the right part at the right price and when needed putting your restoration skills to the test. Think some folk get the impression that if it's not NOS it's not bling. :-\
I've usually got three builds on the go so i pick up bargains for my builds as and when. When you've only got one build on the go and need a part your limited to what's available at the time and perhaps feel you've got to pay through the nose to finish it. ???
There's plenty of chancers out there tryna make a quick buck and drive prices up but there's also plenty of decent folk who aren't. :)
Patience is the key. :daumenhoch:
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Very true, but i've never had any patience :LolLolLolLol:
Spen69:
--- Quote from: snoopy72 on February 17, 2015, 05:44 PM ---Very true, but i've never had any patience :LolLolLolLol:
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58 delray:
--- Quote from: Spen69 on February 17, 2015, 04:39 PM ---It's a tricky one Andy - if you want to build a decent mk1 Supergoose (or Team Mongoose) you could be looking at close to these numbers for the specific bits.... maybee £1,500 is little high but you'd definitely not do it for a grand (unless you were lucky enough to have been given a frameset in the firstplace :angel: )
Some of those prices are too low actually - the grips for instance, the padset if you want originals and let's face it, you're never gonna get a set of Mongoose stamped snakebellies so forget them as well, as Snoopy stated :daumenhoch:
£400 for the f&f and £200 for the stem is where it's at I'd say these days :-\
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guess i better snap up the 2 "T" stamped frames i've been offered for a lot less and flip them then ;) :LolLolLolLol:
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