|   Cannibalizm...Taking parts from one for the good of another? | Tele Pathic
Jul 14, 2002 9:49 PM | | Hey ho. Can ya'll tell me if this will work? I'm gonna buy me a mountain bike frame. I already have a mountain bike outfitted with Deore XT parts which have some life left in them. Could I take these parts and slap on another frame, included the front shock? I could use the same wheels and everything else, right? Just mount a new headset on the new frame to save some headaches, right? Forgive the newbie question. Thanks for replies.
Tele Pathic
P.S. Can a 200 lb. person safely ride a Cannondale aluminum mtb frame? Thanks again. |
| re: Cannibalizm...Taking parts from one for the good of another? | weather
Jul 14, 2002 11:36 PM | | parameters to consider:
is the steerer tube of the fork long enough?
is the BB shell the same width?
is the front derailleur clamp diameter the same?
is the front derailleur pulled from the same direction?
is the seatpost the same size? less importantly: is it long enough?
that's it for now. |
| re: Cannibalizm...Taking parts from one for the good of another? | pa rider
Jul 15, 2002 4:58 AM | | Like Weather said the only parts that you need differently may be BB, front derailer, seatpost, and fork crown length. I built alot of bikes this way when you want to keep the cost down. I owned 4 cannondale bikes in the pass 12 years, so 200 lbs should be ok for the bike.
Your buying a new frame or frame swap policy with cannondale right? They have lifetime warrenty, which if you do break it is covered. I nevered saw one break by riding, but only by abuse.
The seatpost is 27.2
Front derailer 1 1/4 or 31.8
BB is english or 68mm.
Hope the crown is longer, so you can use spacers.
Check the room compartment. See if you toptube lenght is same as your current ride. May need to get a different stem. Putting a new headset in is a good move.
Why didn't you get a F500 frame? There forks are the stiffest forks on the market and would resolve your fork and stem problem.
I use to race hard back in mid 90's and found some bikes cheap where I would strip there parts for replacing on my rig, also if I broke a frame I would just buy new frame to keep cost down (carbon bikes always broke on me).
Good luck on your build up. |
| Minor issue, but how about new cables & housings? | Birdman
Jul 15, 2002 6:15 AM | | Now is as good a time as any to replace the cables.
BTW - I'm in the process of swapping components from aluminum hardtails to some new steel frames. Building up the aluminum frames as city-bikes.
JMJ |
| re: Cannibalizm...Taking parts from one for the good of another? | Vertical
Jul 15, 2002 8:32 AM | | I'm allways swapping off new parts and putting the old ones on my kids bike, as long as 9 speed is 9speed and eight or seven is eight or seven.
As for 200# on a Cannondale, if you get an Xtra Large frame, the componentry is beefed up for heavier riders allready. I weigh 210# and ride a SuperV |
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