BMC frames?

[MD Fire]

I am still searching for a new bike and I noticed that Jenson has BMC Suprstroke frames for $900 (53% off MSRP of $1895, apparently a good price) Link (http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/FR299H00-Bmc+Superstroke+01+07+Frame.aspx).

Has anyone ridden one of these?

I usually like to buy at local shops but this is a pretty good price.

I had been looking at a Gary Fisher HiFi Deluxe, which I can pick up at Race Pace in Columbia for $2300 if I remember correctly. I also need to price out components and see if it is cost effective to build something like this on my own.

Edit, its not the 4stroke, its the superstroke.

[MD Fire]

Actually, now that I look at it, it seems a little "heavy duty" for trails around here, no? It seems more like an all mountain rig.

[punga]

I can get you an 07 Stumpjumper pro frame (anodized) for close to that. Come see me at CityBikes on Sunday.

p!

[sourceofdenial]

I rode a 4stroke last year, similar design. Very nice. The frame quality on the BMCs is quite high, and they are great to look at. My old roommate had a BMC road bike and it was damn nice.

Build that up with a Lyric Air or TwoStep, and you'd have a killer all mountain machine. With being mindful on a spec, you could do lower 30s/high 20s? for weight.

Go for it. Geometry isnt really freeride-ish, the chainstays are relatively long, and the headtube is a reasonable 68. I dont think you'd feel it was too slack. With a propedal shock I'd think you'd find it fine for All Mountain/XC stuff. If you wanted to race, probably not.

I'm probably skewed because I use a longer travel bike for everything when I'm not a cross bike.

[redclayrambler]

I think Dirt Rag reviewed the Four Stroke which I think is the cross country version of the frame you are looking at there. As I remember they raced it and loved it.
Maybe you could find the review in an archive on line?
Also Competitive Cyclist http://www.competitivecyclist.com/sells BMC bikes, but I see now they are not carrying the mountain bikes, only the road bikes are listed, not sure why, you might want to check it out.
Hope that helps a little.
Clay

[brian_brox]

I have a BMC 4 stroke. I bought the frame (2006 4 stroke 03) on clearance at smartbikeparts.com for $730 and I spec'ed the build with Greg at Contes (Thanks!). The main reason I got it was because of the size. The 23" has something like a 25.4 inch top tube which is hard to find; however, I probably should have given more thought to the 29ers. After almost 9 months, I still really like the fourstroke.

The fourstroke has 4 inches of travel and is set up with race geometry (steep headtube). The suspension is a very effective VPP (I think it has some ties with the DW-link, but I can't find any mention of it). It is a quality frame, but is very thin in the middle of the tubes. It's a great bike for the area and shines at Fountainhead, Richmond and Douthat.

If you're tall, you can take mine for a spin.

[redclayrambler]

Here's a link that works (sorry)
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/

[sourceofdenial]

MD Fire, that bike would be great for your trip this summer....

[MD Fire]

MD Fire, that bike would be great for your trip this summer....

That is what I was thinking and over the weekend I looked at some more info on trails that I will be riding and some of them seem like they would be better suited by a beefier frame with longer suspension, especially some areas of Arcadia, Vientam, Fort Rock, and Bradbury Mountain. I also tend to be pretty hard on my bikes (read:I fall. A lot.). This frame also has an adjustable suspension from 130 to 150mm so as long as I got an adjustable fork I could turn it down.

Punga, unfortunatley, I will be on shift this coming weekend. I may be available next weekend if I am not shooting baseball. I'll let you know!

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A sub 30lb bike, or even a low 30s bike would be better than my current ride which, if I remember correctly, weighs around 37lbs

[punga]

No need to come by the shop. If you decide you want to get it, Mike and I can handle it via phone/email for you when you're ready. We don't have any 07s in the shop to show you, but I'd be happy to let you test ride mine some time.

p!

[MD Fire]

Build that up with a Lyric Air or TwoStep, and you'd have a killer all mountain machine. With being mindful on a spec, you could do lower 30s/high 20s? for weight.


MAN that fork is expensive! The cheapest I could find it was $850 new!

[sourceofdenial]

A little better: http://www.ridemonkey.com/classifieds/cat-12/ad-1092/

Or

http://www.ridemonkey.com/classifieds/cat-12/ad-1122/

Both would be a nice complement to that frame.