Is this bike too cheap to be any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MARUISHI-Mens-Road-Racing-Bike-Shimano-21-Gears-B-W_W0QQitemZ170435643351QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item27aec187d7

I was wondering if the bike was worthy of a conversion? Thanks

I wouldn't bother with this, the dropouts will make it a bit of a 'mare unless you're going to magic gear it. I would look at some of Hillary Stone's frames, there's usually a thread on the first page of the classifieds but use the search anyway. They look better usually and are much easier to convert as they invariably have (nearly) horizontal dropouts. Yes you'll have to search around a bit for some cheap wheels but that isn't too arduous. You could even buy the bits and someone on here might build them up cheap for you. In the end you'll have a much better bike that you've put a bit of effort into. Having bought a bowery (although I like it) I sort of wish I'd taken my own advice.

Looks like vertical dropouts which would limit you to SS.

well its up tp you but i wouldn't. its got vertical dropouts for starters which always complicates things.

No bids, £129 start, 7 days to run.
And, oh
https://www.lfgss.com/thread6.html

MinhDinh, you're not flagging up something that you yourself have a seller's interest in, are you?

If not, then I can only suggest that the only thing this bike

could be converted to would be this.....

But you do have to buy many thousands of them. Also, it won't rust well enough, so maybe just forget it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MARUISHI-Mens-Road-Racing-Bike-Shimano-21-Gears-B-W_W0QQitemZ170435643351QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item27aec187d7

I was wondering if the bike was worthy of a conversion? Thanks

No. Keep saving. ;)

No I was browsing bicycle and saw this bike quite cheap GAG2. I just thought I'd ask her first.

OK thank you guys :) I'll look for a cheap secondhand frame/bike then :)

On this forum, you are encouraged to buy a steel frame, and upgrade that.

There is a forum law, against the incitement of the act of witchcraft - which is what upgrading an aluminium bike is considered. An exception is made for KLEIN bikes, as Tynan has had those, and the MasterFlouncer has a penchant for them also.

I have warm, fuzzy feelings about the MasterFlouncer, but he's not talking to me. All because of a woman. This world, is not original is it?

;)

Who is master flouncer?

Shhhhhhh!!!

He might hear us. Can't say.

Ask Teenslain.....he knows. ;)

Pistanator? Donut?

WTF's going on?

Dibs on the left crank.