No question too stupid?

[Someguy]

Let's put that to the test -

I'm in need of a bit of urgent help. I cycle to work and back every day as I'm sure many of you do, so my bike is obviously very important to me. For reasons that I won't bother going into, the frame of my bike has broken, and the cheapest quote for a fix is £60 with a wait of about 3 days. I've spotted the frame for a much more expensive bike than mine for sale for exactly the same price as i've been quoted to fix my battered old one, but it's missing the front forks, handlebars and brake cables. If I were to buy it would it be as simple as removing the forks, handlebars and brake cables from my old bike and fitting them onto the new frame? May seem like a dumb question, but there you go.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Is it a totally bare frame? ie: no groupset/wheels?

 

[Someguy]

Looks like it's got everything apart from the front forks, handlebars, brake cables and front wheel. - here's a pic

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Get that bought! An ORANGE FOR £60 is an absolute bargain!!!

Headset would be worth replacing though IMO. You don't know what's happened to it over the time it didn't have forks. And TBH, for the sake of £15 if even a new set of cables and outers wouldn't do any harm

 

[Someguy]

Get that bought! An ORANGE FOR £60 is an absolute bargain!!!

Headset would be worth replacing though IMO. You don't know what's happened to it over the time it didn't have forks. And TBH, for the sake of £15 if even a new set of cables and outers wouldn't do any harm

Nice one, I'll get on it then. Cheers mate!

 

[Gravity Aided]

I wonder why the fork is missing.
Crash?
I'd get a good look at the frame, just back of the head tube,
both down tube and top tube.

 

[Paul99]

I wonder why the fork is missing.
Crash?
I'd get a good look at the frame, just back of the head tube,
both down tube and top tube.

Still locked to the stand?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Still locked to the stand?

I must admit I first thought that the bits you can see are the bits that remained attached to the stand. I've seen a few locked bikes without headsets.

 

[Someguy]

I must admit I first thought that the bits you can see are the bits that remained attached to the stand. I've seen a few locked bikes without headsets.

Yeah, apparently the fork was stolen.

I'll be going to take a look at it in 45 minutes, anyone have any suggestions as to what I should look out for before I go other than obvious structural damage?

 

[Tango]

At £60 for an orange, it does sound a bit too good to be true

 

[vickster]

Has he got proof of ownership?