Where can I find steel mountain bikes for sale?

[raleighnut]

I had considered that.. but the makers have anticipated such and I find all manner of sizes have changed since the days of plentiful steel MTBs - oversized this and that, new wheel sizes etc. Maybe I should look into it more critically!

OK so it looks like there are a couple of makers still out there, though it's a shame there seems to be a premium for steel when I'd have thought it should cost less. I guess economies of scale.

Aluminium frames are a lot cheaper to build once you've set up a robot welder to do em whereas steel frames need to be brazed/welded together by a skilled craftsman so cost a lot more.

 

[Blue Hills]

Steel has also, much to some people's surprise, become fashionable again - see my comment above about steel singlespeeds.

In a few years, after it's been semi forgotten a bit, no doubt the "industry" will be trying to big up aluminium again, as a newly discovered wonder material that is so "this year".

I picked up an old 90s Tange frame the other week for £30 - it seems sound.

And worth bearing in mind that some of those steel 1 inch threaded headsets fitted in some of those old frames are pretty bomb proof.

 

[Kestevan]

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBOO45650BGX1/on-one-45650b-sram-gx1-mountain-bike

Planet X/ On-one

 

[fossyant]

My shed

My Garage, and no he can't have it.

 

[Blue Hills]

This?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gary-Fish...877912?hash=item1a13b68318:g:7MUAAOSwUUdXDYMB

please note - I know nowt about old mountain bikes. Hybrids more my thing.

 

[bonsaibilly]

Charge and Jamis "spring" to mind - can't remember the names of their steel models.

BB

 

[Blue Hills]

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBOO45650BGX1/on-one-45650b-sram-gx1-mountain-bike

Planet X/ On-one

. Looking at the big shops now, the only MTBs I see in steel are fashionable single-speed affairs, which certainly aren't for me

 

[Flossyrockstar]

Winston Vaz Varonha Cycles

Used to be Chas Roberts frame man.
Website: http://www.varonha.co.uk

 

[fossyant]

Winston Vaz Varonha Cycles

Used to be Chas Roberts frame man.
Website: http://www.varonha.co.uk

Ohh I remember the original D.O.G.S bits frames....