Monday, January 25, 2010

Commencal? to be or not to be

Since i tried Aidi's hard tail GT arrow head climbing the Steroid Hill, i felt very comfortable and the pressure is not that bad compare with my full susp bike. Actually i been craving for a hard tail bike long ago. Now, i been thinking may be it is the right time to change bike since i did more XC trail than downhill. There a lot of frame wondering in my mind, Specialized stumpjumper, Kona cinder cone, Santa cruz chameleon, Norco scrambler, Merida Matt Sub, and etc. What i need is cheap and reliable frame. It is more cheaper to but a frame and transfer the bits, rather than buy a complete bike. If not, i will end up two bike here in there house and where can i stag it? But recently, i found that after browsing and research,i felt i love with commencal frame. It it like love in first sight! and when i research it deeper, the particular frame that i really want to hold on to is the Commencal Flame Superteam 08 frame. The geometry and weight is just perfect for me.

Last week, i spend my whole offday hopped in and out the bikeshops and surprisingly i found the frame i looking for. At Bike pro, Kelana Jaya, i hold the commencal flame vip superteam frame with joy, but sadly i found out the frame size is 15.5inch, which i used to 17inch frame. How depressed i am that time. The shop assistant said they can't order it cos of it was a old frame and that was to clear the old stock. There was also the supernormal vip frame 07 which size 17, but it is not catch my eyes. I any one want to sell his Commencal Flame Superteam 08 frame, i will happy to purchase it.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Bro, you are in luck man...

http://www.togoparts.com/marketplace/ad_details.php?cid=3&aid=187365&page_id=1&done=list_ads.php%3Fcid%3D3%26page_id%3D1

The dude said it is 17" and he is happy to sell the frame only... in Singapore tho...

I love this frame (it is such a classic and it is not in production anymore) and was searching high n low for review. But after reading your blog, I am convinced that you love it more than I do... and I just have to let you know...

Good luck and may Flame lives up to its reputation...

Ted (teddyhoong@gmail.com)