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Hey,
I'm looking to get an Alpine 160 frame [I've already test ridden a few bikes and made my decision, so no comments on the choice] but being a typical vain mountain biker I'm really worried about the colour.
Last years blue was really nice but this year the sinbad purple is a little er..purple. Has anyone bought one in this colour and can post a pic to show me what it would look like as a full bike? I'd rather not pay the extra £100 for a paint job, but I did prefer last years blue and quite like the 5 in its red.
Thoughts and pics?!
i seen the purple one in don skenes the other day and i have to say it was the uglyestbike i have ever seen
Purple looks rubbish in the flesh IMO. I'd get a brown one if it were me. I think anything is better than that purple though...
The apple green one in my kitchen is beautiful, shame it is not mine.
Oh, bit embarrased I like the Purple, I think with white fork and rims it would be cool.
what's wrong with 'Disco black'? Costs no extra.
Apple Green all the way.
Apple Green as jimjam says, 🙂 its gorgeous!!
Hi sorry for the blatant advert but I am selling my 18" plasma blue 160 frame with CCDB shock and Ti spring. Drop me a mail if you are interested.
Cheers
Ben
craig_w,
you must mean this colour?
http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g384/John_Helliwell/2011%20alpine%20160/
Try bikeactive,got my frame for £1340 inc "free" Hope headset.
John
John, yep thats the one! Bikeactive are showing £1549 at the minute, did you ring them up for that price?
Oh and I didn't want the black as I've got 3 other black bikes! Any pics of the Apple green?
Craig
white or orange, with CCDB (400 quid ugrade) for less than £1200
here's mine (actually bought a couple of weeks ago with an extra 10% off) 😀
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Craig,
think he'll give dicount on a cash price,as i did,got mine before the standard colours had been decided by orange,think its now a custom colour?
The one above looks a bargain to me,but it aint a 2011 model 🙂
Got a ccdb on mine,they have dropped in price,but still cost me £405.
John.
lard, its not a 2011 but it is new with warranty, and I'll live with a 27.2 rather than 30.9 seat tube when it cost £1070 with a CCDB 8)
U aint wrong chief,but you did forget about the tapered head tube!
Still a bloody bargain though.
Have they only got 16" left?Got a mate whose after one.
Cheers John
lard yes only 16" in orange or white. I was doing a parts swap from an older FS so old standard 1 1/8th headset worked for my Lyriks, the 27.2 was a bit of a nuisance as I had a joplin which wont fit, but as my HT is also a 27.2 when I do buy an upyydowny for it I will be able to swap between frames.
Itching to get it built now!
If you are still looking for colour inspriation (or one to avoid dependant on taste!) this is my beaut:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7il9PkXFxK_zb0ub9_WaeQ?feat=directlink
Colour is powder blue.
My mate has a banana yellow one, looks ace. It's mostly covered in muck though, which dulls it somewhat 🙂
Looks like this, but with white forks:
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Sinbad Purple all the way!! i dont mind purple, and its the missus' fav colour so it partially justified spending 3.6k on a 3rd bike 😉 lol