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    The now rare (but not desirably rare, just rare because it is old and people don't look after stuff) where was I, oh yes, the old undesirably rare Cult frame that I loved but sold, and mated to a pair of Cult Sect forks came up on ebay today for £60. So I nabbed it. It is a LOT more than I would ever pay for a 10 year old frame and forks of no great reputation, but it may be my last chance to replace the one I sold. I took the chance and paid my money.

    So now I have a "vintage" Cult frame and forks making it's way to me.

    I did seriously love riding that frame. It was just perfect for me in a way that no BMX since has come close.

    Being from the previous decade (deeply so) it has really long geometry. While riding it and despite loving it, I convinced myself a shorty frame was the way to go and eventually did something I will never do again... I bought a box fresh frame at a ridiculous price. A Kink Williams frame.

    I sold it again about 18 months later. Didn't lose any money on it but I did feel like I'd wasted my time and hadn't enjoyed riding it. Oh and I had also bought some Oddysey Thunderbolt cranks for it and I did lose money on those because theose are expensive cranks and they went with the Kink.

    I didn't like the Thunderbolts either. They felt like innovation for innovation's sake with their stupid little string of teeth that sit between the crank arms and the spindle. Plus... they did the thing they were designed not to do... creak and squeak. Refitted them a billion times and they always made an annoying noise.

    That was the worst moment in my BMX life... getting so into it that I was buying really expensive stuff during lockdown and not enjoying any of it.

    Anyway, where was I... Oh yeah so I've gone full circle now back to the very old fashioned Cult that I wished I'd never sold.

    Decided to start costing up the parts I will need to build it. It's going to be purely for street riding. No ramps, no pump tracks, not dropping off high ledges. Just rolling, riding, and a bit of ground work.

    So I'm not looking at high end stuff. Cheap but good road wheels - simple 9t cassette, fully sealed bearings, double wall rims. Cheapest medium soft 2.40 tyres. Cheap decent no frills crank. The cheapest pedals. The cheapest 4 piece bars. Cheapest grips, cheapest seat.

    All budget. As budget as I can do it.

    The frame and forks is OLD, a totally out of date, geriatric. Shouldn't be an expensive build. That would be pointless.

    Checkout basket total: £354.00

    Making my Cult Revival V2 a £416 BMX. That's without the sundries required to respray it.

    I could buy a decent brand new complete for that.

    BMX components are so fucking expensive.

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