I'm new to flatland, and don't have a bike yet. I've got a few expenses coming up that make buying a complete bike not an option at the moment, but I'd still love to ride soon. I have a frame and a parts bike that I think could be combined to make something usable. The frame is a Hoffman Rhythm from 2007-ish. It's got a 20" top tube, 74.5 HT angle, American BB, and I'm guessing weighs around 7lbs. The donor bike is a Poverty G-ride, which has a 180mm Poverty crankset, 44t sprocket, 16t freewheel, nice rear wheel with a Poverty hub and a pretty beefy looking Alex rim, a cheap front wheel with a single wall rim, a Mosh fork with some amount of offset, and unknown bars, stem, seatpost, saddle, and non-integrated 1 1/8" headset. Assuming I can get the BB out of the Poverty (There is a fair amount of corrosion), everything should transfer over without too much fuss. All I'd need would be a brake, a set of tires, new bearings for the BB, and pegs. I suppose none of the parts I have are ideal, but I'm hoping the resulting bike would be close enough to a flatland bike to get me going. Anyone think this sounds worthwhile?


I figure I can upgrade parts on it over time, and eventually end up with a completely new bike. Is there anything that would make sense to upgrade first?

Really? Thanks! I'll stop by my work where I've got them stored, and pm you the sizes later today. I'll grab a few pics too.


Edit: So, the Poverty turned out to be a bust. Frozen seatpost, bearings stuck in the BB, both headset cups cracked, and the fork seems a bit mangled. Pretty much a set of wheels, stem, and very ugly looking bars is all that's usable. I remembered that I've got a pretty nice camera sitting around that I barely use, and selling it would get me enough to get me an entry level bike. Looks like I'll be getting something new after all.