RiPHRaPH
12-11-02, 07:00 AM
www.leaderbikeusa.com has these frames selling for ~ $299 (780 model) on www.roadbikereview.com - i have never seen such low prices before. anyone?
Road Cycling - has anyone heard of Leader frames?
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caadman
12-11-02, 07:34 AM
$299, $300 for a frame, gosh sounds like they came out of a metal heap...I don't know if I would trust it or not, but then again maybe it is decent...Wonder what they are made of...I would guess pretty heavy steel..
Benjamin
Benjamin
whirrr
12-11-02, 07:51 AM
I bought an aluminum frame from them about a year ago. The welds seem to be ok, everything lined up. They chose to not install the little brace piece between the chainstays, behind the bb and in front of the wheel - resulting in a little more chainstay flex.
ok for a guest/beater bike.
ok for a guest/beater bike.
Ba-Dg-Er
12-12-02, 03:23 AM
I just bought one of their Aluminum frames off of ebay to use as a winter/training bike. Got it all built up and managed to get two rides in on it before I was taken back off the bike....
Anyway, the frame itself is nice. The welds seem fairly solid and the frame itself is of good design. I agree that there is more flex to the frame then to my other Aluminum framed bikes, but it's not horrible. My only real complaint thus far is the sizing. All my bikes have been 60cm and when I compared the geometry it seemed close enough that I wouldn't notice it... however when I built it up I realized that the overall height of the bike was smaller then my other bikes and the bike feels small to me on the road. I need to get a new seatpost and I am sure it will be okay, but in retrospect I kind of wish I had ordered a size larger.
Anyway, the frame itself is nice. The welds seem fairly solid and the frame itself is of good design. I agree that there is more flex to the frame then to my other Aluminum framed bikes, but it's not horrible. My only real complaint thus far is the sizing. All my bikes have been 60cm and when I compared the geometry it seemed close enough that I wouldn't notice it... however when I built it up I realized that the overall height of the bike was smaller then my other bikes and the bike feels small to me on the road. I need to get a new seatpost and I am sure it will be okay, but in retrospect I kind of wish I had ordered a size larger.
VegasCyclist
12-12-02, 01:01 PM
I actually own a 715 frame, but I purchased it when they were selling for $99 on e-bay (about 10 mo ago) the frame seems to be pretty good (if you need something inexpensive) it certainly is perfectly safe and well built, it's not the best but it is not the worst. :)
I've put about 1100 to 1200 miles on this frame, and have not had any problems so far.
the frame you refer to has CF stays, I'm not sure how good their cf stuff is but if it is like the al frame it should be of good quality.
on a final note; I am looking to upgrade to something nicer in the near future, not because it is a bad frame, but because I'd like a nicer al frame...
I've put about 1100 to 1200 miles on this frame, and have not had any problems so far.
the frame you refer to has CF stays, I'm not sure how good their cf stuff is but if it is like the al frame it should be of good quality.
on a final note; I am looking to upgrade to something nicer in the near future, not because it is a bad frame, but because I'd like a nicer al frame...