Road Cycling - Bargain 52cm framesets

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Fugazi Dave
06-08-04, 03:42 PM
Alright, so I used to have this fixie set up with an old tri frame with vertical dropouts. Long story short, the frame broke on a ride and I'm now looking for a new frame. I had a new wheel built up with the White Industries eccentric hub like a week before the frame died, so I'd actually prefer to get another vert-dropout road frame to build up the bike with. I can't swing too much, though, so finding a frame/fork is sort of tricky. I know there are some really sweet deals at Chuck's bicycle closeouts, but I need a 52cm frame and nothing in my price range is available there in that size. Any other suggestions for places to look? Thanks.


ollo_ollo
06-08-04, 04:42 PM
What's your price range?

Fugazi Dave
06-08-04, 05:00 PM
I'd prefer to stay under $150. That's asking a lot, but I just want something I can make a new fixie out of.

Edit: Nevermind, found what I needed.


bg4533
06-08-04, 05:52 PM
I'd prefer to stay under $150. That's asking a lot, but I just want something I can make a new fixie out of.

Edit: Nevermind, found what I needed.

What did you find and where?

Fugazi Dave
06-08-04, 06:01 PM
Got this Marin at Chuck's. It's a 54cm, but I re-did the fit calculations, and based on that I think I should be able to swing it without any problem. Not exactly high end, but $90 ain't bad for a steel frameset and fork. And it's red, which makes it fast. <3

bg4533
06-08-04, 06:12 PM
Got this Marin at Chuck's. It's a 54cm, but I re-did the fit calculations, and based on that I think I should be able to swing it without any problem. Not exactly high end, but $90 ain't bad for a steel frameset and fork. And it's red, which makes it fast. <3

Looks like a good deal at $90. Are those dropouts horizontal or vertical? It is kind of hard to tell from the pic.

Fugazi Dave
06-08-04, 06:16 PM
Somewhere in between, I think, though not long enough to really make it something you can fixie too well without an eccentric axle.