Originally Posted by
badgnome
Nashbar is a little on the low end considering it will be a campy centaur bike. Still I am sure the Nashbar frames are worth $150.......Ridleys look really nice in the pics.....Motobecane too. From what I heard Scattantes are made in China and Motobecanes are made in Taiwan. Anyone know about Ridley? Looks like a lot of these framesets include headsets which is definitely nice to see.
I'd skip the alu and just go carbon.
You can buy Taiwanese carbon frames on ebay for $300. Nashbar and Bikesdirect also sell Taiwanese carbon frames for $500-600 (with a warranty). Nashbar also sells $200 alu-carbon frames.
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...82_-1___202337
I have a bike built up around this frame and its lighter and more responsive than the older carbon frames I have from orbea and trek.