Originally Posted by
WadaWada
Looking in to getting into road bikes, and particularly looking at rim brake frames, as they're easier to maintain , at least I think they are
if anyone has suggestions for frames that fall in the $500 USD range, that would be great, tyia
I recently bought a '98 Litespeed Classic frame on eBay for $400 (~$500 inc shipping and tax)- IMO you can't go wrong with used Ti - there's no corrosion to consider, and if it isn't obviously traumatized, it's good to go. The downside, of course, is that you're limited to narrower tires (the Classic maxes out at 25mm), rim brakes and mechanical- or fully wireless shifting, but if you don't see these as major impediment (and I don't), there are good Ti frames out there for not much $$
