Originally Posted by
TRaffic Jammer
I am somewhat put off by the integration... and the tubulars .. IF BIG IF this came off ....this would be the velodrome ride. I've been quoted 1400 for the ARgon18 Electron..hmm also integrated. Any non-integrated suggestions? I know that being able to tear out the HS is more preferable. What's the logic for integrating anyway?
I didn't know that Mavic made a tubular version of the Ellipse...thought they were clincher only. I don't know what the going rate for the frameset is but with that spec you could almost buy it...keep all the components..sell off the frameset add a few bucks and buy a better frame. I know everyone has a hard/wide-on for Bianchi's, but they are not what they used to be. I would rather have a steel Marinoni frame than that.
The only arguable reason for integrated H.S. is looks. In every other category integrated sucks. See Chris King's site for a better explanation...he knows a thing or 2 about headset design.