Best sub-$600 frameset for racing?
09-07-07, 12:03 PM
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Best sub-$600 frameset for racing?
What's the best bargain in racing framesets? I know you can get really good stuff for $5,000 -- but how about for $600 or less? In the neighborhood of 1.25 kg or less? English BB?
09-07-07, 12:38 PM
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doesn't get any better than this for $600 or less:
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09-07-07, 01:00 PM
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09-07-07, 01:52 PM
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If you plan on crashing quite a bit...you might consider Leader Bikes
...crashing not because the frame might fail (it won't), but because if you do, the frame is only $200.
...crashing not because the frame might fail (it won't), but because if you do, the frame is only $200.
09-07-07, 05:47 PM
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I personally really like the Trek 2500 frame I got off eBay for $75.....NOS, never built up from 1999. It has been built into a pretty formidable race machine.
09-07-07, 06:14 PM
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09-07-07, 06:32 PM
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If you plan on crashing quite a bit...you might consider Leader Bikes
...crashing not because the frame might fail (it won't), but because if you do, the frame is only $200.
...crashing not because the frame might fail (it won't), but because if you do, the frame is only $200.
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09-07-07, 07:34 PM
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you can get them for less. i paid $550.
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No wonder why it looks so clean. Your bike looked like it was freshly painted. Very good looking Trek.
09-07-07, 09:14 PM
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I remember posting that... No, but really:
https://www.bmeres.com/index.htm
https://www.damonrinard.com/carbon_fiber.htm
I'm going to give it a try in the near future, it looks fun! It's either going to be a mountain frame like the one in the first link, or a track bike with stuff like an integrated seatpost, aluminum seatstay's, boxed chainstays, oversized BB area/ HT area, aero HT and super-long track drops.
https://www.bmeres.com/index.htm
https://www.damonrinard.com/carbon_fiber.htm
I'm going to give it a try in the near future, it looks fun! It's either going to be a mountain frame like the one in the first link, or a track bike with stuff like an integrated seatpost, aluminum seatstay's, boxed chainstays, oversized BB area/ HT area, aero HT and super-long track drops.
09-07-07, 10:13 PM
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I actually got the 796R Carbon frame for just under $600. So far, I really like the frame. Although I've never ridden any high-end superbikes...I'm sure I'd feel like I'd just humped a dead cat after riding a Scott CR-1 or a Cervelo R3.
But, with life's little expenses, I can't afford any of those.
If I raced, which I currently don't, I'd drop two bills on that all-aluminum Leader frame and bounce it around a crit course, worry-free.
But, with life's little expenses, I can't afford any of those.
If I raced, which I currently don't, I'd drop two bills on that all-aluminum Leader frame and bounce it around a crit course, worry-free.
09-08-07, 02:45 AM
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frame + fork. if you like to keep a light bike, you'll want to swap out the fork, but it's perfect for crits.
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09-08-07, 11:19 AM
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I actually got the 796R Carbon frame for just under $600. So far, I really like the frame. Although I've never ridden any high-end superbikes...I'm sure I'd feel like I'd just humped a dead cat after riding a Scott CR-1 or a Cervelo R3.
But, with life's little expenses, I can't afford any of those.
If I raced, which I currently don't, I'd drop two bills on that all-aluminum Leader frame and bounce it around a crit course, worry-free.
But, with life's little expenses, I can't afford any of those.
If I raced, which I currently don't, I'd drop two bills on that all-aluminum Leader frame and bounce it around a crit course, worry-free.
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09-08-07, 11:42 AM
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That might be perfect for the build I'm thinking about (still a ways off though). It's either
That frame/fork + PBK DA/Rival/Centaur + Ritchey WCS + Neuvation wheelset
or
Tiagra Six13 + PBK DA/Rival/Centaur - sell all Tiagra parts on eBay
The price would probably come out around the same (before I sell the Tiagra stuff), but I have a feeling one would be a lot lighter and more efficient. . . .
