Frame Switch! Need help
07-04-09 | 12:04 PM
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Frame Switch! Need help
So not to long ago i got a 2006 Giant TCR C2. but recently i have been wanting to get a Trek Madone. but back my question..... Is my component group compatible with a madone frame? I;m wanting to just buy a madone frame and switch everything over to it and sell my old frame. Im kinda new to cycling so any help will do. Thanks
07-04-09 | 12:05 PM
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Yes, it is compatible, except for maybe the front derailleur and seat post depending on seat tube sizes.
07-04-09 | 02:15 PM
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Do the math.
Try to estimate how much you can sell the existing Giant bike for. Study your local Craig’s List looking for similar bikes. You could also list the bike on CL at a little above market price and consider offers.
Then see if you can find the complete new Madone at the various LBS's. You might find a dealer with a older model he will close out.
Normally it is superior to sell the old complete bike and buy the new complete bike. Usually the new frame is sold at a premium by the manufacturer and your used Giant frame is not going to return much to you.
The cost of switching over the part's is normally $150 or more. Even if you do the work yourself, your time has value and this should not be factored out.
Michael
Try to estimate how much you can sell the existing Giant bike for. Study your local Craig’s List looking for similar bikes. You could also list the bike on CL at a little above market price and consider offers.
Then see if you can find the complete new Madone at the various LBS's. You might find a dealer with a older model he will close out.
Normally it is superior to sell the old complete bike and buy the new complete bike. Usually the new frame is sold at a premium by the manufacturer and your used Giant frame is not going to return much to you.
The cost of switching over the part's is normally $150 or more. Even if you do the work yourself, your time has value and this should not be factored out.
Michael
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
Last edited by Barrettscv; 07-04-09 at 05:32 PM.
