What is your "best frame for the money" frame?
02-04-11, 12:45 AM
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Oops, lost in translation. I meant 3.5 without stopping. Though it is still quite new to me.
Oh, and I imagine I will be used to it with 1500 hours on it. The benefits of the frame over my previous bike are likely to be most obvious when I first ride it. No?
Oh, and I imagine I will be used to it with 1500 hours on it. The benefits of the frame over my previous bike are likely to be most obvious when I first ride it. No?
02-04-11, 03:22 AM
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. Anyone else feel like that?
02-04-11, 07:18 AM
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Best frame for the money..... If your talking new and something aggressive my money would be on the new Specialized E5 Allez. This bike is essentially the old S-Works E5 frame but with a tapered head tube. For around $550.00 with a carbon fork, seatpost and headset its a steal.
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Holy crap! Wish I had that kind of money...
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Best frame for the money..... If your talking new and something aggressive my money would be on the new Specialized E5 Allez. This bike is essentially the old S-Works E5 frame but with a tapered head tube. For around $550.00 with a carbon fork, seatpost and headset its a steal.
02-04-11, 12:06 PM
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Best frame for the money..... If your talking new and something aggressive my money would be on the new Specialized E5 Allez. This bike is essentially the old S-Works E5 frame but with a tapered head tube. For around $550.00 with a carbon fork, seatpost and headset its a steal.
02-04-11, 12:12 PM
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Does that Specialized take a standard BB and headset?
02-04-11, 12:22 PM
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i love that frame and it looks really good in person as well. They did a great job to make it look simple, clean and capable.
02-04-11, 12:52 PM
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Wouldn't that be a frame "john" as the one riding the frame? and paying for it?
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02-04-11, 03:01 PM
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TCR Composite 1
$400 mint condition
plastic frame
plastic fork w/ plastic steerer(with headset)
plastic seat post
plastic spacers
just by the seat post marking, i can tell the P/O is about 2-3 inches too short for the frame, hence the
lack of mile/wear on the frame(my guess). The FD hanger developed a crack during a century, not sure if that's
from me or the P/O, 12 dollar later she's running again.
but holy ugly graphic batman LOL, almost wish they painted the whole thing black instead
$400 mint condition
plastic frame
plastic fork w/ plastic steerer(with headset)
plastic seat post
plastic spacers
just by the seat post marking, i can tell the P/O is about 2-3 inches too short for the frame, hence the
lack of mile/wear on the frame(my guess). The FD hanger developed a crack during a century, not sure if that's
from me or the P/O, 12 dollar later she's running again.
but holy ugly graphic batman LOL, almost wish they painted the whole thing black instead
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02-04-11, 08:37 PM
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i'm getting a Indy Fab crown jewel steel tomorrow, I'll let you know if it is the best frame
02-04-11, 09:15 PM
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I got a custom geometry Gunnar Sport frame with an Ouzo Pro fork on ebay for $280 shipped. It happened to be my size. Retail is ~$1200. I sold the fork for $100.
My commuter bike is a NOS new in the box Novara Randonee frame that I got at an REI garage sale for $15. I ride to work on it almost every day.
My commuter bike is a NOS new in the box Novara Randonee frame that I got at an REI garage sale for $15. I ride to work on it almost every day.
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