I've been looking around to find some cheap AL frame options (400 or less, cheaper the better). I was thinking of the Nashbar frames, but the geo seems really weird. They seem to have short TT's. Are there any other good/cheap frame options? I'm asking because I have a ton of extra components laying around, and I might as well put them into a road bike for now.

https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/225...Road-Frame.htm

https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1254
(check bikesdirect for geo)

Sweet, thanks for those. I'll check them out. I've been trying to figure out the weight of my old bike frame, but haven't found any info (2009 Scott Speedster S40 triple). All I know is that it was 20lbs complete, so not that light, with mostly Tiagra parts.

man I'm really into 90's aluminum aesthetic...personally, I would troll ebay for something cool, classic, and geometrically ideal (and without cracks or dents of course).

Try this
https://www.gvhbikes.com/inventory.html

different/cool https://www.origin-8.com/?page_id=91&...26+ACCESSORIES

Very pretty bike. They must measure C-C for sizes or something. Also, there are no prices listed?

EDIT: Found it, pretty pricey frame.

Ridley Triton for $410! I'd jump on that if I needed a bike.

Seems quite nice. Are these guys legit?

Yes very legit. Talk to Tom. He can also give you a good deal on groupsets if needed. I've bought a few framesets from him.

Awesome, thanks!

Groupset shouldn't be a problem right now, I'll be reusing parts from my wrecked Scott.

If you scroll your mouse on the top banner between between the little gray mountain bike and the white 'Bike Island' sign a girl in bikini pops up on top of the sunburned man underneath the palm tree.

That was more or less the highlight of that site.

Check out the Soul Faith….in my opinion, I think it's every bit as good as the CAAD9 is…and that's the holy grail of aluminum frames.

https://www.planet-x-usa.com/pSLTALRF...-Frameset.aspx

Caad10 is probably what I'm going for next season when I get my tax return. This cheap roadie I'm building now is to just use up these spare parts and have a roadie to ride until then.

Worth a shot, I would repaint it in an instant though, jesus.

I have a Caad10….and I miss my Soul Faith.

Holy crap, no ****? Why?

I think it handled a little better. Road feel is a little more dampened on the 10. They are both great bikes..but for the price of the 10 I could get 2 of the Faiths.

Its a decent frame and that paint scheme is the MK-1 I believe, the newer version is a little better IMHO:
https://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/...-alu-frame-mk2

Staying in the UK Ribble Cycles do a line of ALU framesets in this pricepoint:
https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/roa...me/RIBBFRAR275

Why not the Pedalforce CG1 from the group buy?

PM sent. I have an almost new Ridley Compact frame that might fit you.

you could look at ebay carbon. I have a nashbar frame but it's the touring frame so if you are looking for a bike to cruise on that is relaxed, I would highly recommend it. It's been awesome as a commuter for me. I put a carbon CX fork on it so i can brake in crappy weather without issues. love it. But for $75, I would take a chance on the nashbar frame just to check it out. IT's just SOOO much cheaper than any other other options presented to you, it borders on being disposable.

Give us a follow-up on what you end up doing

Specialized Allez frameset.

Here's your followup

I went with the Nashbar road frame+fork. $175 shipped for both? Not bad to me.
I went with a new fork even though my old one looked fine, just to be safe.

Why did I go with this? Well there's a few reasons.
1- This bike will never be my serious bike. My Single Speed will stay my commuter. This bike is basically to throw all my components from my wrecked Scott on so they don't just sit there, n+1 right?
2- I plan to invest in a new roadie next year with my tax return. I finish paying off my car in Jan as well so it'll be a nice little reward for me. I'm still torn between the Soul Faith and the Caad10.
3- After research, I couldn't find any bad reviews regarding the Nashbar frames, other than asthetics (welds too big).

All in all, I think I made the right decision. I'll start a new thread or add to this one once I get it in