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Help me decide: which frame?
05-02-05 | 07:19 AM
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Help me decide: which frame?
Ok, so here's the deal. I found this guy with two frames for sale, both would be perfect for a conversion. The first is a classic Alan aluminum and the second a beautiful Concorde Aquila.
05-02-05 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by PhattTyre
Aquila, old aluminum makes me nervous.
05-02-05 | 11:20 AM
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Concorde.
I've had a bonded aluminum frame like that Alan, mine was a Vitus, it was a noodle bike. If you weigh any more than 150lbs don't go near that Alan. Sure, they're amazingly light, but if you're going to ride it daily or even weekly, I'd stick with steel. Those were made before the switch to oversized tubing for aluminum bikes, so besides the obvious flaw of the joints being glued, you also have weaker aluminum tubing. Like I said, noodle bike....
I've had a bonded aluminum frame like that Alan, mine was a Vitus, it was a noodle bike. If you weigh any more than 150lbs don't go near that Alan. Sure, they're amazingly light, but if you're going to ride it daily or even weekly, I'd stick with steel. Those were made before the switch to oversized tubing for aluminum bikes, so besides the obvious flaw of the joints being glued, you also have weaker aluminum tubing. Like I said, noodle bike....
