Road aero frame 38/40 clearance

[Bianco]

Hi all, i'm looking for a new frame that i use on road and light gravel, tyre clearance 38/40. Any suggestions?

[toxin]

A real aero frame like that basically doesn't exist, Incolor Intropy is the only thing that comes close off the top of my head.

Probably lots of "aero" frames that are about as aero as a 950g frame is "light"

[pavlo.k]

long teng rd301-d https://www.ltbikes.com/index/products/view/id/400.html

[Serge_K]

long teng rd301-d https://www.ltbikes.com/index/products/view/id/400.html

+1 on the LT 301. I probably single handedly made Long Teng Great Again (MLTGA) on this forum, because i bought 2 frames, in parallel w 2 Winow, and i recommend LT as much as i advise against winow.
But the point is, a bike that still looks aero with 38C clearance, the 301 is an obvious contender. Doesnt hurt that they're cheap either.
Ribble has launched a range of all rounder bikes that would qualify, but i dont know off the top of my head where to source OEM frames that are similar to these.
My LT268 is fast AF, when built to be an aero machine, it really is. The 301 is definitely not the same frame (the down tube looks like a chonky boy, especially), but in spirit it's the same frame, with bigger clearance. And the 301 is much more modern, lighter and so on.

[kwantani]

Please be sure to read this thread about Long Teng RD301D: https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4792.0.html

for various issues I encountered along the build, including some design defect on the downtube storage cover.

Took it out for a easy 20 miles test ride, noticed some play on the rear wheel (everything tighten down). Other than that, love the ride so far stiff and comfy geometry. One other thing: I've to use a bungie cord to wrap around the above mentioned storage cover to prevent from falling off. See the video from above thread.

[planet_sammy]

+1 on the LT 301. I probably single handedly made Long Teng Great Again (MLTGA) on this forum, because i bought 2 frames, in parallel w 2 Winow, and i recommend LT as much as i advise against winow.
But the point is, a bike that still looks aero with 38C clearance, the 301 is an obvious contender. Doesnt hurt that they're cheap either.
Ribble has launched a range of all rounder bikes that would qualify, but i dont know off the top of my head where to source OEM frames that are similar to these.
My LT268 is fast AF, when built to be an aero machine, it really is. The 301 is definitely not the same frame (the down tube looks like a chonky boy, especially), but in spirit it's the same frame, with bigger clearance. And the 301 is much more modern, lighter and so on.

How do you rate the performance of your LT268 frame with other models, at what level would you classify the frame?

[Serge_K]

How do you rate the performance of your LT268 frame with other models, at what level would you classify the frame?

I havent ridden many disc road bikes, and wheels / tyres make a huge difference to a bike. Having said that:
i love my LT268. Much more than winow. winow's now been ghosting me for weeks and i dont think they're serious people. Also, tolerances (especially in BB area) were great with long teng, and dubious w winow (i bought 2 of each, so both LT felt the same, and the 2 winow felt very different from each other). The cranks also spin much better / more freely in the LT frames.
Compared to my giant propel rim and giant supersix evo hi mod rim, the 268 is much better, but again, probably the tyre width, mostly. 268 feels very comfortable (again, probably the tyres more than anything else). the supersix is more fun uphill because it weighs 6kg, but the 268 isnt actually slower uphill, and is so much faster on the flat and downhill, and tracks much better (again, probably the tyres).
I also tried the 168 from VB, the LT268 is better, as you'd expect.
I also tried 2 gravel bikes, and the 268 feels better, but at that point it's apple vs oranges, even using the same wheels & tyres.

That said, i bought the 268 last year. since then, lots of models have come out, more recent, lighter and so on, so i'm not saying it's a no brainer to get that one today. What i do say is that i like long teng very much, and i'm very pleased w my bike.