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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
« Last post by Queen of Skulls on Today at 03:58:02 PM »BTW what tire set up is everyone using?
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Any guidance on how to select a road frame
« Last post by mux on Today at 03:50:30 PM »Hey everyone,
I know these types of posts aren't everyone's favorite, but I could really use some help avoiding decision paralysis.
I've been riding a Triban RC520 for the past few years and have made a bunch of upgrades, like a new wheelset, changes to the bottom bracket, shorter crank arms, seat post, seat, and cassette, and switching to conti gp500 tires with cyclami TPU. Even with all these changes, the bike still feels super heavy, and I think it's time for an upgrade.
My daily training rides usually involve around 250m in elevation and cover a distance of 27km.
Any suggestions for a new frame would be greatly appreciated, feel free to also PM if that's easier. I'm definitely budget oriented, so I'd like to keep the frame under 700$. I purchased the Triban RC520 in a size medium, but given my height of 5'8", I'm between sizes, and I should've gone for the small.
Frames I've seen around these forums:
Velobuild R265
Yishun R1058/Light carbon Light carbon LCR017-D
R1058
Yishun R086D
I'm not exactly sure what to look for when searching for frames, other than weight and overall geometry, but I don't have much experience so I've just been comparing with bike geometry/insights and they all look within range of what would work for me?
I know these types of posts aren't everyone's favorite, but I could really use some help avoiding decision paralysis.
I've been riding a Triban RC520 for the past few years and have made a bunch of upgrades, like a new wheelset, changes to the bottom bracket, shorter crank arms, seat post, seat, and cassette, and switching to conti gp500 tires with cyclami TPU. Even with all these changes, the bike still feels super heavy, and I think it's time for an upgrade.
My daily training rides usually involve around 250m in elevation and cover a distance of 27km.
Any suggestions for a new frame would be greatly appreciated, feel free to also PM if that's easier. I'm definitely budget oriented, so I'd like to keep the frame under 700$. I purchased the Triban RC520 in a size medium, but given my height of 5'8", I'm between sizes, and I should've gone for the small.
Frames I've seen around these forums:
Velobuild R265
Yishun R1058/Light carbon Light carbon LCR017-D
R1058
Yishun R086D
I'm not exactly sure what to look for when searching for frames, other than weight and overall geometry, but I don't have much experience so I've just been comparing with bike geometry/insights and they all look within range of what would work for me?
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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Cheap Chinese Gravel frames under USD 500
« Last post by 00Garza on Today at 03:40:23 PM »Flyxii fe 02 goes for about $400 shipped.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« Last post by PLA on Today at 03:39:16 PM »Basic issues like this make lc look amateurish. Brand new frame design but with no di2 port...
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: BXT Pro 145 Anyone?
« Last post by Milo on Today at 02:52:18 PM »Hi, thanks for the reply!
The SP cycle Is completely another frame.
It look like a Canyon Aeroad.
The BXT Is a mix of a Trek and a Look...
The SP cycle Is completely another frame.
It look like a Canyon Aeroad.
The BXT Is a mix of a Trek and a Look...
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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Airwolf YFR068 - 2023 Gravel Frame
« Last post by this is dog on Today at 01:17:09 PM »Well I'm diving into this experiment as well and ordered a 56 size frame, bbright bb, specialized 6.5 headset bearings and compression cap. Airwolf sent a message a few days after ordering asking for stem and handlebar size and I went with 90 stem and 42 handelbar. I am 6' tall. We'll see how it fits. Thanks to all who provided tips along the way. I am going to follow them in the build process.
If you succeed building it up properly, you won't regret. I still enjoying mine
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29er / Re: Epic Evo Clone
« Last post by aeroskiii on Today at 01:07:09 PM »For replacing the bolt you can probably get one custom made pretty easily if you provide dimensions. For the bearings It surprises me that the bearings are non replacable? Is that true?
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29er / Re: Spcycle 2023 New Travel 120mm Super Light 29er full suspension frame
« Last post by aeroskiii on Today at 01:04:36 PM »1640gAbout how much extra will the new carbon link weigh? Also what's the difference in weight across a frame that's matte black vs raw carbon? Thanks
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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Airwolf YFR068 - 2023 Gravel Frame
« Last post by mattbchiner on Today at 12:47:14 PM »Well I'm diving into this experiment as well and ordered a 56 size frame, bbright bb, specialized 6.5 headset bearings and compression cap. Airwolf sent a message a few days after ordering asking for stem and handlebar size and I went with 90 stem and 42 handelbar. I am 6' tall. We'll see how it fits. Thanks to all who provided tips along the way. I am going to follow them in the build process.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: BXT Pro 145 Anyone?
« Last post by jonathanf2 on Today at 12:30:01 PM »Geo is totally different between the two though. For me, the geo on the SP is much better.
In terms of weight, T47 BB and 32c tire clearance they're similar. I'm not too picky on geometry, I can adapt to most frames in my size range.