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Any guidance on how to select a road frame
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? May 28, 2024, 03:50:30 PM |
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Re: Any guidance on how to select a road frame
VeloBuild 268 in size Medium seems like it would be a good option coming at under my budget. I compared also the Hyggee but the Velobuild seems to be a higher QC frame May 29, 2024, 01:44:19 AM |
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Re: Any guidance on how to select a road frame
Here's I think where I am (I'm considering a size 54 in all of these frames) Velobuild 268 more aggressive Lightcarbon LCR 017 similar but slightly longer stack (7mm, so marginal) TanTan X38 longest stack by 20mm over the Velobuild 268 I feel like any of these options above would be a great frame to move on from my Triban? Upon further study I'm thinking: Velobuild vb-r-268 sp-cycle sp-R065 May 29, 2024, 11:41:55 AM |
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