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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Elves vs Winspace ?
« on: February 05, 2023, 04:56:35 AM »
I'm looking to buy a new bike, really hesitating between all the options I have (Propel from my Giant LBS with 105 mechanical disc and alloy wheels) or buy a chinese frame from Winspace, Elves etc and build it myself with Di2 & carbon wheelset.
I have a 2010 Trek Madone 4.9 with 10s Ultegra (rim) (see below), it's better than my first road ever road bike (Giant Contend aluminium frame) but is like a noodle compared to my Giant Trinity that I bought in august. I need a buy for racing that's stiff & aero, and that fits me well (1m98/6foot6).
I thought it was going to be impossible to find a frame fitting me from a chinese manufacturer since their biggest size is usually 58cm (my Trek Madone being a 61cm), but the top tube length on my Madone is "only" 57cm, + my stem is 110mm but as you can see I don't have an agressive position on it at all lol, I'm really flexible so I will probably change the stem angle and slam in soon tho. Elves 3XL top tube is 56cm but the head tube is really small compared to my Madone (173mm vs 210mm), so it actually would be a really good agressive racing frame for me, same for Winspace their XL their top tube length is 58cm and head tube is 170mm. My headtube on the Madone is 210mm lol...
I could also just buy a rim brake frameset from Winspace or Elves and maybe a pair of Hypers or wheelset from Elves, Elitewheels etc and put my 10s Ultegra until I get more money to buy used/new rim di2 groupset. Still kinda hesitating between staying on rim or going full gas on disc since my Giant Trinity is rim and if I stay on rim I could switch out the wheels... so idk + I live in Paris so not in a mountain area no real need for disc
Should I wait for Winspace to release their T1550 and Elves for their new Falath Evo you think ? They're probably gonna be disc only ?
Thanks
I have a 2010 Trek Madone 4.9 with 10s Ultegra (rim) (see below), it's better than my first road ever road bike (Giant Contend aluminium frame) but is like a noodle compared to my Giant Trinity that I bought in august. I need a buy for racing that's stiff & aero, and that fits me well (1m98/6foot6).
I thought it was going to be impossible to find a frame fitting me from a chinese manufacturer since their biggest size is usually 58cm (my Trek Madone being a 61cm), but the top tube length on my Madone is "only" 57cm, + my stem is 110mm but as you can see I don't have an agressive position on it at all lol, I'm really flexible so I will probably change the stem angle and slam in soon tho. Elves 3XL top tube is 56cm but the head tube is really small compared to my Madone (173mm vs 210mm), so it actually would be a really good agressive racing frame for me, same for Winspace their XL their top tube length is 58cm and head tube is 170mm. My headtube on the Madone is 210mm lol...
I could also just buy a rim brake frameset from Winspace or Elves and maybe a pair of Hypers or wheelset from Elves, Elitewheels etc and put my 10s Ultegra until I get more money to buy used/new rim di2 groupset. Still kinda hesitating between staying on rim or going full gas on disc since my Giant Trinity is rim and if I stay on rim I could switch out the wheels... so idk + I live in Paris so not in a mountain area no real need for disc
Should I wait for Winspace to release their T1550 and Elves for their new Falath Evo you think ? They're probably gonna be disc only ?
Thanks