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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: TonyM on August 27, 2025, 07:48:02 PM
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Hi,
I need a cheap road bike frame for my direct drive home trainer.
QR or Thru-axle.
If possible in white.
Any recommendation?
(so far I found the Airwolf YFR009 being the cheapest with US$429. https://airwolfcarbonbike.com/product/carbon-road-frame-8/)
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Why not simply an aluminum frame?
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Twitter C6 aluminium frame would be my pick here.
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Not what you asked, but surely this is a good opportunity to save money by buying used.
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If all that is needed is a frame, beating an Ali aluminum one will be hard I think
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If you're in the US and have an HSA, the Zwift bike is an eligible item you can buy with your untaxed HSA funds.
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If you're in the US and have an HSA, the Zwift bike is an eligible item you can buy with your untaxed HSA funds.
Zwift bike is not technically eligible. You can get a medical letter of necessity for anything really and submit it to your HSA. If they ever audit your HSA you will pay a penalty. Regardless dont buy that
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Ozark Trail G1 Explorer? It's not white but at under $300 it's hard to even find a bare frame for that price.
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Twitter C6 aluminium frame would be my pick here.
It is painfully stiff. I had one for a few weeks and sold it for a loss. Admittedly I bought a size up which shortened the seatpost. But that thing rode like a plank of wood.
If alloy is the game, get something that leaves a lot of exposed seat tube and takes a good old 27.2 round boy for comfort.
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I paid about forty dollar equivalent for an aluminium Felt frame, forks, seat post, bottom bracket, bars and stem from fleabay.
It's in good condition and works just fine.
Why pay more, you're only going to drip sweat and misery on it ;)