300 quid off is it a bargain?
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smokeysmoo
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- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
Nearly there
Veteran
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- Cumbria
Cheaper still
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Accy cyclist
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- The hills of Accrington
It certainly pays to shop around!
Cycleops
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- Accra, Ghana
If you bought the ali version you'd get a better group set, so do you really need the monocoque frame? It's your call.
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Accy cyclist
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- The hills of Accrington
Being a bit dumb here but if you don't ask you'll never find out,so what's the difference between a monocoque frame and others?
SatNavSaysStraightOn
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- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
carbon fibre or aluminium... so weight...
bought my OH an alu frame bike earlier in the week with a 105 groupset all round, carbon forks and decent wheelset for £620...
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Although a good alloy framed bike can be lighter than a cheap carbon, caad 10 for instance?
Cycleops
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- Accra, Ghana
Sorry, I should have explained "monocoque" is a term usually applied to aircraft or cars where the structure is integral with body but is also refers to a bike frame of carbon fibre where it forms the " chassis" (the thing that holds everything together). An Ali bike is made from different pieces joined together but a Monocoque is made in one piece, one structure. A Carbon frame is both lighter and stiffer than Ali or steel so is preferable if you are trying to squeeze out every last ounce for performance. It can also be easily profiled for better aerodynamics. Through mass production it is no longer the preserve of professionals so most can benefit from its properties. The only real downside is it's very difficult to repair if badly damaged in a crash.
Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Hardly anyone repairs a crash damaged frame anyway, no matter what it's made from. The cost of the repair and a decent respray means you would well consider just buying a new one.
As for the Tiagra groupset, that's what my bike came with and it didn't cost much to upgrade the shifters (The most important part) to 105. Tiagra shifters were perfectly adequate but as a former Campag man I couldn't stand the exposed cables, purely a personal thing.
gbb
Squire
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- Peterborough
I always read the small details. Searching for one at the original price, it came with Fulcrum Racing 7s, the first discounted one comes with R501s, ok wheels but cheaper than the Racing 7s. They often do this, tell you its discounted, but you'll often see the spec has changed a bit.
The Pauls cycles bike comes with Racing 7s, a bonus, but has a compact chainset, maybe better, maybe not what AC was looking for.
The Pauls cycles bike comes with Racing 7s, a bonus, but has a compact chainset, maybe better, maybe not what AC was looking for.
400bhp
Guru
Not necessarily, no.
Possibly somewhere between comfort and weight, but depends very much what frames you are comparing.
