Foghat
Freight-train-groove-rider
I’ve reached the point where I can no longer tolerate riding tyres narrower than 28mm on Britain’s decaying, appallingly maintained and ubiquitously coarse-chipsealed road network.
All my bikes except one are now fitted with tyres at least 28mm wide, so to get the final bike back into use I am looking for a new carbon fibre road frame that takes short-drop rim brakes but can accommodate 28mm tyres. Ideally this capability will be evidenced by real-world confirmation of such 28mm clearance.
As I’ll be transferring components from an existing 25mm-max bike (which irritatingly has brake shoes at the top of their slots and very narrow seatstay/chainstay gaps), the new frame needs to meet the following criteria. Any suggestions?
Essential criteria:
All my bikes except one are now fitted with tyres at least 28mm wide, so to get the final bike back into use I am looking for a new carbon fibre road frame that takes short-drop rim brakes but can accommodate 28mm tyres. Ideally this capability will be evidenced by real-world confirmation of such 28mm clearance.
As I’ll be transferring components from an existing 25mm-max bike (which irritatingly has brake shoes at the top of their slots and very narrow seatstay/chainstay gaps), the new frame needs to meet the following criteria. Any suggestions?
Essential criteria:
- Available as frameset only
- Standard-mount rim brakes (i.e. not direct-mount)
- Standard short-drop brakes but able to accommodate 28mm tyres (mudguard clearance not required)
- Standard 100mmF/130mmR q/r dropouts
- Only interested in new unused frames
- BSA-threaded bottom bracket (preferred, but will reluctantly consider press-fit if can take Token/Hambini or similar type adapters)
- Replacement gear hangers also available to buy
- Below £1,000