biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
They are both nice
Choices , input please
- Thread starter cyberknight
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They are both nice
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
bit of an update , after a bit of fettling im leaning more to not building as the wiegh frame is very tatty and the forks have a fair bit of powdery metal in exposed parts and the carrera has always been a size to big .
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
So what happens next
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Dunno, keep an eye out for a better frame or just keep the parts as spares
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
From years of ‘projects’ - be it cars, motorbikes, bicycles: any time I’ve built something up from a less than ideal base - I’ve always regretted it.
Start with the best base you possibly can imo.
Good luck if you do !
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
@cyberknight - what type of frame and what's your budget?
Saw this earlier and the seller's sent me a £10 lower offer - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226656325026 . I'm just trying to work out what the size is in 'real' numbers but here has it as a 'Small'. It's a Battaglin Faster frameset from 2016 - https://prompt.cc/battaglin_faster.aspx - T1000 carbon, light and should result in a 7-8.5kg bike.
If it doesn't appeal, the frameset might come my way.
Saw this earlier and the seller's sent me a £10 lower offer - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226656325026 . I'm just trying to work out what the size is in 'real' numbers but here has it as a 'Small'. It's a Battaglin Faster frameset from 2016 - https://prompt.cc/battaglin_faster.aspx - T1000 carbon, light and should result in a 7-8.5kg bike.
If it doesn't appeal, the frameset might come my way.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
very nice , go for it as i will not get it past mrs ck , i know im having a new car from work soon so thats another expense so i cant justify splashing any cash about .
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
@cyberknight - too late. I looked yesterday lunchtime and it'd sold.
VinSumRox
Senior Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I would always stick with the frame that is the best fit size wise.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Well t cut the frame on the weigh and see how it goes , as its a winter bike it doesnt need to be pristine as long as i can get the dodgy bits ok .
Bought a BB as its the only part i dont have in stock and added the chainset , swapped the bars .The current wheel set has narrow rims so i could do with looking for something wider eventually although i do have set of wheels on another bike that would do the job meaning i could run the cx tyres .
Saddle height set for me and as its a level top tube it does look on the large side even though i measured the top tube and its ok
Bought a BB as its the only part i dont have in stock and added the chainset , swapped the bars .The current wheel set has narrow rims so i could do with looking for something wider eventually although i do have set of wheels on another bike that would do the job meaning i could run the cx tyres .
Saddle height set for me and as its a level top tube it does look on the large side even though i measured the top tube and its ok
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Why people get hung up about a few knocks and bruise on any bike is beyond me
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
i was more concerned about the corrosion on the forks , cant really tell from the piccie but the dropouts on the front are pretty rough and im hoping that a bit of tlc will make them ok .
