Frameset recommendations - 1 very light and one with rack and mudguard bosses please under £400

[Bonacentral]

Hi, as title really.

Not really fussed about brand or colour. It's a toss up between which one I'll go for and if honest my preference is to get one with bosses to turn into a tourer. And if I go for that I'd prefer one disc compatible as it just makes more sense when carrying 20KG - big ask I know!

Any recommendations greatly received, thanks

 

[vickster]

Genesis equilibrium?
http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/ge...rameset.html?gclid=CLaKr_Oa4tMCFey17QodSBYBgQ

Something from Spa? Look at Planet X too, they always have cheaper frames.
E.g. http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRHOLSTEL/holdsworth-stelvio-touring-adventure-disc-frameset

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRPXKBD2/planet-x-kaffenback-2-frameset

Is it £400 per frame or for both??

 

[Drago]

What are we talking here? Day touring? lejog? A gentle week in the peaks? Off road or adventure touring? Or is a bike with touring attributes required for commuting? Some idea of the intended use would be helpful, then we can give some meaningful advice.

 

[gaijintendo]

Genesis equilibrium?
http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/ge...rameset.html?gclid=CLaKr_Oa4tMCFey17QodSBYBgQ

Something from Spa? Look at Planet X too, they always have cheaper frames.
E.g. http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRHOLSTEL/holdsworth-stelvio-touring-adventure-disc-frameset

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRPXKBD2/planet-x-kaffenback-2-frameset

Is it £400 per frame or for both??

The Kaffenback was £125 just a week ago, and I almost bought a third! (Commuter, tourer and...something to hold a spare wheel set?).

But for £400 you could grab a Surly frame, which you could probably have mudguards on your mudguards and racks on every vertical tube. Tredz seem to have a range and stock floating that price point.

 

[Cycleops]

You might be a bit light at £400 for a Surly frame. Triton have some reduced.
https://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/search/surly
I bought a Specialized AWOL recently which has mounts and discs, they offered a frame set but don't know where you'd find one.

 

[Bonacentral]

What are we talking here? Day touring? lejog? A gentle week in the peaks? Off road or adventure touring? Or is a bike with touring attributes required for commuting? Some idea of the intended use would be helpful, then we can give some meaningful advice.

It's more of a +1 really! Am looking for an all in one that I can attach panniers to primarily for commuting and shopping but also for touring and camping.

I have a Scott sub 20 that has all the attributes I am looking for althought flat bar which I don't want but could probably convert for a lot less! Cracking bike BTW

Am loath to do this as suffered a broken wrist due to a non indicating left hand turning moronic driver and a broken thumb due to wet, greasy and leaf strewn roads both of which put me out for a long while but I could still ride that when on the mend albeit very gingerly!

The other one is a light road bike. £400 each. I'll have to chose one!!

Will check out the suggestions, thanks.

Frame size on bikes owned Specialized, Scott and Raleigh has always been a 56 or Large - they are all much the same. Wondering whether to go down a size on the road bike?

I'd rather spend less than more - wouldn't we all! Planet X and Ribble and others - what's the frame sizing like?

Cheers

 

[vickster]

You need to go sit on a few bikes to gauge size. How tall are you as a starting point

Fwiw I went the other way and converted a PX roadbike to flats, it was too small even with much more stem. That was a 54cm RT58. I'm just under 5'10 but longer of leg rather than of torso. All my bikes are 54-55cm top tube with 100mm stem

PX give a height range I think if you look at the built bikes

Given what you say, I'd go for the Genesis eq but I'm biased having one

 

[Bonacentral]

Yeah I'll have a search of PX. Am 6'1 and all my bikes have been 56 or Large and are more or less the same between those brands but may go smaller on the road bike.

Think I have a weird geometry, longer body than legs, 32" inside leg and have stems ranging from 90 - 120mm.

The Genesis meets all my criteria but - can't stand that paint job!! Why put that yellow on there??!

Apologies if you have it! Does it look better built up?

 

[vickster]

Yeah I'll have a search of PX. Am 6'1 and all my bikes have been 56 or Large and are more or less the same between those brands but may go smaller on the road bike.

Think I have a weird geometry, longer body than legs, 32" inside leg and have stems ranging from 90 - 120mm.

The Genesis meets all my criteria but - can't stand that paint job!! Why put that yellow on there??!

Apologies if you have it! Does it look better built up?

Mine is copper coloured and beautiful I like yellow too though I'd say it needs more yellow and less black You did say you don't care about colour in the OP! You fibbed

 

[vickster]

Have a look at the PX London road frameset, just £200, well regarded (in several colours, not that you care...apparently )

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRPXLONROD/planet-x-london-road-frameset

 

[Bonacentral]

Yes I guess I did fib a little! Great price and colours are decent. I'm shallower than I admit!

Love the welds on the Genesis though...


£200 is an unarguable price - cheers

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Have a look at the PX London road frameset, just £200, well regarded (in several colours, not that you care...apparently )

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRPXLONROD/planet-x-london-road-frameset

Another vote for the London Road frame.... I've got 2 of them