New bike for spring.

[vickster]

Oh yes , the Condor Ti frame perchance?

Still too expensive for his budget even in the sale

And they only have the 58cm or 61cm. If they had the 55cm, it would have been mine weeks ago

Although I should check they aren't flogging off the one in the shop that I tried out on the (relative) cheap

@jefmcg maybe a Monday ride should take us into town, assuming they are open

Edit: which they aren't

 

[outlash]

58 or 61 sounds like my kind of size. I'll be listing the kids on Ebay later....

 

[vickster]

It's £800 off, a bargain

Too big for me unfortunately

 

[Crandoggler]

ProCarbon is £190 in the sale. Jesus! Temptation or what.

 

[vickster]

Just buy it as long as it's not black

 

[Crandoggler]

That's the only colour I'll buy.

 

[vickster]

Don't bother then, it'll be crap

 

[outlash]

To be fair, a £200 frame from an original budget of £1000 is a bit of a comedown .

 

[Crandoggler]

Apparently it has a very flexy front end. I guessing that would be a bit shoot with a bloke of my weight.

 

[vickster]

Look at Dolans, linked above

Or if just buying a frame with a £1000 budget there'll be some very good options I'm sure

See what Sigma have in their sale for example

 

[Crandoggler]

Right. I've decided, finally.

After a lot of looking and deliberating, I've concluded that to buy an off the shelf bike that would be an upgrade to mine, I'd need to spend in excess of £1200. I'm in the business of saving money, and the Planet X Pro Carbon seems like a done deal in my eyes. I imagine it's not as good as some top end carbon bikes, but to be honest, it looks good and it's relatively inexpensive.

I've had a look on their website and started adding bits to my basket. My plan is to get it here by Tuesday, with all the bits I need, and build it Tuesday evening.

To that end, what the hell do I need?

I understand the steerer tube will need cutting, so I've added a guide to the basket and will grab a 32tpi blade for my hacksaw. I'm guessing that if I strip my current bike down and align both frames, I can guesstimate how much to cut off? I'll probably leave a cm or 2 just to be safe and tweak from there.

Second question, headset?

Can I remove my old one and re fit it? Is it more economical to buy a new one and fit it? Can I do this without any magical/expensive tools?

Thirdly, steerer bung? Can I remove my older one? Or is it better to fit a new one? Is there any carbon specific one I need?

I'm hoping everything else should dress straight over. Bottom bracket is the same size. The bars, stem, spacers, shifters, chain set, brakes and cabling should dress over also. However, I'm sure tuning will need doing.

Is there anything I'm forgetting? Would like to place the order today if possible. So quick replies will be well received.

Cheers all

 

[Crandoggler]

 

[vickster]

Look at what PX fit on their built bikes and get the same parts

I think you need a special tool to fit a headset, best get the LBS to do for a few quid

Why do you need to cut the steerer tube, are you wanting to slam the front end?