Which older aluminium road bike frame for QR and disc brakes?

[EckyH]

Hello,

recently a friend of mine sold me hubs for QR and disc brakes with Campagnolo free hub made by Chosen.
Now I'm searching for a second hand road bike frame:

• frame material aluminium (a "light" steel frame like the Genesis Equilibrium Disc is plan B, but in particular Genesis frames and bikes are very rare here in Germany, plan C is to purchase an older cyclocross frame)
• quick release dropouts
• disc brake sockets
• for standard (round) seat posts with standard seat post clamps
• road bike geometry
• tyre clearance at least 30mm
• not made by Bulls, Cannondale, Canyon, Carver, Felt, Lakes, Scott, Specialized or Trek (it's a personal thing, I just don't like these brands)

Do you have any recommendations what brand and model I should look for?

Tia,

E.

 

[Big John]

So you're going to build an entire bike around just a couple of hubs you've bought second hand? I hope they're a seriously good pair of hubs. What's the width of the front/back hubs? That'll be you're starting point - making sure the hubs will fit the frame. Being disk there's a chance they're 135mm but you'll need to check. Will you be building the wheels as a matter of interest? The Chosen hubs I've seen on the web don't look overly exciting.

 

[EckyH]

So you're going to build an entire bike around just a couple of hubs you've bought second hand?

Nearly all other parts are here already, collected over the decades.
So: No, I'm not going to build an entire bike around just a couple of hubs.

What's the width of the front/back hubs? That'll be you're starting point - making sure the hubs will fit the frame. Being disk there's a chance they're 135mm but you'll need to check.

Front hubs are here with the usual 100mm and the rear hubs are the usual 135mm for disc brake hubs with QR in the last 20 years.
I've got a Ridley X-Bow (cyclocross bike) from 2013, which takes this combination. The bike manufacturers knew how build frames around theses standards. Therefore I think there should be road bike frames with the same axle standards.

Will you be building the wheels as a matter of interest?

Yes, of course.

The Chosen hubs I've seen on the web don't look overly exciting.

The Chosen hubs here make a similar impression as the Novatec hubs I have here or even a tad better. I see them in the quality range of Campagnolo Centaur or Shimano 105.

E.