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Who still makes non-compact frame road bikes?
Does any major manufacturer still makes non-compact frame road bikes for
sale in the U.S.? Friend is looking for a new road bike and is about to give up on shops and go to bikesdirect.com. He's willing to spend about $2K, which rules out all the custom frames which are still normal size. He needs a 56cm frame. There are still a couple of touring bikes made in non-compact frame designs, but he wants something lighter (the touring bikes are all steel frames and the wheels are heavier as well). |
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Who still makes non-compact frame road bikes?
Op 27-4-2012 17:31, SMS schreef:
Does any major manufacturer still makes non-compact frame road bikes for sale in the U.S.? Friend is looking for a new road bike and is about to give up on shops and go to bikesdirect.com. He's willing to spend about $2K, which rules out all the custom frames which are still normal size. He needs a 56cm frame. There are still a couple of touring bikes made in non-compact frame designs, but he wants something lighter (the touring bikes are all steel frames and the wheels are heavier as well). Tell him that there is nothing wrong with a slightly sloping toptube. Longer headtube, more comfortable position possible without an ugly stack of spacers etc. Lou |
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Lou Holtman wrote:
Op 27-4-2012 17:31, SMS schreef: Does any major manufacturer still makes non-compact frame road bikes for sale in the U.S.? Friend is looking for a new road bike and is about to give up on shops and go to bikesdirect.com. He's willing to spend about $2K, which rules out all the custom frames which are still normal size. He needs a 56cm frame. There are still a couple of touring bikes made in non-compact frame designs, but he wants something lighter (the touring bikes are all steel frames and the wheels are heavier as well). Tell him that there is nothing wrong with a slightly sloping toptube. Longer headtube, more comfortable position possible without an ugly stack of spacers etc. Lou That's true but if one prefers a level top tube there are well priced good quality Italian built Torelli Corsa frames: http://torelli.com/frames/torelli/st...sa-strada.html -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Op 27-4-2012 18:10, AMuzi schreef:
Lou Holtman wrote: Op 27-4-2012 17:31, SMS schreef: Does any major manufacturer still makes non-compact frame road bikes for sale in the U.S.? Friend is looking for a new road bike and is about to give up on shops and go to bikesdirect.com. He's willing to spend about $2K, which rules out all the custom frames which are still normal size. He needs a 56cm frame. There are still a couple of touring bikes made in non-compact frame designs, but he wants something lighter (the touring bikes are all steel frames and the wheels are heavier as well). Tell him that there is nothing wrong with a slightly sloping toptube. Longer headtube, more comfortable position possible without an ugly stack of spacers etc. Lou That's true but if one prefers a level top tube there are well priced good quality Italian built Torelli Corsa frames: http://torelli.com/frames/torelli/st...sa-strada.html Still steel, but indeed a level toptube and a decent headtube lenght. Lou |
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On 4/27/2012 9:10 AM, AMuzi wrote:
That's true but if one prefers a level top tube there are well priced good quality Italian built Torelli Corsa frames: He wants to buy a complete bicycle, not begin a project. The negatives of the compact frame geometry are too great for him personally, but lets not turn this thread into a debate over the relative merits of each geometry. Suffice it to say that "a level top tube" is not the issue with compact geometry. I told him to go with a Habanero titanium with Shimano 105. They sell complete bicycles as well as just frames. Maybe he'll do it, since it's much better than what he can get at bikesdirect, and he's pretty much resigned to the fact that he can't buy what he wants at an LBS anymore anyway, so whatever he gets it will have to be ordered from somewhere. He can come in at around $2100 for a complete bike, less pedals. He also absolutely does not want a carbon fork, not just because of the large number of carbon fork failures and recalls, but for other reasons as well. With the Habanero he can get it built with a non-carbon fork. I also suggested the Surly Pacer, but he wants a triple crankset, and isn't sold on CroMo like I am. But even with changing the crankset it's still a lot less than a Habanero. At least the Surly is available at an LBS. About 24 pounds which is a few pounds more than a Habanero complete bike, but this is not really a big deal for him. |
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In article , SMS wrote:
I told him to go with a Habanero titanium with Shimano 105. Habanero is the obvious choice, and one can still purchase them without the arguably-silly threadless headsets. Mine will be ten years old in a few weeks and has performed well, including a couple million feet of climbing. It has proven to be a good value. Art |
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On 4/27/2012 9:48 AM, Arthur Shapiro wrote:
In , wrote: I told him to go with a Habanero titanium with Shimano 105. Habanero is the obvious choice, and one can still purchase them without the arguably-silly threadless headsets. That's true, but since the threaded forks and headsets have become almost a boutique item, it now costs more for threaded. A threaded headset and fork are preferable of course, but I don't think he'd pay two hundred dollars more for it. You can correct the biggest problem with threadless headsets with some after-market devices, i.e. see http://www.octagoncycles.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oQYbZeQW0M. For his riding, the Surly Pacer would be ideal, and still about $600 less than the Habanero even once he had the crankset changed to a triple. |
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On 4/27/2012 11:39 AM, SMS wrote:
[...] I told him to go with a Habanero titanium with Shimano 105. They sell complete bicycles as well as just frames. Maybe he'll do it, since it's much better than what he can get at bikesdirect, and he's pretty much resigned to the fact that he can't buy what he wants at an LBS anymore anyway, so whatever he gets it will have to be ordered from somewhere. [...] Do not Habanero bicycles pull strongly to the right? (Old-timers on RBT will understand.) -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731°N, 83.985007°W Post Free or Die! |
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Op 27-4-2012 18:39, SMS schreef:
The negatives of the compact frame geometry are too great for him personally, but lets not turn this thread into a debate over the relative merits of each geometry. Sure, but I'm really curious what those negatives are that he is willing to limit his choice enormously. I'm not talking about the extreme sloping geometry like what GIANT was offering years ago but slightly sloping toptubes. Lou |
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On 4/28/2012 2:18 AM, Lou Holtman wrote:
Op 27-4-2012 18:39, SMS schreef: The negatives of the compact frame geometry are too great for him personally, but lets not turn this thread into a debate over the relative merits of each geometry. Sure, but I'm really curious what those negatives are that he is willing to limit his choice enormously. I'm not talking about the extreme sloping geometry like what GIANT was offering years ago but slightly sloping toptubes. The problem here appears to be that you're focusing on the slope of the top tube. |
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