Disc road frame for commuting
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Releng » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:14 am
If only I had not just finished sorting the LeMond Cyclocross for commuting duties. This would have been so much easier.
I have no affiliation with the seller. Just thought people looking at this thread might find it interesting:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Salsa-Vaya-5 ... 416bd2496c
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:59 am
In the end though the Salsa frame would have been about $800 delivered as opposed to $500 for the Surly.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:26 pm
Still to get most of group set, wheel build (except hubs), handlebars and seat post. About $1300 worth
Hoping to have it all together for an Xmas build.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby JustJames » Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:07 am
Last night I laced my rear hub to its rim.
Using spokes.
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Awesome! I now have something that looks very much like a wheel. The spokes are at the stage where they are just starting to take tension...and the wheel - for that is what it now is - has some lateral run out. Tomorrow I'll put it in a frame with some cable ties as reference points and true it up and tension it properly.
Lacing a wheel proved to be relatively straightforward. I'm guessing the tricksy bit will be to make it solid and true.
Yee haaaaaa!!!!!!
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Ozkaban » Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:27 am
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Bentnose » Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:40 pm
After you've got it mostly tensioned you could always get the LBS to finish it off if your having trouble, you've done most of the work so the cost shouldn't be too much.JustJames wrote:[nonchalant]
Last night I laced my rear hub to its rim.
Using spokes.
[/nonchalant]
Awesome! I now have something that looks very much like a wheel. The spokes are at the stage where they are just starting to take tension...and the wheel - for that is what it now is - has some lateral run out. Tomorrow I'll put it in a frame with some cable ties as reference points and true it up and tension it properly.
Lacing a wheel proved to be relatively straightforward. I'm guessing the tricksy bit will be to make it solid and true.
Yee haaaaaa!!!!!!
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Mugglechops » Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:07 pm
This one looks good tooOzkaban wrote:Wiggle just posted this on their FB page. Steel framed roadie with disks. Looks interesting...
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby MichaelB » Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:26 am
They are options, but not really appealing IMHO - the big letdown is the brake spec.Mugglechops wrote:This one looks good tooOzkaban wrote:Wiggle just posted this on their FB page. Steel framed roadie with disks. Looks interesting...
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But then again, I'm fussy and would be prepared to pay more fpor slightly better kit.
Speccing BB5's is a cheap and nasty option in my books.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Mugglechops » Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:48 pm
I don't think they are terrible.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Bentnose » Sun Oct 07, 2012 4:51 pm
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:11 am
Went mad and ordered all the rest of the parts, final tally came to $2,350 including all shipping and currency fees. Now just need to wait until everything turns up
I'm deciding on wether I should just take piccies or do videos of the installation, any thoughts?
Final component list and prices
Frame $982.64
- Frame Kinesis CrossLight Pro6 $599.70 Shiny
Forks From frame
Headset From frame
Stem 3T Arx Team $69.03 Evans
Handlebars 3T Rotundo Team $214.98 PBK
Seat Post 27.2 3T Dorico Team Setback $98.93 Wiggle
Group set $851.11
- Brifters Campy Chorus $238.72 Shiny
Front Dérailleur 31.8 Campy Athena Black 31.8 band $43.97 Shiny
Crank Set Campy Athena Black 175mm 50-34t $164.08 Shiny
Bottom Bracket 68 Eng Campy Power Torque $22.47 Evans
Rear Dérailleur Campy Athena Black $101.64 Shiny
Cassette Campy Chorus 12-27 $105.54 Shiny
Chain KMC X11L $41.78 Shiny
Brakes Avid BB7 160mm $132.91 Cycling express
- Front Rim DT Swiss 415 32H $65.85 Bike24
Rear Rim DT Swiss 415 32H $65.85 Bike24
Front Hub Bike Hub Store MT162 $47.51 Bike Hub Store
Rear Hub Bike Hub Store MT252 + Campy Freehub $85.56 Bike Hub Store
Skewers QR $14.95 Bike Hub Store
Spokes DT Swiss Competition 2.0-1.8 $59.21 Bike24
Tyres Continental GP4000s $81.10 Evans
Tubes Michelin A1 AirStop $10.62 c r c
Rim Tape Schwalbe Rim Tape $2.66 c r c
Extras $87.02
- Saddle Existing
Bar Tape Fizik Dual Black Red $16.67 Bike24
Cables Campy Brake and Gear Set $34.53 Shiny
Pedals Shimano M520 $27.43 Shiny
Headset spacers Syntace 2 packs $8.39 Bike24
Seat Post Clamp From frame
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby barefoot » Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:33 pm
Finally got around to lacing one up.MichaelB wrote:That's good buying, but purple ......
Definitely need pics !!!
Not tensioned yet, but this bodes well for a nice light wheelset:
Happy with that for a 32-spoke, brass-nipple, equal-spoke-length 700c disc rear wheel . Should be bombproof.
What's the likelihood of me not getting the frame built until March 2015 as promised?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:49 pm
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby barefoot » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:04 pm
Will be brushed raw titaniumReman wrote:Mmm, purple doesn't look too bad. What colour is the frame?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:53 pm
With some other purple highlights, like bar tape, I reckon that will look the goods!barefoot wrote:Will be brushed raw titaniumReman wrote:Mmm, purple doesn't look too bad. What colour is the frame?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby barefoot » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:00 pm
I must admit, when I looked at the wheel, I briefly considered breaking my strict policy of bar tape always being black...Reman wrote:With some other purple highlights, like bar tape, I reckon that will look the goods!barefoot wrote:Will be brushed raw titaniumReman wrote:Mmm, purple doesn't look too bad. What colour is the frame?
Regardless, there's unlikely to be any colours on this bike other than bare metal, black and purple.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby the-waves » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:33 am
Its only good for very short trips.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:58 am
Interesting you say that, frame weight is a touch over 2kg which is the same as a steel tourer frame. In full trim a built up bike with the same components but different frames would probably be something like - carbon = 9kg, alloy = 9.5kg, this = 10kg.the-waves wrote:I have a Planet X Kaffenback - soooo heavy.
Its only good for very short trips.
How much does your bike weigh? And what components do you have on it? (Wheels, grouppo, contact points, etc)
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby barefoot » Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:31 am
Given that I'm getting a Chitanium custom frame built (to fit my weird body proportions), I'm not locked in to using any particular components... I can adjust the frame to suit whatever I want to build it out of.
Disc road forks are not yet a common thing, but rigid disc MTB forks are. Road forks are typically ~370mm axle-to-crown, CX is about 395mm, MTB forks longer (to fit frames that are designed for suspension).
evilBay is filled with these forks, for $180-200:
I've seen identical shaped forks with Trigon, Token, Picasso, Corratec and Ritchey logos on them. The disc-only version comes in at 460g, and gets surprisingly good reviews for serious MTB use. The only real detraction seems to be for its length; at 415mm they're shorter than a typical MTB fork (but longer than a road or CX fork). For a road/CX bike, there's ample clearance for whatever tyre I'm likely to put on it (short of a full-on 29er knobbie). They also have a more-than-average 48mm rake, which suits me well (I plan on using a fairly slack head angle, so more fork rake is better to keep the trail under control).
I'm finding a hard time thinking of a reason not to grab one of these forks, then design my frame to suit (ie take the "extra" length out of the head tube).
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby barefoot » Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:53 am
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:01 pm
http://www.shinybikes.com/shimano-groupsets/
As for the forks, could you get Ti ones from the builder to match?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby barefoot » Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:00 pm
Oooh, good to know. That's some of the cheaper bits I've seen too.Reman wrote:Shiny bikes (where I got my frame from) has a full 105 group set for less that $550, I think they even do pretty good prices on individual bits too if you want to buy it sans brakes.
http://www.shinybikes.com/shimano-groupsets/
Could, but I've not read many positive write-ups of Ti forks. It seems you have a choice between noodly flex or porky weight. Most people just put an off-the-shelf carbon fork on a Ti frame. And as much as I trust the workmanship of the Chitanium frame welders, a fork is the last place to be experimenting with tubing specs. Especially my fork.As for the forks, could you get Ti ones from the builder to match?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Fri Oct 19, 2012 3:12 pm
So far I have frame, forks, headset, stem, handlebars, seat post, brakes, BB cups and hubs. So pretty much only the full grouppo (minus brakes) and rims + spokes to come.
Going to try and start putting together this weekend
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby jasonc » Fri Oct 19, 2012 3:45 pm
saddle?Reman wrote:Almost all my bits have arrived, enough to start building.
So far I have frame, forks, headset, stem, handlebars, seat post, brakes, BB cups and hubs. So pretty much only the full grouppo (minus brakes) and rims + spokes to come.
Going to try and start putting together this weekend
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:16 pm
My Brooks B17jasonc wrote:saddle?Reman wrote:Almost all my bits have arrived, enough to start building.
So far I have frame, forks, headset, stem, handlebars, seat post, brakes, BB cups and hubs. So pretty much only the full grouppo (minus brakes) and rims + spokes to come.
Going to try and start putting together this weekend
(currently in service on my Cell flat bar commuter, has done about 1500km and is super comfy)
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