What Road Frame should I buy under 15k

[racman]

check that crankset on the giant - also very ugly!!!

[Christie]

check that crankset on the giant - also very ugly!!!

Agree. Very very expensive, but not pretty.

[racman]

is that an SRM power meter ?

[Christie]

SRM DuraAce. I guess it costs around R24k to R30k 

[GreyOwl]

Of course...Eddy Merckx! I forgot about them!!

 

I rode one that was too big for me, and I loved it!

[E1A104]

The Merckx LXM is is a great looking frame but if you aren't chasing carbon a Colngao Master X-Light should just about make the budget.

[Ox_Wagon]

How about something totaly diffrent.

 

Ox_Wagon2008-03-17 08:57:56

[Ox_Wagon]

And there is always Tom's bike

 

[racman]

Only problem with Tom's bike is .... I said 15k not 15mil !!!!

 

Regarding the Kona - a bit like putting a Ferrari sticker on a Toyota don't you think ?

[javadude]

Looks like that down tube was designed just for Tom. Might be a bit too stiff for the kind of power i can generate.

[GIRR]

Do yourself a favour and get one of these

I got myself one a few weeks back now and am very pleased with it, its a pretty stiff frame and reasonably light. You should be able to get a 7.5 kg bike without dura ace. Mine is 8 kg with 105 still on it and Easton EA 90 SLX wheels.

[MAESTRO's]

Racman,

For 15K I will recomend a Pegoretti Marcello or Duende. You will never ride anything else after you ride a DARIO PEGORETTI custom built bike. Steel is real and thats the deal.

 

 

M

 

 

[niterider]

That Specialized Roubaix looks like great value. Also have a look on eBay, for example... http://buy.ebay.co.za/buying/za/display/260220663544_08-Pinarello-Prince-Carbon-Team-Caisse-dEparg-Frameset

[Skye]

No other bike than a SPECIALIZED 

[hagar]

 

No other bike than a SPECIALIZED 

 

Hey racman listen to this Lady she has class

 

[linnega]

 

Racman' date=' just curious why you included the Specialized but excluded Giant.  Both Taiwanese frames (but designed in the USA of course).[/quote']

 

I just don't seem to like the Giant road bikes at all - nothing personal

 

(now the Giant Anthem 0 or Anthem 1 is another story.)

This is what happened to my Giant Anthem:

 

Cracked on day 2 at Sani and left me on my ass in the forest before Nick's pass.

 

 

 

Rode with the cracked frame and dodgy rear end to the finish.  Had only a cm or so before the whole seatpost would have snapped off.

 

I am getting a new frame under warranty from Giant (with no hassles by the way), but a crack like that does make me a little wary.  I know Spidey has had his share of problems with bikes, but I can't find a similar replacement for either an Anthem or my TCR Comp (TCR C series these days) road bike, that offers the same value for money.  I like the look of other stuff, but keep coming back to Giant as you always seem to pay more for less with other brands.  You can pay less for less but money isn't really the issue - more about what I can get for the money.