Which frame

[Pantani]

Right on slowpoke, it's a no brainer dude, Giant is the only way...

[amoryns]

pantani... I am a dudette

thanks slowpoke. have just spoken to dealer about the specialized. Can get the frame for R12k but the smallest size is a 50.....way too big for me. I think I am going to settle for the giant. I must say...full carbon...very light...just hope the wind wont blow me off the bike

 

[Pantani]

Perhaps you want to read some of these reviews, TCR 1 and TCRAdvanced LE, though the latter is simply too expensive, but worth reading since it should give you some insight into what a good buy a carbon Giant is!!! 

[erikk]

If you wait a month or two, you can be one of the first to ride a GT carbon...

 

 

 

just let us know how she rides!

[amoryns]

GT.....nie so mal oor die look nie....hulle moet bly by mtb

[101%]

I've seen one of those new GT carbons smileys/smiley20.gif very neat !!!

Looks a bit like the Ridleys!

[erikk]

Hulle het 'n nuwe look vir die carbon's, baie nice.

[erikk]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2005/shows/interbike05/?id=r esults/interbike059

[Pantani]

Well amoryns, if you're a dudette, then even more reason why you should be riding a Giant, you won't find better compact geometry suited to women!

[slowpoke]

if the GT uses the same sizing for their carbon bikes as they do their standard bikes then it'll also be too big - GTs are min 49 if i recall correctly. last year i did LOTS of research to see what I could get in the max R10k price range (ended up looking at bikes up to R15k) to fit - ie max 47cm - and other than Giant and Raleigh no-one catered for shorties.

[ORCA]

 At least giant can sort out the shorties, I nearly gave up cycling from riding a giant, but then again I am 196cm. I need a lot of stability in a frame.<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

[Velouria]

196cm - crikey I think you missed your calling Orca - basketball, a rugby lock, a guy who can clean gutters with out a ladder...

 

Hope you weren't trying to ride a compact Giant?

[amoryns]

ek het 'n 48 gekoop en toe terug gegaan na 'n 46......

ek sal dalk 'n proper setup moet kry voor ek die raam koop

[slowpoke]

amoryns, my babes is an XS TCR - you saw the size - with a shorter-than-normal stem. you must also just bear in mind that you can feel a difference between a raleigh and a giant in handling (i test rode both rc6000 and rc9000 during my bike-hunt last year)

[fatcyclist]

Orca: I share your pain. I bought a 21" Blur at a bargain because the seller couldn't find anyone else tall enough to buy it (Santa Cruz's website says for a 21" Blur you need to be 1.84m tall or more!)

amoryns: Maybe phone Donald from Produx and find out about a custom carbon fibre frame. At R7500 it's good value for money, and I can't think of anything better than a custom frame in colours of your choice smileys/smiley2.gif

[amoryns]

what sort of warranty does Donald have on the frames?

ja Slowpoke...ry mos nou die RC8000.....kon die verskil voel toe ek die 2005 Giant getest drive het by westdene