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i am looking for a cx frame in the £300ish bracket
leaning towards the columus xwing at the moment
also kinesis dolan and planet x do frames in tyhe price bracket
also a jake the snake can be had for the same price
also is it worth the extra £60 to £70 for carbon forks any advantage other than 200ish grams weight saving
anyone ride any of these
any ifo most welcome
Have a look on ebay, a brand new Scott CX frame and forks sold for less that £200 recently.
Also Kinesis and Dolans on there at moment for £160ish.
I had an old Dolan and it was a tank.
narrow your search by geometry, my 49cm KONA Jake The Snake fits like a glove due to having a 53cm top tube, [i]most[/i] seem to be the same seat tube / top tube lengths
Ridley... Competitive cyclist were selling some off cheap.
Is it for racing?? although season is nearly over so if you aren't planning to race then wait a month and alot will be getting sold off when racing finishes
no wont be racing just fire roads trails bit of road stuff it will prob be a 60cm
Be aware then the Milnes' Columbus frames are race designed (IIRC) - i.e. no bottle bosses.
Consider the Ragley Rodwell if they have your size in the CRC sale.
I'd be looking at a Kinesis 5T with carbon fork - £315 on ebay. Nice & light with with plenty of bosses & mounts for bottles & mudguards/racks. Think there's also a few Kona JTS's around this prices for frameset too.
Crbon fork will take a fair bit of the vibration out of the trail/road vs an ali one.
had a look at the radley on crc havent got my size so i think its a tossup between the xwing and kinesis
Not really sure about the Dolan being a tank - mine's not light but not particularly heavy either and it rides perfectly.
If you need a large size these 08 Giant TCX framesets are a good price at the moment. Not the same as the current frames but still light at around 1450grams for the frame.
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/giant-tcx-frameset-id39937.html
cheers coleman how do you know the weight
thanks
rob
mav. I used to have a 57cm one which weighed 1430 grams, so just guessing the next size would be about 20 or 30 grams more.
cheers bud
coleman i have sent tou a email
thanks
Rob - Sorry only just seen this. Have replied to your e-mail.
Hope you find a frame.