While I love a light frame I am also wondering if obsessing about it less might be a good thing.
Meh, I don’t think I’m obsessing, it’s just a case of upgrad-itis and an 8kg ‘good’ bike that I’m planning to take to the Pyrenees with some very fast friends, aspiring to something 7.5kg or under doesn’t seem unreasonable. Problem is, with the help of this thread I’m realising that the most I could save, even pushing my budget, is 300-400g.
Have you thought about test riding some disc brake bikes…I really do think you will be convinced one day…
I’ll be convinced when a manufacturer sticks their neck out and promises a brake that functions as quietly and with as little fuss as my rim brakes in all conditions, and preferrably one that doesn’t get contaminated by road spray… I’d still begrudge the extra expense and weight though 😉
Conclusion based on this thread (and today’s cobbles-and-potholes ride) is that the Bowman Palace C might with 30mm tyre clearance might just be the best option after all, and is the only ‘frame only’ option I can really afford anyway. The Ridley Helium is the 2nd best option, as in, for £1700 full bike with lots of Ultegra bits I could strip it, keep the nice parts as spares, and use the cheap parts for a turbo bike. Would still count as a whole new bike on the domestic balance sheet though…
Thanks for suggestions.
p.s. Breninbeener – not really in market second hand, unless you accept credit cards! Also I’m definitely a large. Thanks for frame weight info.