[Closed] Disk only cross frames, available frame only and not megabucks, & moon on stick?

what you calling reasonable? pro 6 are <£500, PX carbon are ~600, [url= http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/frames-forks-c6/cyclocross-frames-c49/all-city-macho-man-disc-frameset-p567 ]this[/url] is under 400, kaffenback is arguably cx at £150

I'd go Chinese carbon over all of those I reckon!

But then you'd die when it broke. Or singlehandedly put all of British companies out of work. Or is there a new FUD reason not to buy those yet?

planet x London Road for £300.00 is worth a look, would cover the things you mention, seems to be a versatile frame and not too heavy.

[url= http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/escapade ]Cotic Escapde - £329.[/url]

For £350-£400 I'd go Chinese carbon.

I'd go Chinese carbon over all of those I reckon!

What are you utterly Mental?!!!?
It will kill your face off and dead you to bits!

I are an Engineer so that is a actual fact!... FACT!

Which Chinese carbon frames are people using?

Would you be able to build up with a decent spec to rival the £1400ish offerings from Rose, Canyon and Cube?

Dunno what their offerings entail, but you could do something like:

[url= http://www.flyxii.com/en/products/flx-fr-602.html ]This frame[/url] for £350ish
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Disc-brake-38mm-clincher-carbon-road-wheels-carbon-fiber-Cyclocross-wheelset-/321297930158?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item4aced957ae ]These wheels[/url] for £250
[url= http://www.starbike.com/en/shimano-105-5800-groupset-2-11-speed-with-hydraulic-disc-brakes/ ]This groupset[/url] for £605

And finishing kit, say £300, which would be £1505 for a hydraulic disc, carbon wheel equipped carbon bike. Not too bad. What are the Cube/Canyon/Rose offerings?

Alloy frames, ultrega hydro or force weighinhg 8.6 to 9.6kg

Caadx rival is similar price too

I built a chinese carbon road bike for about 900 quid with 105, K-Force Light cranks etc. Just needs some judicious shopping

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Speeder cycling cx frame/ hylix carbon bars and equally shoddy Chinese seatpost 😉

I haven't died yet !!!

Ragged it for 9 months

I was thinking ICAN, the frames come in arround £340 shipped, so plus tax and handling (another £105 ish). So a 105/R685 build should come in £1100-£1200 ish depending on wheels/kit.

Considered and escapade, but I'm not a fan of compact frames visualy, and it doesnt seem much of an upgrade from the kaffenback.

Just really want a cyclepath commuter and lightweight tourer, with disks, guards and big tyres. Without the tall/lazy geometry or looking too odd. London road actualy looks quite good.

I built a chinese carbon road bike for about 900 quid with 105, K-Force Light cranks etc. Just needs some judicious shopping

If you went with cable brakes you could chop £300 out of the build I specced, and that was 10 seconds with Google, there are definitely some deals out there!

was thinking ICAN, the frames come in arround £340 shipped, so plus tax and handling (another £105 ish). So a 105/R685 build should come in £1100-£1200 ish depending on wheels/kit.

They look good, website's annoying though, no prices even once you sign up.

Just really want a cyclepath commuter and lightweight tourer, with disks, guards and big tyres. Without the tall/lazy geometry or looking too odd. London road actualy looks quite good.

This is how I got looking into the chinese carbon frames, but have decided that I would be better off spending a few hundred quid less on something ready built for that. If I was riding loads of cross and on proper trails I'd have one, but for commuting and occasional tours it seemed a bit of a waste of money from my point of view.

This is how I got looking into the chinese carbon frames, but have decided that I would be better off spending a few hundred quid less on something ready built for that.

Thing is, appart from the Kaffenback, there isn't anything a few hunder quid less.

Dunno, what set this train of thought off was a combination of a few roadies starting riding at lunchtimes from work, finding traffic free cyclepath route into work, and my shifters dying this morning so it's about time to retire that bike to turbo duties. So needing something racey enough for clubruns, but tough enough for all weather commuting. Kaffenback and the london road are definately closest so far.

@ plus one..which EBB are you using?

Its a shame Evans don't do the Pinnacle frame only.

I suspect that one could buy a bike and flog the bits you don't want and swap to bit you like and end up with a cheap frame. But that is hassle

This is £850 and 105

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For the record I think we have to include a Croix De Fer for £375

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They will also sell you one for more money as well

Croix De Fer's front tyre clearance is shocking at best.

Apparently next year it £100 more with a better clearance carbon fork

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But that seems quite alot now....

Beer components .. Not cheap but flawless so far !!

You can get a merida frame set from paul Milne for 300 quid (alloy, disc)

Cheers..

I got my XLS from planet-x for £400

A friend has designed a lovely titanium cross frame. He'll be taking orders very soon...
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I've bought one of those London Road's and part way through building it up. Happy to report back if anyone's interested.

Not much to say at the minute. Weight of frame/forks is pretty close to stated weights on their website. Alu steerer on the fork btw.

Its a shame Evans don't do the Pinnacle frame only.

We do/will - they're due in a few weeks. Splatter-painted SS frame + full carbon fork or cyan matt blue geared F+F. RRP TBC but approx £350, can't see it being more.
Edit, yes, will be less than that by the look of it.

Ribble were doing alloy CX frame and a carbon fork for sub 200, dont know if it was disk though!

Oooooh SS version of my Pinnacle would be nice.

Hope you'd have forks to match!