WTD: Good quality Rim Brake Frame & Fork.

GandhiwasfromBallyfermot · 11-11-2022 5:09pm #1

Will take seatpost too if available. Size 58cm or similar. Current frame is a bit too big so looking for something good spec to swap the parts onto.

nicksnikita · 11-11-2022 7:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058271359/wtd-good-quality-rim-brake-frame-fork

What budget have you in mind?

GandhiwasfromBallyfermot · 11-11-2022 9:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119863059#Comment_119863059

Max budget is probably €1,500 but if its something special we'll then....

Weepsie · 11-11-2022 10:49pm

Presume you're looking for carbon. If not, I've a cinelli experience in large / 56. Might also be too small

nicksnikita · 12-11-2022 8:17am

I was offered a Genesis Zero Frameset in a size 58cm recently. Nice full carbon setup but would be less than half of your budget...

Dolan have a good stock of both their L'Etape and Rebus framesets at the minute

fat bloke · 12-11-2022 12:00pm

If you could buy a full bike and strip and sell you'd have a lot more choice.

There's a gorgeous red CAAD12 on adverts in 58 for 2k. There's also a stupendous cervelo R5 on Donedeal in Cork for 2500 or less. Both absolute peak rim brake bikes. The R5 is 56 now. If you're a true 58 then it might not work but they're a big 56.

Absolute top banana TCR SL here too in 58

https://www.donedeal.ie/bicycles-for-sale/giant-tcr-advanced-sl/32479125

There's no doubt but that you'd sell the gear on it easily to get yourself down to your 1500 budget and you have a special frameset for yourself

Mr. Cats · 12-11-2022 2:14pm

That CAAD is 1k without wheels -a real bargain. Do you have a link to the R5?

fat bloke · 12-11-2022 4:20pm

http://www.adverts.ie/27882271

Sorry thought it was on DD.

It makes absolutely no sense that this bike hasn't been snapped up within minutes of going on sale. I have one and ill never sell it. Laughably light, makes a mockery of any modern 15 grand disc bike in the weight stakes. Gorgeous bike to ride and sram etap and nice wheels to boot.

fat bloke · 12-11-2022 4:56pm

One of our own is selling a very lovely Bianchi on dura ace as well. 57 I think.

http://www.adverts.ie/27916189

GandhiwasfromBallyfermot · 12-11-2022 11:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119864908#Comment_119864908

Spotted this alright and was very tempted but the integrated seat post keeps putting me off! Unfortunately I am a 58cm and wouldn't squeeze onto a 56cm which is annoying because there's some beauts for sale in that size!

Got caught out on Ridley sizing and bought a size large Helium without reading the geometry chart thinking it'd be a 58cm but really it's closer to a 60cm with the massive and close to 600mm stack. Just a little too big for me though so a 58cm is spot on.

Also should have mentioned I need a Di2 compatible frame.

Weepsie · 13-11-2022 2:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119865922#Comment_119865922

It's not particularly nice looking though, so there is that.

It's also a 10 year old frame which can be a hard sell at those prices when people can just use bike to work and get something warrantied,

wersal gummage · 18-11-2022 12:37pm

You still looking for something Ghandi?

I'm not really looking to sell but have a nice bianchi infinito cv. It's a 59 frame but apparently that's peculiar bianchi sizing and more like a 57.5 in normal money.

It's pretty much immaculate. I have it from new. Irrelevant if looking for a frame but I have spent like 100 quid on the matching carbon bottle cages!

It's running campagnolo athena.

Again, I'm not going to stick it up for sale as I'm quite don't of it but it has minimal use. Let me know if any interest and I can send photos etc.

It's a black bike not celeste, has bits of the green through it if course

Trekker09 · 18-11-2022 1:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119869013#Comment_119869013

I'd disagree. I had one with Campy Super Record and Fulcrum Racing Zero Carbon wheels. It was drop dead gorgeous and performed even better. If I was in the market, I'd snap up that up.