Hi all, I spend a lot of my time in the <97 section. After spending a fair few quid recently on some modern wheels and disc brakes, my original intention was to fit them to my STS, but that is fraught with issues - the main one being I would have to drill the frame for the cable run, and I can't bring myself to do that. Cable routing would then be ugly, as would the v bosses, so it got me thinking, why not get a modern frame for this new fangled kit?
I'm no stranger to modern gear, in fact most of my retro frames are sporting modern kit, but frames these days are alien to me. The newest frame I have had, which was actually disc only, was a Giant XTC 2.5, which was nice, but I used it for commuting miles only then sold it on.
I'm having knee surgery next week, so whilst I am waiting to finish off my STS (a few tweaks still to go), I am now thinking that a modern frame would help complete/complement the stable, but which to choose?
What are my criteria? Well size wise I'm 6ft (ish) and 12.5 stone so something suitable for my build would be a start. Other criteria are (I have become a bit of a bike snob since joining RB), not something common, but then again not something expensive. I am not sure if I want rear bounce or not, but keeping my options open at this stage, but I am leaning towards a hard tail I think.
Material wise, not fussed. I have a couple of retro ti builds, so no need to scratch that itch, had a carbon cadex which I enjoyed, so perhaps a nice steel frame is the order of the day - any recommendations?
My plan would be to part with a couple of projects that have not left the ground yet to find this (Pace RC200 F3, AMP B5 and possibly a litespeed Obed FS).
The parts I am planning around are some hope Mono and mono mini brakes (at least I think they are), and some hope pro 2 hubbed (blue) XC717 (black) disc wheels. I have plenty of stuff in the stash for this (9 speed XT, possibly even XTR M970 as I have a couple of bits), but should I consider going more modern and going 10 speed, or is that just a fad until 11 comes along, if it is not here already?
To be honest, the frame does not have to be that modern, just no v bosses and in nice shape.
Cheers
I'm no stranger to modern gear, in fact most of my retro frames are sporting modern kit, but frames these days are alien to me. The newest frame I have had, which was actually disc only, was a Giant XTC 2.5, which was nice, but I used it for commuting miles only then sold it on.
I'm having knee surgery next week, so whilst I am waiting to finish off my STS (a few tweaks still to go), I am now thinking that a modern frame would help complete/complement the stable, but which to choose?
What are my criteria? Well size wise I'm 6ft (ish) and 12.5 stone so something suitable for my build would be a start. Other criteria are (I have become a bit of a bike snob since joining RB), not something common, but then again not something expensive. I am not sure if I want rear bounce or not, but keeping my options open at this stage, but I am leaning towards a hard tail I think.
Material wise, not fussed. I have a couple of retro ti builds, so no need to scratch that itch, had a carbon cadex which I enjoyed, so perhaps a nice steel frame is the order of the day - any recommendations?
My plan would be to part with a couple of projects that have not left the ground yet to find this (Pace RC200 F3, AMP B5 and possibly a litespeed Obed FS).
The parts I am planning around are some hope Mono and mono mini brakes (at least I think they are), and some hope pro 2 hubbed (blue) XC717 (black) disc wheels. I have plenty of stuff in the stash for this (9 speed XT, possibly even XTR M970 as I have a couple of bits), but should I consider going more modern and going 10 speed, or is that just a fad until 11 comes along, if it is not here already?
To be honest, the frame does not have to be that modern, just no v bosses and in nice shape.
Cheers
