I've been thinking about this for a while, one of my mates has just had a new Orbea Road Bike. When I picked it up I just though WOW. I don't know exactly how much it weighs (I'll give him a ring later) but it's silly.
Now for some reason when I've ridden road bikes in the past I've ended up aching all over for days. The riding position just doesn't work for me and I also find the thought of cycling miles on tarmac just a tad tedious.
So I'm toying with the idea of a weight weenie project, fully rigid, not spectacularly light but as close to 20lbs (or under) as my budget can afford. Needs to be capable of the odd forestry road and single track but nothing too demanding. Not single speed though, far too many hills around here
The starting point for any project is a frame, I want aluminium for this. So anybody with any experience of something mid - late 90's that would prove suitable. Being thinking along lines of slim tubed early cantilever Zaskar but that's probably because I'm GT biased. Would appreciate any views of other contenders or examples of fellow members builds and weights. At the moment I've got somewhere around a £600 budget for a full build (but it will probably get higher as once the obsession kicks in the wallet starts to get empty). Not looking for ultra bling just a mixture of carbon and shiny aluminium. So what frames are good starting points??
Now for some reason when I've ridden road bikes in the past I've ended up aching all over for days. The riding position just doesn't work for me and I also find the thought of cycling miles on tarmac just a tad tedious.
So I'm toying with the idea of a weight weenie project, fully rigid, not spectacularly light but as close to 20lbs (or under) as my budget can afford. Needs to be capable of the odd forestry road and single track but nothing too demanding. Not single speed though, far too many hills around here
The starting point for any project is a frame, I want aluminium for this. So anybody with any experience of something mid - late 90's that would prove suitable. Being thinking along lines of slim tubed early cantilever Zaskar but that's probably because I'm GT biased. Would appreciate any views of other contenders or examples of fellow members builds and weights. At the moment I've got somewhere around a £600 budget for a full build (but it will probably get higher as once the obsession kicks in the wallet starts to get empty). Not looking for ultra bling just a mixture of carbon and shiny aluminium. So what frames are good starting points??
