What should I buy? Frame wheels cranks bars tyres mudguards grips pedals spokes bike

Its time for me to upgrade my shitty create steel frame and forks. (which is all that left from the original bike) I want an aluminum frame carbon forks its purely for riding on the roads. I have a budget of around 300 quid any ideas been trawling the internet for hours. the frame i like most is the pro lite trentino anything similar out there as the pro lite seems to be rare as rocking horse shit

Dolan Pre Cursa seems like the obvious option. I don't know if you can still get that deal with the frame, forks, headset and seatpost.

There's also a thread that might be more help:

http://www.lfgss.com/thread527-2.html

After riding my current frame for the past year and a bit i seemed to have developed a problem in my lower back, according to the osteopath...had a MRI scan which confirmed this....what a bitch*!
anyway im now on the hunt for a new frame....preferably something with a longer proportions top-tube...
Im one of the unlucky ones who have a longer proportions back...went and got these measurements 167cm height, 71.5 inseem over at the London bike show a few weeks ago...thing is i can't remember the bike website they were promoting!!..

any frames that can accommodate?

Get a fit done and then chose the right sized frame for yourself.

Hello

I've been riding for only about a year but have gotten hooked pretty badly. I mainly ride road but dabble in MTB when I feel the itch.

Anyway, really want a classic steel road beast as a project for the mid-long term. I really like the look of old colnago's but think they might be out of my price range. I also haves a bit of a thing for old Italian steel but with more modern components.

I have about £200 to spend on frame and forks. Don't mind they need a bit of restoration but must be structurally awesome.

What kind of f+f should I be looking for in that kind of price range?

Tar
Chris

One that fits you

reynolds 531 on ebay will bring up a wide variety of stuff
surf fixedgeargallery and pick something you like and research it

Thanks dancing James, I'd been mainly looking at bikes that didn't fit. Things are a lot easier now.

£200 will get you a nice 80s Bianchi that will allow you to live your wildest celeste fantasies, instagram daily pics of your "classic steed" and channel the spirit of Fausto Coppi.

Find a brand to fall in love with, then get one of those. Romance will keep you goin through those long winter nites

Thanks Wobboy - I think that was kind of what I was getting at but I just asked the question in a shitty way.

Which brands should I be looking at?

Window shop Hilary Stone, see what moves you.

I like

http://hilarystone.com/images/sale%20images/frames/cbtitalia.jpg

~~Dont underestimate DJ's point. Road frames are extremely similar, especially when you narrow it down to "classic steel". Seriously just figure out what your correct size is, if you dont know get a beater with approx dimensions for £50 and figure out what tweaks in proportions you need.

Then hit ebay, bike forum classifieds & bike jumbles. Pick the one with the best tubing for your budget and there you go.~~

Go get a sweet foffa & customise it with aerospokes.

Sounds bad but if you are looking at repainting it and everything then I would go with anything cheap that is in your size. If you haven't done anything before in the way of anything and so could entirely balls up the project then double helping of anything cheap.

Step one:
Look around outside of Zones 1 and 2 (What?! The suburbs!!!) in little ol' IBS's. They still exist, here in Bromley I can think of four*. See what they have hanging from the rafters. (I've been popping into a few in the southeast for years now and picked up a few - a 653 Rourke/600 and a 531 Roberts-badged road frame (both awesome commuters) are my best-remembered finds, as much for the pennies as the ride)

1. Ignore the size issue. This is a project not a necessity. 2cm either way increases your options by many %. You will learn to love that size.
   
   

3 And ignore the genre - size, brand, country, condition, etc. Let the genre pick you. The frame that is right for you will guide you.

• There is one - sorry I won't divulge -owned by a curmudgeonly fellow who keeps trading- and I can't see how - that has a few in and out over the year. His big windows help.
  

This will be a great learning curve/process for getting more familiar with your favourate method of transport, good luck!

I did the same thing as you're planning and bought an old Reynolds 531 Raleigh/BSA frame from a fella out in the sticks, resprayed it through armourtex and bought all components after many months of saving cash, research, research, forget, research, ask, research, order, repeat. I love riding it but still have a lot to learn, which I look forward to. Research your size if you want a comfy ride and what parts will fit where and how (Sheldonbrown.com, any forum - LFGSS I hear is good). You will need to buy a few tools too, but there is usually a homemade tool to evade having to go to a shop or buy the actual thing (headset press = threaded rod, large washers and nuts). Expect to screw up, but a lot is reversible (except using a rock as a hammer). Framewise: I say anything with nice lugwork. Have a shop.

I second what other people have said, look for something made of good quality steel, Reynolds 531 (and up), Columbus SLX, y'know, something nice, and just find something you fall in love with. If you're not in a hurry then definitely wait til you find something you really fall in love with. If getting resprayed not as much of a big deal, find something made out of nice steel which fits you and get it sprayed some rad colourway.
Also (disclaimer I do work there but still) if you want guidance/help/tool usage whilst building this and are in London, check out London Bike Kitchen. We're a DIY space who help people fix/build their own bikes.

Step one:
Look around outside of Zones 1 and 2 (What?! The suburbs!!!) in little ol' IBS's. They still exist, here in Bromley I can think of four*. See what they have hanging from the rafters. (I've been popping into a few in the southeast for years now and picked up a few - a 653 Rourke/600 and a 531 Roberts-badged road frame (both awesome commuters) are my best-remembered finds, as much for the pennies as the ride)

1. Ignore the size issue. This is a project not a necessity. 2cm either way increases your options by many %. You will learn to love that size.
   
   

3 And ignore the genre - size, brand, country, condition, etc. Let the genre pick you. The frame that is right for you will guide you.

• There is one - sorry I won't divulge -owned by a curmudgeonly fellow who keeps trading- and I can't see how - that has a few in and out over the year. His big windows help.
  
  

Utterly idiotic advice.

Thanks for all the great advice. Let the frame hunting begin.
I'll post in the current projects forum once I find something.

Picked up a 105 groupset recently for cheap. Looking to put it on a frame for cheap, happy, reliable, all year commuting! Just wondering what my options are. I have a 1 1/8th fork I can transfer on to said frame. Ideally I want to spend less than £200 for the frame but a lot lower would be nicer.

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Any preference for steel/alu etc.?

Ribble Audax frames are a shade over £100 at the moment.

Steel would be nice but I know judging from my budget it's unlikely. If you guys have one for sale that'd be pretty sweet? I'm 5'11'' and looking for something with a top tube of 54-56cm.

Hi to all! I write from Spain because i saw this forum and i found very good(sorry for my english but i don`t speak very well)

I want to buy a track frame to use mainly by city and in Spain there isn`t much information about this.

After reading enough post here,my options are Unknown,Dolan,Aventon,Leader and planet x.Which recommend me?any more?

The budget of track frame is about 400€.

The idea is something like this:

Unknown:

Aventon:

Planet X:

Leader :

Regards!

stay true and get a Dos