Change of Frame

Matty1235

Hi There,

Currently i'm riding this http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1111280/

But I have seen this in the sale


http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=24216

I know that the Principia weighs 1200g, but i can't find the weight of the allez elite frame, and appart from the obvious price difference, would this be an worthy upgrade, i'm indecisive on this one. ( I will be swapping over the components)

Any comments would be welcome, Cheers

gkerr4

personally I don't think it would be that much of an upgrade - certainly not a £500 upgrade anyway.

but then - I;m a big allez / roubaix fan - your is particularly nice btw - are they Ksyrium ES?

you may well find that your allez frame is lighter than 1200g too

Matty1235

Yes, there ES, brilliant wheels really like them, and so far after a year no problems, touch wood. Why is there such a difference in price if the allez frame is probaly lighter aswell, I would have thought that at three times the price surely the frame would be lighter?

Maybe I have the weight of the Principia wrong.

gkerr4

the price could, in some ways, be explained by the fact that it as 'principia' written on the side!

I don't know - it could be stiffer than your allez - it could give a more lively ride - although I doubt it would be comfier as the headtube is probably shorter for the frame size and any increase in stiffness would reduce comfort too.

there are carbon frames for around £500 - the unbadged deda nero corsa for example.

giant_man

The principias are old frames now, built in 04 or 05'. CR have loads of the things, god knows how they got hold of them, I thought the company went out of business.

Fine if you want thin-walled aluminium, but as gkerr4 says, you can get a carbon frame for similar money.

Matty1235

I've Seen this from Wiggle, which I thoght was a good price and looking frame, any other suggestions or thoughts on this frame.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Sale/12/Felt_ ... 360033105/

Thanks for you input

acorn_user

While it is true that you can buy a carbon frame for 500 pounds, it is not necessarily true that this frame will be better than an a good aluminium frame. Round here, the ultimate race bike for amateurs is the Cannondale Caad9. Principia knew what they were doing.