Frame.....Your Thoughts Please.

Paul Sh

Been looking for a cheap road frame, i don't want it for racing or anything like that, i have all the necessary parts to build the frame up into a useable bike, so, i need thoughts on this frame cheers.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... gory=22679

giant_man

The 52cm size as indicated on their geometry chart comes with a 50cm seat tube. It would fit me, albeit a tad small, but will it fit you?

Apart from that it seems to be a standard 7005 alloy tubed frame with carbon forks (said to be ITM Visia but means ITM Vista), for the price I guess it's ok value wise.

Paul Sh

giant mancp wrote:

I guess it's ok value wise.

Thats what i needed to know, cheers.

mr_mojo

Looks to me like it is the same as the Ribble 7005 Aluminium frame. Ribble price only £110 including carbon forks and headset!

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ProductDe ... &CatID=143

Have been looking at this frame myself to build up as a winter bike.

fto-si

Is it not from Dave Hinde who we read so many horror stories about regarding cutomer service etc?

CheeseyJoe

Mr_Mojo wrote:

Looks to me like it is the same as the Ribble 7005 Aluminium frame. Ribble price only £110 including carbon forks and headset!

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ProductDe ... &CatID=143

Have been looking at this frame myself to build up as a winter bike.

They don't come with headsets, however with headset and delivery they cost closer to £140 - still a bargain and definitely recommend over most of the options in that price range.

Paul Sh

fto-si wrote:

Is it not from Dave Hinde who we read so many horror stories about regarding cutomer service etc?

Yeah i thought that about it also, that's not with forks though, at least not that i can see.

Gary D

fto-si wrote:

Is it not from Dave Hinde who we read so many horror stories about regarding cutomer service etc?

No it isn't. Be careful - as this mistake has been made before.

I believe Dave Hinde trades as "Number1bikebits" on Ebay.

DH Cycles just unfortunately have the same initials. I have used them and they are very good.

Gary.

Paul Sh

What's the story with Dave Hinde, i take it he's someone to avoid but why,

leighz

was also looking at that as an alternative to the ribble frame - very similar geometry. Ribble also have shoddy customer service making DHC favourable - see post here about headtube lengths

fast as fupp

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ProductDe ... &CatID=143

ribble DOES include free forks

N0bodyOfTheGoat

DHC is owned and run by Dave Harding, not Dave Hinde!!

D.H. Cycles is one of my LBSs, just over a mile away, in Obelisk Road in Woolston (Southampton). Dave is a very enthusiastic and passionate about cycling, I was a little gutted that back in spring 2007, I could not find anything in his range that took my fancy (so I got my Felt online and bought pedals; shoes; helmet; turbo trainer etc. from DHC).

He was very generous in giving my online purchase a once over to check all bolts were secure, as well as fitting my Time Atac Carbon XS pedals, all for nowt... Probably helped I was buying all the above bits at the same time!

Paul Sh

fast as fupp wrote:

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=2081&CatID=143

ribble DOES include free forks

So it does i stand corrected, may go with this guy on ebay, his phone number is on the listing so will ring him tomorrow.

redddraggon

leighz wrote:

was also looking at that as an alternative to the ribble frame - very similar geometry. Ribble also have shoddy customer service making DHC favourable - see post here about headtube lengths

Nah Ribble aren't too bad, I do most of dealing with Ribble now, plenty of emails back and forth between them and me - only one minor slip up.

IMO their customer service is better than CRC and Wiggle - I've never had a problem with Parker International (but I don't do much business with them).

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Its more expensive thatn what has been mentioned so far in this thread, but I cannot resist highlighting the Principia RSL EVO 2005 framesets going for £268 at CRC... 60% below RRP!!!

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=24206

If you do a quick search using "Principia" you will find a recent thread where someone bought of these (with pics)