Frame Swap
mattrgee
Posts: 157
Hi guys,
At the start of the year I posted a thread asking for people to review my riding position, it was suggested the frame was perhaps too small for me. The original thread is here:
http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16774498
Since then I've done a fair bit of riding and I'm being to suspect this might be the case. While I've not suffered any major discomforts such as back pain etc. I have caught my knees on the handlebars a couple of times when going round tight corners.
With this in mind I'm considering swapping all parts on to a new frame. Decathlon can sell me a larger frame for around £120.00 which is pretty good, or I was thinking about an On One Inbred steel frame. Either way, is there a list of things that need to be considered when doing a frame swap? I don't want to be caught out by finding my seatpost doesn't fit for example.
Cheers.
At the start of the year I posted a thread asking for people to review my riding position, it was suggested the frame was perhaps too small for me. The original thread is here:
http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16774498
Since then I've done a fair bit of riding and I'm being to suspect this might be the case. While I've not suffered any major discomforts such as back pain etc. I have caught my knees on the handlebars a couple of times when going round tight corners.
With this in mind I'm considering swapping all parts on to a new frame. Decathlon can sell me a larger frame for around £120.00 which is pretty good, or I was thinking about an On One Inbred steel frame. Either way, is there a list of things that need to be considered when doing a frame swap? I don't want to be caught out by finding my seatpost doesn't fit for example.
Cheers.
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seatpost diameter ?
seatpost qr or clamp diameter ?
seatpost still long enough ?
fork's steerer tube too short ?
new frame's headset size?
gear and brake cable lengths ?
new frame's brake mounts, headset and bottom bracket faced ?
tools required for removing and fitting headset and bottom bracket ?
chain still long enough ?
rear hub width and axle type ?
front mech size and top or bottom pull ?
chainline and chainring clearance ?
tyre clearance ?
That's not an exhaustive list either
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