Broken Frame #2

UndercoverElephant

Sketchley wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

Don't know what steel the Equilibrium is but aren't some bikesmade of stainless variants that don't rust? Ti is nice, I was passed by a bloke on a gorgeous Ti bike in the park last week. Big fella, legs like tree trunks that left me for dead up a hill.

"Reynolds 725 double-butted heat-treated Cr-Mo"

Stainless steel is a bugger to weld, only a very few places are rated by Reynolds to use their stainless variant (953?). 725 is a high grade steel, very similar to the classic 753, except that it can be TIG welded, like it is on the Equilibrium, rather than just using lugs.

rolf_f

JZed wrote:

Wrath Rob wrote:

Why buy a whole bike? Why not just buy a frameset instead and transfer all your components over? Use the £1000 CW voucher for a frameset and you'll get a fantastic bike, something that you can upgrade the components on in the knowledge that the frame will support them.

I wonder if you can get a Ti frame and decent forks for £1k?

Enigma do a Ti frame for £999 I think. Eclipse I think.

EDIT: No fork though

Fatbirds are doing VanNicholas for under a grand

Spa Cycles touring Ti frame and forks - £800; http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php ... 0s143p2323

Whole bike for £1500.

Or hand made Bob Jackson steel for not much more than £400.

rolf_f

JZed wrote:

No expert but it doesn't rust and from what I've read they last decades.

Isn't an Equilibrium > £1,000

To be fair, Reynolds 531 doesn't really rust much either. Certainly a 531 bike should last decades as well. I wouldn't buy a bike that I thought wouldn't last that long!

sketchley

Trying to process a Warranty claim, but even if successful will end up with a 2011 Sirius Comp which is Deore hubs so my current wheels will not fit. Apparently if successful I'll get a new set of stock wheels instead but that's not what I want.

So here are current options

On C2W get a

Genesis Equilibrium 10 or 20, this come down to wanting black or red and tiagra vs 105. I'd use my wheels on both, as 10 is 9 speed my recently purchased 11-28T cassette would just fit and so I'd end up with a spare set of wheels with Alex Hubs and Spare 12/25T 9 speed cassette. With the 20 I'd have a spare 11-28T 9 speed which would be no use, and a pair of Shimano RS10 wheels spare. If I wanted a different 10 speed cassette I'd need to purchase it separately. the swinging point on this might be simple matter of the cabling on the gear shifters. Difference in cost is £8 per month for a year. So for net cost of £96 I think the 105 is worth it

If I take this option and warranty comes through then I can build the new bike with old stuff and have N+1 or flog the new frame and wheels and buy another frame to build in to a winter hack if I want wheel compatibility.

or

Buy the Dawes frame I've been offered looks like it's a never ridding Ultra Galaxy with minor shop damage (a small dent) for £200, or source another frame from somewhere, and build a new flat bar commuter bike from the bits and wait until next year to get road bike when I can afford Ti. If warranty come through simply flog the frame and wheels on ebay.

Any opinions? I'm gearing towards a new Genesis 20. Hopefully I can get work to pay by Credit Card tomorrow and get it shipped this week so i can practice riding drop bar this weekend and commute on Monday.

UndercoverElephant

Get whichever you like the most, and will result in you having more than one bike. You need more than one if you're commuting every day. I love my Equilibrium, it's fast, light and comfy. Can't really say much more than that.

the_fuggler

And the Equilibriums are facing another hefty price hike for 2012, so now is the time if you want one....

Lovely bike to ride too.

jzed

Why won't your current wheels fit on the 2011 Sirius?

UndercoverElephant

Sounds like they've moved to MTB rear spacing, his nice new wheels are Road spaced.

clarkey cat

why not get yourself a Fratello frame?

sketchley

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Sounds like they've moved to MTB rear spacing, his nice new wheels are Road spaced.

Correct. Although rather academic as I can't find the original reciept for the bike I won't be making a warranty claim. Despite telling me otherwise originally Evans won't accept the invoice to me company for the C2W voucher as proof of purchase. @rse. I wanted a road bike anyway.

Going to order an EQ 20 tomorrow if work will place ball and pay for it via Company Credit Card. Work's out at £42 per month from take home pay for a year.

I'll be keeping my eyes open for a cheap road frame and eventually I'll rebuild it as I'd still like a flat bar for winter commuting. There's a ribble one for £101 delivered here. http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... IBBFRAR250

UndercoverElephant

Nobody with SCR in their heart goes back to flat-bars. To do so would be to wave a white flag. :x

jzed

Sketchley wrote:

There's a ribble one for £101 delivered here. http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... IBBFRAR250

ITB has one of those I think.

clarkey cat

I'd still like a flat bar

wash your mouth out

Headhuunter

JZed wrote:

Sketchley wrote:

There's a ribble one for £101 delivered here. http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... IBBFRAR250

ITB has one of those I think.

I've got one with full Tiagra, carbon forks etc etc. It's a decent enough commuter...

sketchley

clarkey cat wrote:

I'd still like a flat bar

wash your mouth out

You're probably right. Once I get used to drop bar..... Give me a few weeks.

One problems will be having bits of bike in the shed. Probably should het used to that too.