Bike Build for a newbee!
gingerslippers
Posts: 17
Hi there,
I'm relatively new to road cycling and wanted to get some advice if possible. I'm currently training on a Tacx Fortius with a 2nd hand Felt F75 with the intention to go up Alp D'Huez next year. The Felt was a bargain but isnt the correct size for me. I had the intention of buying something like a Boardman Comp nearer the time but now am very much having other ideas!
With a budget of around £1000 - £1500 I am looking at a possible bike build. I've already seen a Pinarello based carbon frame for about £350, wheels at £250 but am yet to decide on the main group set.
Obviously the intention is to get something that would give me great flexibility in climbing D'huez. The last thing I want to do is to run out of gears!
I was looking at the Ultegra/ 105 range and wondered if anyone had any views or possible alternatives to consider?
Many thanks
I'm relatively new to road cycling and wanted to get some advice if possible. I'm currently training on a Tacx Fortius with a 2nd hand Felt F75 with the intention to go up Alp D'Huez next year. The Felt was a bargain but isnt the correct size for me. I had the intention of buying something like a Boardman Comp nearer the time but now am very much having other ideas!
With a budget of around £1000 - £1500 I am looking at a possible bike build. I've already seen a Pinarello based carbon frame for about £350, wheels at £250 but am yet to decide on the main group set.
Obviously the intention is to get something that would give me great flexibility in climbing D'huez. The last thing I want to do is to run out of gears!
I was looking at the Ultegra/ 105 range and wondered if anyone had any views or possible alternatives to consider?
Many thanks
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If you are going to build a bike yourself, speak to a lbs mechanic for some advice. Im sure if you arrange to buy some parts form him, he will glad to help you in any way he can. Personally, you can get a decent bike from the LBS for 15 hundred, without having to build it yourself. it night not be carbon, but do you really need it?Cube Attain SL Disc
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The chinese carbon route depends on what tools and knowledge you've got. I built up at FM-015 with Campag Veloce for less than £1200, but if you aren't confident in sticking it together it takes agess to work out what fits together as I realised. LBS does mean that should the gears not index smoothly you can ask them nicely to sort it where as I think its a little harsh buying everything online then turning up with a bike hoping they sort it for you.
Its really your call, you can save £100-200 doing it yourself as long as you don't need tools and can get it all working yourself.0 -
Thanks guys. I should have stated that I have a good friend who is a bike technician so will run through the components to make sure they they are compatibility. He will assemble the bike for me so that's not a worry. I hear that the Ultegra 6750 is the compact group set rather than the 6700....is this the better choice for mountain cycling? Do you think that I need to go for Ultegra or will 105 do the job? Is it worth investing in Ultegra anyway as its likely that the extra will be returned in value upon sale of the bike in the future?
Any other groups to consider? Thanks0 -
Probably best to go with a compact, SRAM Force is lighter than Ultegra
I'd probably buy a decent quality 2nd hand aluminium frame like a caad9/ 10 or Canyon AL0 -
I'm now seriously reconsidering! I'd looked at some frames from a company in the east called cyclingyong that make Pinarello type frames in Team Sky colours. They look really smart! I was going to then get a decent group set and wheel set and build. Ive subsequently seen that these guys arent reliable or rated so may just buy a second hand carbon bike!0
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Well by the sounds of it, they're probably chinarellos, not Pinarellos!0
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pretty chinarello. I was looking at the FM099 - the Fenge0
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Here's an FM015, sub 8 kilos but could easily get down sub 7 if I had the cash
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Climbing bikes need to be light and stiff and have light, stiff wheels with easy gears.
I would concur with a good aluminium frame and the CAAD10 is the best out there (and Dales have always climbed well).
Wheels should be nice and stiff too so perhaps a good set of handbuilts with 32 spokes.
Gearing wise deffo go with a compact and something like 12/28 or even 30 cassette.
It's all about transfering the power with the least wastage so any flex is just giving away energy.
These new fangled plastic bikes are OK but nothing beats a good stiff metal frame in the climbs....(waits for a barrage of abuse and contradicting opinions)
Yellow is the new Black.0 -
But I love the look of the Chinese Pinarello!! Only joking, sound advice! I'm bored with all this looking now and had half settled on a second hand carbon boardman.....the CAAD10 looks the business.....time to change my mind again!0
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Im looking at a budget of £1000 so the CAAD10 is a little dear....I see there are others in the range that are cheaper, are these recommended as well?0
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Pretty sure caad10 105 can be had for a grand (perhaps a touch over).
Boardman Carbon is very nice frame and would make an excellent mountain climber0 -
Hmmmmm decisions decisions!!0
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I've got a boardman carbon, would have no problems recommending.
Used to run a standard double with 11-23 but have switched to a compact with 12-27 on the back, can get up all the hills and I'm heavy and unfit :-)0 -
Well they are the 2 bikes in the running....
Boardman Carbon & CAAD10
Just waiting for the right deal to present itself! In the mean time I train on my tiny Felt F75!0
