V light alu required

chortlon-sim

My Kona Kula super light racing bike snapped after 15 yrs of perfection. I foolishly bought a carbon cannondale taurine which is comparatively like a tank. I'm 10.5 stone so can get away with something very light, I want to be able to commute on it as well so will be racked (hence alu not carbon). Hoping for about the 20lb mark. Wouldn't mind keeping below £1300ish. Any ideas?

njee20

New, with gears and suspension? You'll be lucky!

The 'scandium' Konas all broke for a reason, and they weren't that light - there are lighter carbon frames out there.

supersonic

Upgrade the taurine? The frame is lighter than the old Kula.

chortlon-sim

Yep but racking for commuting could kill the carbon frame whereas alu wont mind having other bikes smashed against it

cooldad

Why would you think that?

coulddobetter

Same reason I only use an expensive carbon fishing rod for dry fly only probably !

cooldad

Because it dissolves if it gets wet?

coulddobetter

Exactly.

njee20

I assume you meant fitting a rack, not putting it in a bike rack.

Definitely agree with making the Taurine lighter, there's absolutely not reason to get an alu frame, lightweight alu frames will be far more prone to breaking if hit with pointy things in racks.

chortlon-sim

Njee, no, meant locking to a bike rack, next to old steel bikes which fall onto nice expensive bikes!

supersonic

Taurine vs an alloy frame -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lsDXEE ... ata_player

chortlon-sim

Point taken! Keeping the 'dale

rockmonkeysc

I want to see that test on a wet carbon frame.

chortlon-sim

Or the wife's head