Small road frame

weaty
weaty Posts: 122
edited January 2014 in Road buying advice
Hi
I would like to build small race bike up for my daughter. I have a boardman road bike to use as donor for the new frame, sram rival drive train and aksium wheels.
I want something nice but smallish, 52 ctc toptube ideally. She likes the look of the sab frames on planet x, ali frame with a carbon back end, but she needs a 50cm and there are not many left.
Anyone spotted anything nice ?
Thanks for any help

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  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    My wife rides a Cannondale Synapse WSD. size 50cm. she loves hers. Geometry is very relaxed.
  • weaty
    weaty Posts: 122
    They are very nice, my wife likes those :-) But my daughter races a bit so something a bit more sporty is needed.
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    Have you looked at Dolan frames? They do female friendly sizes.
  • weaty
    weaty Posts: 122
    I can only really see the preffisio in our price range, it looks nice but she has a dolan cross bike which she love, black with pink decals, but something a bit different please
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Kinesis do a good range of small size frames
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • poppit
    poppit Posts: 926
    If you want a complete bike, Canyon road bikes in XS are around 50cm, carbon frames are around £1K.
    Eddy Merckx EMX-3
    Dolan L'Etape
    Cougar Zero Uno
    Genesis Core 50
    Planet X TOR
  • mamba80
    mamba80 Posts: 5,032
    my daughter races one of these, a Thompson R6700 with Ultegra/105 mix. You wont see too many about and its a bomb proof frame for youth racing.
    go to the Thompson.be site in Belgium fro geo charts
    I bought it as a frame only, Carbon and custom paint jobs available in other models, Andrew Thomson is a nice guy to deal with and either does or used to sponsor a local female youth racer.

    http://www.hammersport.co.uk/gear/category/bikes/road
  • Bookwyse
    Bookwyse Posts: 245
    How about a 49cm Scott CR1 Pro frame. Have the complete bike for sale but will split if necessary.

    Jeff
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    weaty wrote:
    Hi
    I would like to build small race bike up for my daughter. I have a boardman road bike to use as donor for the new frame, sram rival drive train and aksium wheels.
    I want something nice but smallish, 52 ctc toptube ideally. She likes the look of the sab frames on planet x, ali frame with a carbon back end, but she needs a 50cm and there are not many left.
    Anyone spotted anything nice ?
    Thanks for any help

    Those SAB frames are good quality, good value and remarkably light, with full carbon fork. I've built one up for my daughter (a LaRocca in 48cm) and it makes a great youth racer. If you need a 50cm and there are not many left, then get one quick...
  • weaty
    weaty Posts: 122
    Thanks for the replies. We have been to planet x today but there was nothing left that she liked, so the sab frames are out. The thompson look nice but just a bit more than I wanted to spend, but I will look into them more, thanks.
    Where is the scott advertised bookwyse ? Any idea what you would want for the frame ?
    Thanks
  • weaty
    weaty Posts: 122
    Oh Yes, we have been looking at the kinesis also, she likes the look of those Monty
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I've seen quite a few really bad small frames - simply scaled down 'adult' frames that ended up with weird geometry like slack head angles, very steep seat-tubes and still problems with toe-overlap. A friend has a small Kinesis and it would appear they've looked hard at making it work, particularly squeezing in 700c wheels.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • weaty
    weaty Posts: 122
    Yes they look good, i think i would only be looking at the basic one though, T2 maybe ?
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    weaty wrote:
    Yes they look good, i think i would only be looking at the basic one though, T2 maybe ?

    T2 is not really a race-oriented frame though...
  • weaty
    weaty Posts: 122
    Ok thanks i will look again
  • Bookwyse
    Bookwyse Posts: 245
    Bike is advertised here:
    viewtopic.php?f=40090&t=12951257

    I got the description wrong though as its a 2008.

    As for price for the frame give me a bell on 07816 165711 and we can have a chat. I find its easier that way rather than just over a forum.

    Jeff
  • Ridley XS
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    Yours for £100
  • weaty
    weaty Posts: 122
    Nice ridley :-) i will show her tomorrow. I will ring you tomorrow Jeff. Thanks
  • weaty
    weaty Posts: 122
    http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produ ... RF30_Forks
    Thanks for the help advice and offers from you all, Just ordered a kinesis racelight KR510 at a very good price,
    hope she likes it !
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    Tifosi CK7 XXS is pretty small. Available as a frame and fork only. Also the CK3 comes in XXS but these sizes are de listed. So you will get a clearance deal. 515mm virtual top tube.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • I have a 2013 Canyon Roadlite AL in 50cm with carbon Forks that I need to move on. Is immaculate with the tiniest amount of cable rub on head tube and only done a few hundred miles if that, finished in White with matching Bontrager bottle cages. Will also include the Syntace Stem (specifically for Canyon bikes) & 40cm bars with Ritchey WCS Carbon Seat Post & Canyon's special clamp. PM me if interested. Picture below was how bike looked when built up:

    KGrHqRHJCYFJYoFp-BSeUzwIFg60_121_zpsf633b79b.jpg
  • weaty
    weaty Posts: 122
    Hi. Thanks for the offer but i got her a nice kinesis a few days back.looks good though :-)
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,906
    Bookwyse wrote:
    Bike is advertised here:
    viewtopic.php?f=40090&t=12951257

    I got the description wrong though as its a 2008.

    As for price for the frame give me a bell on 07816 165711 and we can have a chat. I find its easier that way rather than just over a forum.

    Jeff

    Mate, your advert says 1998.
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