Carbon frame under £1,000

euanbatten

Hi,

I hope someone can help. my wife is looking to buy a new carbn frame through the C2W schemen which means a maximum of £1,000.
I'm strugling to find options for her. She has looked at Ribble and Planet X but didn't see anything she liked.
does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks,

EB

davidof

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19671635#p19671635]euanbatten[/url] wrote:

Hi,
I'm strugling to find options for her. She has looked at Ribble and Planet X but didn't see anything she liked.
does anyone have any recommendations?

What didn't she like? There's Decath but they frames are fugly.

fenix

Who can she use ? Does she have a list of suppliers ? Boardman maybe ?

mrb123

Is she wanting just a frame or a complete bike for her £1000?

Brian B

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19671635#p19671635]euanbatten[/url] wrote:

Hi,

I hope someone can help. my wife is looking to buy a new carbn frame through the C2W schemen which means a maximum of £1,000.
I'm strugling to find options for her. She has looked at Ribble and Planet X but didn't see anything she liked.
does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks,

EB

Why carbon? I not trolling but carbon is so over rated and below £1000 its likely to be not as good as a decent aluminium frame. Won't be any real weight saving.

theraggyone

Dolan bikes look good

euanbatten

It's cycle to work so pretty much any bike shop will do.
She just wants a frame, currently riding a specialized Allez
with almost brand new 105 kit. Looking to transfer this
to a much nicer frame.
I accept the challenge about carbon but 'what a girl wants' ;-)

Will look at Dolan.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,

EB

Grill

Well what does she want? Is it a colour or just general aesthetics?

euanbatten

To be honest, she doesn't know what she wants.
I just want to give her options.
She likes the Trek women's frames but I can't a
shop that stocks the frame sets just complete bikes.

mrb123

Some nice frames... Cannondale Super Six EVO, Canyon ultimate CF, Genesis Zero. None of them are women's specific though if that's what she's looking for.

euanbatten

I'm liking the Genesis zero, website says its just over the £1,000 budget but
could hopefully get it down.
Don't think Canyon do cycle 2 work.
Any ideas who stocks Cannondale frames?

EB

mrb123

Ah yes, you're right about the Canyons.

I've got the Genesis. Fantastic frame. Can be had for under a grand if you shop around or haggle a bit.

Plenty of places sell Cannondale. Try a Google search. You could have a look at Paul's Cycles for starters, they often have good discounts on slightly older models.

mrb123

TBH before you go any further with this she really needs to decide if she wants a women's specific frame and also if she's after a sportive/endurance bike or a race bike. Without that you're just asking for random frame suggestions that may be totally unsuitable.

shmooster

I know you said just the frame, but you could get a whole carbon bike for your wife, this is what I ordered for mine, arrives today

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitus-bikes-venon-l-womens-road-bike-2015/rp-prod120687

Edit: Bikeradar just published a very positive review of the mens version

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-vitus-venon-15-49571/

laurentian

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