Any lightweight rim brake frameset recommendations?

Back by popular demand, the general all-things Road forum!

Moderator: robbosmans

Forum rules
Post Reply
Tychom
Posts: 68
Joined: Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:29 am
Location: FR

by Tychom on Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:17 am

Argon 18 Gallium Pro fits apart from the BB standard. I'm running 30mm tyres on mine.

Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk

Top

by Weenie on Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:17 am


Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓    Broad Selection ✓    Worldwide Delivery ✓

www.starbike.com


Top
eurostar
Posts: 465
Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:19 pm
Location: London

by eurostar on Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:24 pm

How come nobody's mentioned the Emonda? Plenty around secondhand.
Top
ehlpitel
Posts: 74
Joined: Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:53 pm

by ehlpitel on Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:43 pm

eurostar wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:24 pm
 How come nobody's mentioned the Emonda? Plenty around secondhand.
Proprietary seatpost/seatmast.
2014 Madone 5.9 w/R9100 shifters and R8000 everything else- using 38mm ICANs or 60/90 SuperTeams- 7.25kgs with the ICANs and Garmin Vector S dual sided PM pedals- not super light but not a dog, either!
Top
eurostar
Posts: 465
Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:19 pm
Location: London

by eurostar on Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:46 pm

It can't be too hard to make a bracket for it. Shame to rule it out just for that.
Top
CampagYOLO
Posts: 728
Joined: Thu May 06, 2021 3:58 pm

by CampagYOLO on Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:58 pm

eurostar wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:24 pm
 How come nobody's mentioned the Emonda? Plenty around secondhand.
BB90 is probably not desirable to someone looking for the reliability of a BSA BB.
Top
User avatar
C36
Posts: 2493
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2017 3:24 am

by C36 on Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:31 pm

eurostar wrote:How come nobody's mentioned the Emonda? Plenty around secondhand.
Probably cause it doesn’t fit most of his requirements?, very very proprietary seat-tube, very specific BB.
Furthermore from a behaviour standpoint point it’s tend to lack stiffness compared to some of the other options shared.
Last edited by C36 on Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Top
User avatar
C36
Posts: 2493
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2017 3:24 am

by C36 on Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:33 pm

The #1 question what frame (among the many options quoted here) does fit YOUR position. Compromising fit would be the biggest mistake you could do.
Top
2000m2
Posts: 61
Joined: Wed Apr 07, 2021 11:28 pm
Location: SF Bay Area

by 2000m2 on Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:09 pm

For your criteria, I'd be checking out Look and Time frames. Not sure about the bottom brackets though.
Top
G104xG320
Posts: 35
Joined: Sat Jun 19, 2021 10:32 pm

by G104xG320 on Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:03 pm

RCA - 600g+ range ultimate choice, hard to find, expensive
ULTIMATE CF EVO - 600g+ range, hard to find
FACTOR O2 VAM - 600g+ range, still offering, expensive
EMONDA SLR - 600g+ range, still offering by TREK, bad BB & seatclamp design
TCR ADVSL MY21 - 700g+ range, good stiffness, the last updating rim brake frame in the world
SS EVO2 HM - 700g+ range, good stiffness, hard to find
NEW AX VIAL - 700g+ range, still offering
FUJI SL 1.1 - 700g+ range, still offering, good price
SW SL6 - 800g+ range, good stiffness
TCR ADVSL MY16 - 800g+ range, good stiffness, good price
LOOK 785 - 800g+ range, still offering

I will go for TCR ADVSL MY21... The ISP clamp is customizable, and the performance is overall better.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Road”