Pondering the idea of building a really light gravel bike aimed at the three or four truly vertical events I do. The spacing on the cogs isn't as crucial as flat stuff/road because so much of this is like, 9 percent or steeper, and weight plays an outsized role. So thinking that 1x is the way to go. So what are two or three of the best disc frame choices out there? Extra points for cheap and would love to get away with an alloy frame for that reason, but that's not the main consideration.
thumper88 wrote: So what are two or three of the best disc frame choices out there? Extra points for cheap and would love to get away with an alloy frame for that reason, but that's not the main consideration.
I just built an 8kg gravel bike using a Carbonda frameset. Almost as cheap as a secondhand alloy frame, and lighter. http://ridinggravel.forumchitchat.com/post/show_single_post?pid=1304875283&postcount=1005&forum=323916
Carbon is going to build into the lightest bike. The cheapest option would be a secondhand carbon CX bike that has had a hard 2 or 3 seasons, and no-one is willing to pay much for.
I just built an 8kg gravel bike using a Carbonda frameset. Almost as cheap as a secondhand alloy frame, and lighter. http://ridinggravel.forumchitchat.com/post/show_single_post?pid=1304875283&postcount=1005&forum=323916
Carbon is going to build into the lightest bike. The cheapest option would be a secondhand carbon CX bike that has had a hard 2 or 3 seasons, and no-one is willing to pay much for.
Yeah, I think thats about right, cost and weight wise....a relatively early CX disc bike in carbon. The races I want to use it on I need discs... the descents are just too long and technical, 15-20 minus of just dragging brakes about as much as you can stand. I used a cantilever carbon cross bike for them in several cases, and it just kills your hands, run out of clamping muscle....
Making the 1x work might be tricky on some of them though.
