by siwickm » Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:27 pm
Yes, the concern I have with spending a silly amount of money on a carbon frame is that really why should one carbon frame be so much more expensive than another one. Is it purely the design and curviture of the bike, the little tweaks to the frame that make it look that little bit different. Of course some of the companies may have spent a lot of money on testing etc, but I don't care if I can buy a frame that looks and performs exactly the same way but is just a copy and therefore does not have some well known make written down the side.
Well to be honest all I want is a nice light and comfortable frame, I don't really care about the name. I do want it to look quite good, but am not too bothered and I really cannot justify £1,500 to £2,000 on just a frame and forks especially as I am likely to crash it in a race sooner or later. I would like to get a Chorus groupset with it as I have some Chorus parts on my current race bike and they perform very well.
So, do you reckon that £725 is enough to spend on a carbon fibre frame or should I look to spend more, this is going to be used as a through and through road racing bike.
Cheers
Marek...