Question

[Barny]

I want to buy a bike frame to build a decent road bike but I don't
have a $1000 to spend on a frame as the bicycle stores are quoting me.
Is there a shop on line the someone would know of that sells new or
used 3 or 4 pound frames for an affordable price?

[Mike Jacoubowsky]

>I want to buy a bike frame to build a decent road bike but I don't
> have a $1000 to spend on a frame as the bicycle stores are quoting me.
> Is there a shop on line the someone would know of that sells new or
> used 3 or 4 pound frames for an affordable price?

It's usually quite a bit less expensive to buy a complete bike and modify it
as need be. Plus, that way you get to know how it rides, and sizing isn't a
crapshoot (providing you find a shop that's known to do a good job sizing
people).

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

[Barny]

On Sun, 22 May 2005 04:07:01 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
> wrote:

Im starting to think your right. Aluminum frames seem easyer to get
but some like some old Aluminum Peugeot bikes seem to be a little
heavy. Im a complete Newbie to cycling so Is there an easyer way to
know what aluminum bikes are the lightest without going down to
countless bike shops and lifting them to see?




>>I want to buy a bike frame to build a decent road bike but I don't
>> have a $1000 to spend on a frame as the bicycle stores are quoting me.
>> Is there a shop on line the someone would know of that sells new or
>> used 3 or 4 pound frames for an affordable price?
>
>It's usually quite a bit less expensive to buy a complete bike and modify it
>as need be. Plus, that way you get to know how it rides, and sizing isn't a
>crapshoot (providing you find a shop that's known to do a good job sizing
>people).
>
>--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
>www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
>