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| Jun 11, 2015 at 22:20 | comment | added | Cory Roy | @jeffluckett My personal roadbike is a Giant TCR 2 from 2000 that fits your description. I'm about 145lbs and the frame is quite small, but the Al shows no signs of wear. It's probably seen less than 2000 kms in it's life though. | |
| Jun 11, 2015 at 20:32 | comment | added | jeffluckett | Yeah, if I replace this bike it'd be with "very recent used" or new. I probably don't really want full-carbon ... just too easy to destroy a carbon bike, I don't want to have to baby my ride. I think aluminum with a carbon fork will serve my needs just fine. Seems most bikes on the used market I'd consider are probably $800 - $900, but that's twice the outlay. The only concern I have I guess is frame longevity. Anecdotally, people say that aluminum has a limited service life, but I can't get anyone to put a number on that ... and very few stories of aluminum frames actually failing. | |
| Jun 11, 2015 at 20:11 | comment | added | Cory Roy | @jeffluckett vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/bik/5045910545.html is just a single example. I'm not talking about a brand new bike. You are right that would be difficult to achieve. | |
| Jun 11, 2015 at 20:05 | comment | added | jeffluckett | Where could I get a decent full carbon for less than $1500, let alone <$1000? I can get into decent aluminum for <$1000 ... but I've already got a decent aluminum frame. My upgrades will cost <$400. And what is better about "newer" is what I'm trying to grapple with. | |
| Jun 11, 2015 at 19:20 | history | answered | Cory Roy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |