What To Do With My Carbon Frame & Forks...

[swiftylee]

i have just bought a stunning gt carbon frame & forks size 56cm...

its got a bb30 bottom bracket

but i do like flat bars so would it work....

got a budget of about £700 to finish it off

any ideas of bits please

 

[Cyclist33]

shimano r770 i think, basically tiagra flat bar shifters. do they have brakes built in?! not sure... any old tektro flat bar brake system should do. i had a claud butler flattie a few years ago and it had caliper rim brakes and combined lever/shifters. so as long as the brake levers are suitable for road brakes.

bb30 should be cool. derailluers and chain etc, no difference between the flat bar and drop bar bikes in terms of those.

so, enjoy!

 

[swiftylee]

hope its big enough...

 

[vickster]

Nice SRAM groupset and some light wheels

 

[Cyclist33]

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hope its big enough...

if required - long stem and full-length setback seatpost! simples.

 

[Cyclist33]

some kind of, er, saddle ;p

 

[Jdratcliffe]

if its not i'd love, it very nice frame!

 

[ColinJ]

hope its big enough...

How tall are you? I would say that a 56 cm frame is usually ideal for riders about 5' 10" tall but as Cyclist33 suggests, you can tweak that with longer (or shorter) components.

 

[fossyant]

Flat bars on that frame

 

[jowwy]

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hope its big enough...

i reckon flat bars would make it a superfast hybrid with the right set-up. i like that kind of thinking - not everyone likes the drops

 

[Cyclist33]

Flat bars on that frame

Snob

How about an aero wing bar?! Carbon, of course. And single-speed. Whooosh!

 

[Hacienda71]

I would put a Sram groupo on and intermediate/decent lightish semi aero wheels. See how it rides and upgrade as and when you see fit.
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That will leave you a reasonable amount for seatpost, saddle, stem and anyother minor bits to finish.

 

[Cyclist33]

I would put a Sram groupo on and intermediate/decent lightish semi aero wheels. See how it rides and upgrade as and when you see fit.
Groupset
Wheels
Alternative Wheels

That will leave you a reasonable amount for seatpost, saddle, stem and anyother minor bits to finish.

Speaking of which, I've got a nearky new Fizik Rondine saddle, an older but good Selle Italia triathlon saddle, a 400mm seatpost (27.2mm diameter), a 100mm 1 1/8" + 31.6 diameter stem - let me know if you're interested in any of those!

 

[vickster]

SRAM road groupset cheaper here but you'd need to buy flatbar shifters and brakes, but presumably this isn;t too expensive and you could find by selling the road STIs?

http://www.fudgescyclestore.com/index.php?p=107020