Bikebug have some awesome deals on 2013 model Ridley frames. Looks like most models stock is down to L or XL which unfortunately counts me out. If there are any 6 ft 2+ size folks out there looking for N+1 or a summer bike project, this looks great! I wish I was taller, would love a helium!
These frames are top end competition quality carbon fibre race bikes. A framekit normally comes with the frame itself and maybe a headset and seatpost. All of the other bits would need to be obtained elsewhere in bike shop sales or off another hbike to put the thing together. Building a bike isnt too hard but these carbon framesets are built to tight tolerances and you need to have a torque wrench to make sure you dont overtighten certain parts to avoid damaging the frame. Realistically you would probably need to spend another $1K or so to build these up to a decent level. Putting cheap cr@p old bits onto one of these frames would be a crime against cycling IMO.
I have a full groupset and most of what I would need to build one up from a crash earlier this year when I snapped my old frame in half. Since then I've bought a replacement bike but I still have all the bits I stripped off the old bike ready for a new frame. Unfortunately I am too small for these!
Thanks for the detailed answer. Since they're race bikes, I don't think they're what I am after. I actually never owned one before, though I borrowed bikes from friends and rode them a lot when I was young. I am just looking for one for exercise and short commutes, maybe to work in fine days etc. Nothing sporty or racy. And most importantly, nothing that costs me a grand or more, plus buying more parts for it and putting it together. Ta
I think most framesets come with the fork/steerer tube too.
Yes, most framesets come with the forks as well!
If you bought one of these framesets, you would still need a full groupset, wheelset, saddle, stem, handlebar, pedals, handlebar tape. maybe more. A bike Shop would charge over $100 to put it all together if you don't buy the parts from them.
Ta. Would rather wait for a similar deal to that popular, recent ALDI deal. I just need one for a casual ride every now and then, and probably for the weekends.
You aren't in Brissy are you? If so I know a store that has one of the aldi bikes left, was marked down to $150 last time I was there too, bargain. PM if so.
@brad1601: Unfortunately, no. I am in Adelaide. I was too lazy, and could easily get one if I tried (though my closest ALDI store was about half an hour drive back then).
If you're looking for an n+1 project, get a bamboo frame from aliexpress, in fact draw up the geometry you want in cad and ask the seller to sell you just the bottom bracket, head tube and other connecting bits. Get some nice bamboo and build it up yourself. I'd build one up myself if I have the time!
Wouldn't that run the risk of getting eaten by a Giant Panda?
Yep. Sadly, it's a risk I can't take so I probably won't be getting any bamboo frames.
@2ndeffort: I've never ridden one, plus I saw someone racing on the boo bike a few times so I'm really curious! I think this is probably doable as long as you can get the carbon bits from a seller and source the bamboo yourself.
@iSamurai: I've seen pics on the net but never seen one in real life. My post above is a bit cheeky because I am assuming these are meant to be sustainable cruiser bikes for inner city hipsters, not crit shredding racebikes!
@2ndeffort: haha. I think a hipster bamboo race bike would be perfect! I've been toying with this idea for a year now but never got around to starting to build it :P will post if it's ever completed.
Shame they are just frames. Would've been nice to get a fully built bike on the cheap.
Damnnnn.. My dream frame "Noah Fast".. sold out hella quick.
Mostly large and xl sizes, think they are few years old like 2013 or 2014.
Unreal prices for those they fit. Those 2013 helium SL are still superb.
Ha, both me and my partner are 6'2", finally a deal for us big folk!
Been racing MTBs for decades and been wanting to try being roadies, but never tried building before though, seems a bit intimidating…
I've built up a few and whenever I got myself into trouble I ran screaming to the local bike shop for help. There are plenty of guides and youtube Vidz on the net to show you what to do. As an OzB cheapskate, trawling the Jan bikeshop sales for the right bits would be hours of fun!! Other option could be to buy bits off the facebook swap groups. Major thing to lookout for is damaging the frame, if you overtighten something like a seat collar it can damage the frame. Last thing you need coming down a hill at 80km/hr is for the frame to fold up underneath you! Easy to avoid, you just follow the instructions on tightening and set to the recommended torque with a torque wrench!
I brought one of the dean frames (tt ) to build as a road bike at the start of the year (off their eBay auction)
It came with brakes as they are direct mount and seat post (aero) , seat clamp, fork and headset.
You could save some real money doing a diy…
You can also crash and kill/maim yourself if you don't know what you're doing. Esp with high end carbon bikes and carbon steerers.
Requires skill and the right equipment i.e torque wrenches etc
Edit: Just realised my comments mirror 2ndefforts above…
Sure can kill yourself, I don't think that would put off someone who is wanting to build a bike…
Plenty of instructional material and videos online to guide you, my frame came with carbon friction paste; as for the steerer, put the front wheel between your legs and try to force the handlebars has always worked for me as a safety test. As for torquing, got mine off amazon for around $50.
Funny had my back wheel slide out on a decent 55km/h+ on a bend the other day, luckily manoeuvred and recovered. I pump and install my own tyres, clean and check my own brakes..
Or you could get killed by someone else:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/wa/a/33637751/500-fine-for-crash-t…
You sound like you know what you are doing, but plenty of people don't. Yep, heaps of videos online etc all very helpful, but I wouldn't make out like building a frame up from scratch is something you can just do. You'd want to be playing around as a home mechanic for a while before that. There is a myriad of ways to balls it up with ultra light carbon, best case you crunch a seat post and have to replace it.
Worse case, you load up the stem plate to the correct torque specification but don't do it slowly and evenly, turn by turn, bolt by bolt. Create a pressure point on the handle bars and one side cracks off in your hands, down a hill at 70kmph.
And that's just the carbon, if you're building your own frame you also need to be pretty competent with the brakes, running the cables correctly to the right length and getting them set properly. Easy after a while, but still a difficult task.
It's not like buying an unassembled kit bike from Cell.
Where are they made?
You want fried rice with that?
Heritage is Belgian but they are probably made in Taiwan
Yeah that was I was wondering because on their website it sounded like they were made in Belgium.
i currently only ride a MTB, & i'm wanting to get onto the road. i haven't had a fitting yet to figure out what would best suit me.. this is what i'm currently riding. http://www.99bikes.com.au/bike16-merida-big-nine-40
i'm 185cm tall, would the L or XL fit me? or should i get myself measured up first.
Looks like i was too slow, all of the L and XL's in the top end frames are gone now
Would have loved a XL Noah Fast
Although I got in well on time to score a Noah RS in my size. I was met with extremely poor customer service. They had misplaced the headset and the seat clamp for this particular frameset. Without any due tact they offered it as is. After asking for details on what head set I would need to replace the missing component I was met with another tactless generic response that they cant help. In fact they never answered my questions at all. Basically repeating the do you want it as is or not. NO help at all, worst people I have had to deal with in the cycling industry. After trying to make the sale work with them with a bunchof enquiries I had to cancel as I felt it was getting all to hard to get any kind of reassurance I could source the missing parts myself.
I'm not sure if anyone else has had the same experience. But I will never take my business there again.
Yep they have extremely poor service. They don't give a s***t about customer retention.
I had a similar experience. I work close to their Melbourne shop and walked down one lunchtime asking about a Selle SMP saddle. I had already researched them on the net and spoken to all the gurus in my local 'bunch'. Our LBS doesn't stock SMP so I had only ever seen friends saddles. One guy turned up to a ride with a yellow 'test' saddle before he bought so he could test out the right model, said it was part of their factory try before you buy program. Given the things cost nearly $300 I thought it pertinent to at least make sure I was getting the right one before I lashed out.
The Bikebug guy that served me seemed friendly at first. When I asked about Selle SMP saddles he literally just pointed at a wall with 5 or 6 sasddles on it. I told him I was wanting to know the right one for me and he told me to go home and read up about it on the net. I asked about the 'Drakon' model as that seemed the best from what I had read. He had a look and said they didnt have it but he could get one in. I asked if a 'Drakon' would be right for me and he just shrugged his shoulders and told me to check the website. I asked about the test program with the yellow saddles and he said he had never heard of it. He didn't ask over any other more knowledgeable servers. I think at the time I was one of 2 customers in the shop so hardly busy. I saw I was getting nowhere so I went home, checked Byke.com and bought a Drakon from the cheapest option. Bikebug were a waste of time help-wise. Maybe there is no margin on Selle Saddles but that's a pretty short sighted approach. 3 weeks later I crashed my bike and with my insurance payout spent $6500 on a new Trek Madone, didnt even bother crossing the doorstep of Bikebug after their lack of interest in selling me a saddle.
Well seems toll lost my bike/package and bike bugs solution is to refund me..
I call the guy who emails me and ask for his name with the person on the phone then there response was that person went home.. Gentleman asks my name and all of a sudden the man on the phone is that very person who went home. Dodgy business.
I would like the bike or equivalent spec but they really don't care.
Never buying from bikebug again…
The higher spec models that sold for about $900 during this sale are turning on for sale for about $1500. Ruining it for those that actually wanted the frame for their own use.
Wit the framesets, what is included and what isn't? Sorry, I am not that familiar with bicycles, but was thinking to buy a decent, but not so expensive one for a while. Missed out on that ALDI sale a while ago. I am a 6ft and an overweight guy, so the L or even the XL might be my option, but not sure how much more it will cost me to buy the rest of the bike parts.