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>>Hello,
>>I have some plans for a new ride and would like some opinions.I don't know if any of you have come accross this site before but it's pretty cool: http://www.velomech.ch/linkseite-rahmen.html Anyway the frame I am interested in is this one: http://www.velomech.ch/image/columbus-race-frame-thron-black-silver-lila-61cm.jpg>>And so first question is do you think Columbus thron is a good frameset for a guy 6'3'' 195lbs. And second my plan is to buy a Campy Chorus/Centaur Group from these guys
>>http://www.gvhbikes.com/ which I found off of velonews classified. What I want to do eventually is to get an FSA compact crankset and I am wondering if the brazed on shift
>>adapter will have enough room on it for adjustment. Also is there a carbon fork that will work with this frame and I assume it would have to be threaded? I understand that the frame will most likely need to be spread to handle the Campy 10 speed but thanks to this forum I have the experience doing that. But will this group set work well w/this frame and will the campy headset fit this frame with a carbon fork? or should I just get an older
>>headset and steel fork that would 'match' this older frame. Thankyou in advance...
>.................so why don't you just buy a frameset from GVHbikes too? You can't just stick any fork on as the the for rake and crown to dropout length has to match what the frame was designed for in order to acheive correct trail.
yea I am trying to keep cost down and these frames seem like a good opportunity at 150.00 usd including shipping. Maybe they are a bit out dated but I am not racing A-pro Cat either so??? Ok so I cannot stick any fork on but is there a way to measure the frame to fit a particular fork? I am guessing that wheel base is an issue and of course I suppose the wrong fork rake may make a tire hit the down tube! Thanks for your reply...
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