Carbon tubed road bikes.

[Humphrey1957]

This is a great Site.

I have been riding a ten speed roadie that I picked up on the side of the road for about six months now

It had drop bars which felt really uncomfortable after not riding a road bike for nearly 40 years.


I swapped them out for some flat bars which are wider and a lot more comfortable.
I do about 15 K ride from home to WoyWoy and return along a cycle-way.

I have dropped 20kg since Christmas and dropped my daily insulin intake by 60%.

I have been looking to upgrade my ride and spotted a blue road bike in a garage clean out on Gumtree .

I have heard some horror stories about Giant road bikes with carbon frame tubes.

Do I use the frame or put the groupset on my 531 Bundy frame.

I have searched this forum but cant find a search function.

Cheers Phil

[AUbicycles]

Hi, As a member with your first active post, the search function will now magically appear! Also you can also use google with a search term like this:

site:bicycles.net.au +Giant

This gives you search results, just from BNA.


Giant Carbon Fiber wont be any different to other brands, they are the worlds largest bike brand so are interested in avoiding recalls, but like any product they can fail from manufacturing defects, engineering defects, extreme use, misuse or fatigue.

Generally pretty good however for a second hand bike, if you know that the frame size is right - then inspect it closely. Look for cracks or hairline fractures - particularly on the tubing coming out of the headset and bottom bracket.

It will always be easy to have an equipped bike rather than transferring components - compatibility will always be an issue and you have the work effort (but for many enthusiasts, this is an enjoyable part of the bike experience).

If you have a photo of the bike, people here may be able to identify the model / year / groupset and make a suggestion on a reasonable price to pay for this second-hand.


Cheers
Christopher

[Humphrey1957]

I am going to have a look at it.

It has been on Gumtree for 13 weeks so I am not holding much hope of it being any good.

Maybe just a parts bike.

Ill post some pics when I get home again.Thanks for the post about searches.

I found it after I made my post. I thought I was losing it, Hahaha

[Humphrey1957]

Do I need a minimum posts before I can post pics?