Oooo. Like the look of that... Looks only slightly heavier than the Ribble, and offset by the additional cache!
A bit *too* bling for me (and my abilty!)
Thanks for the heads-up - I'll have a read around. And BMC? Gah! I love BMCs.
For your budget, i would be very careful when reading online specs and try very hard to look at real user feedback.
Entry level carbon bike has come a long way but there are still some very flexible frames out there.
also some manufacturer claimed weight for unpainted frame which is normally around 200-300g lighter. (Arguably they cant afford to do it for every paitn scheme so they just weighted the unpainted frame....but just something to watch out for)
Aren't dropped seat stays going to remove a good chunk of rear compliance available to the frame?
Yes and no. the theory is that the smaller the triangle the stiff the triangle is and seat stay is more aero. however the "exposed"/unsupported part of the seat tube is now longer than traditional design, so it also adds some comfort. However, the main bit is that for disc brake bikes, the seat stay no longer needs to design for providing stiffness/support to brake caliper mounting, so the carbon/material can now be tuned to much softer construction to compensate the smaller triangle. But of course these are all just theories, the actual execution of each bike is different.
Merida Reacto might be worth looking at too.
dont think Reacto disc brake version frame has dropped within his budget yet. but worth a look on ebay.
