Lugged Steel Frame Carbon Fork

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Lugged steel frame carbon fork. Lugged bikes are not only steel colnago has been making lugged carbon road bikes for many years while bespoke makers like australian outfit bastion cycles use 3d printed titanium lugs and. 3 water bottle mounts takes center bolt caliper brakes includes the original sr laprade fluted seatpost original paint and decals never wrecked but lots of wear size is 47 cm center of crank to center of top tube. Give me some thoughts and even more so give me some photo examples of the good and bad of a steel lugged frame with a carbon fork. For most of the bicycle s history steel has been the primary material for bicycle frames with lugged construction the primary assembling method steel continues in use by builders of high quality steel frames though its dominance as a frame material has waned.

If you want to save weight and stiffen the front end you can opt for an ird carbon fork when ordering your frame but you ll sacrifice your ability to run 28mm tires. I know the rules and the aesthetic rules. I am having a lugged steel frame built for racing some xos tubing and am considering the two forks. The steel fork has a curved rake and lugged crown that help absorb bumps and the generous clearance accommodates tires as wide as 28mm ideal for rough dirt roads.

Also available with classic 1 steerer steel fork and or classic tubing set 28 6mm down and seat tube. Lugged steel frame construction is a method of building bicycle frames using steel tubing mated with socket like sleeves called lugs. Choice of 853 or carbon fork.