Which frame is this?

Jul 27, 14 23:35

Post #1 of 16 (1852 views)

Hola :D

My girlfriend has decided to start doing triathlons and have been looking for a bike. She has been trawling Google for tri bikes and felt in love with this one:

I've suggested her that it would be much easier if she just picked up a factory bike, but now she has that bike in her mind and that is the one that it should be (you know women ;) )

Well the woman want this bike, so now I am chasing the name of the frame so I can get it to her and build it up with the components she wants.. But can anyone tell me which frame it is? It looks a lot like a custom painted China/Taiwan frame to me but I dont know the name of it.

Have a great day!

Morten Falk Størling
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Re: Which frame is this? [MortenFalk] [ In reply to ]

Jul 27, 14 23:38

Post #2 of 16 (1847 views)

F**k me, I've just found out by just looking on the title of the picture... It's a Felt B... :D

Morten Falk Størling
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Re: Which frame is this? [MortenFalk] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 1:27

Post #3 of 16 (1792 views)

Is it just colour that appeals to her? That can be done to any bike...
It's a nice frame but fairly long/low compared to some other options so it may not be wise to fixate on it until you're sure it will fit her.

Re: Which frame is this? [MortenFalk] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 3:29

Post #4 of 16 (1730 views)

Looks like a 2012 Felt B12 or B16. Maybe a little older

jaretj

Re: Which frame is this? [cyclenutnz] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 4:06

Post #5 of 16 (1696 views)

Well the colour is a big part of it, but she also really likes the frame it self because of its curves (bla bla bla, women :p)

But I didn't notice about the long/low before you said it.. Maybe I need to impact her to another frame 'cause she have long legs compared to her upper body. Guess a Specialized Shiv would fit her a lot more, but thats also a very different price ;)

Thanks for answering to both of you :)

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Re: Which frame is this? [MortenFalk] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 5:07

Post #6 of 16 (1649 views)

If she's as hot as the bike, winner winner, chicken dinner!

Re: Which frame is this? [jaretj] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 6:06

Post #7 of 16 (1589 views)

The frame curve by the front wheel definitely makes this a Felt B series

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Re: Which frame is this? [tdhtri] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 8:07

Post #8 of 16 (1487 views)

tdhtri wrote:

If she's as hot as the bike, winner winner, chicken dinner!

She's even more hot ;)

Morten Falk Størling
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Re: Which frame is this? [MortenFalk] [ In reply to ]

justkeepedaling

Jul 28, 14 10:21

Post #9 of 16 (1397 views)

Pics or it didn't happen ;)

Re: Which frame is this? [justkeepedaling] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 13:41

Post #10 of 16 (1309 views)

justkeepedaling wrote:

Pics or it didn't happen ;)

Prove enough? ;)

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Last edited by: MortenFalk: Jul 28, 14 13:42

Re: Which frame is this? [MortenFalk] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 13:45

Post #11 of 16 (1299 views)

That is April Gellately (sp) s tri bike. She is a total badass. http://agmultisportconsulting.com/pro-triathlete/

She doesnt have a bike sponsor so she painted it out. Its a Felt though.

Last edited by: Dgill7: Jul 28, 14 13:47

Re: Which frame is this? [MortenFalk] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 14:25

Post #12 of 16 (1266 views)

MortenFalk wrote:

But I didn't notice about the long/low before you said it.. Maybe I need to impact her to another frame 'cause she have long legs compared to her upper body. Guess a Specialized Shiv would fit her a lot more,

The newer Felt B series (B2, 12,14) is very similar geometry to the Shiv and is good value too. So there is a decent chance she can find a frame with the nice curves that will fit.

Re: Which frame is this? [cyclenutnz] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 14:49

Post #13 of 16 (1252 views)

Shiv got more stack than the B frame, about 1" as I remember.

-shoki

Re: Which frame is this? [shoki] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 14:55

Post #14 of 16 (1246 views)

You might be remembering the original B series (which is what the pink bike is)

Shiv and new B-Series have the same philosophy but Felt offer more sizes.

Re: Which frame is this? [cyclenutnz] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 15:00

Post #15 of 16 (1239 views)

I got the B10 and after a good offer for a shiv I measured and found the same difference of about an inch.

-shoki

Re: Which frame is this? [MortenFalk] [ In reply to ]

Jul 28, 14 16:54

Post #16 of 16 (1184 views)

if she wants to go for the 'girly' look, she might as well take it to the max.

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