I made a comment down below, but yes, frame tests are interesting for different reasons than complete builds. Depends in large part on the reader: for some of you, your next bike will be chosen based on brand or model or price (or what your LBS has in stock) whereas others will always want to start with a frame and go from there - or port parts over from one frame to another.
From our side, building frames up allows us to test multiple components at once and control that part of the process, but it's also a lot more work and organization. Equal list of pros and cons.
We'll continue to primarily test complete builds due to simplicity, but we'll also look for frame test opportunities - and it's good to know they're appreciated.
Jan. 13, 2021, 8:15 a.m. - Pete Roggeman
I made a comment down below, but yes, frame tests are interesting for different reasons than complete builds. Depends in large part on the reader: for some of you, your next bike will be chosen based on brand or model or price (or what your LBS has in stock) whereas others will always want to start with a frame and go from there - or port parts over from one frame to another. From our side, building frames up allows us to test multiple components at once and control that part of the process, but it's also a lot more work and organization. Equal list of pros and cons. We'll continue to primarily test complete builds due to simplicity, but we'll also look for frame test opportunities - and it's good to know they're appreciated.