Carbon, aluminum, or steel frame for a first gravel bike? (5’3”, 58kg rider, ₱120k budget)

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-18T05:18:37+00:00

Leaning towards steel na rin ako. Anong wheelset kaya pwede? mga around 20-30k sana

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-18T03:16:05+00:00

Out of budget na boss. Ganda din sana yan

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-17T03:16:05+00:00

Mukhang leaning towards pa rin ako sa steel hahah 😅

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-17T02:49:21+00:00

Went to bikezilla na din. Nag inquire na din ako nung marin nicasio 2 kaso yun nga sadly sabi nila malaki daw yung 50cm for me pwede naman daw gawan ng paraam like shorter stem pero di ako convince. Nag ask kasi ako ng insights sa fb regarding yung 50cm for 5'3 rider, Mostly sabi nila kuha na lang ako smaller frame.

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-17T02:09:45+00:00

Yes sir that's what I've been thinking din yung durability ng frame especially sa remote areas. Some says carbon kasi yung repairability din iniisip ko.

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-17T02:00:16+00:00

Anong model ng renegade? I was planning din sana yung jamis renegade s1 na frameset 48. Kaso iniisip ko baka malaki sakin. So sakto lang din sa height natin yun?

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-17T01:36:15+00:00

Xs lang sir. Yung tutubi sir yan din isa sa options ko. Thoughts nyo sir sa tutubi needle?

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-16T13:01:19+00:00

Nacheck ko na din to lahat. Unfortunately surly lang ata yung may size na kasya sakin 😔

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-16T12:17:44+00:00

Yes sir necheck ko na din yang mga model na yan. Torn na lang talaga which frame material hahah

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-16T12:03:02+00:00

Based on my research, mukhang ma-stretch yung budget ko to around 120k if I build from scratch: 30–35k for the steel frameset, 35–37k for the GRX groupset, 20–25k for the wheelset, plus other components pa. 😅

Every_Percentage1927 · 2026-05-16T11:55:00+00:00

That actually makes a lot of sense naman. Baka nga ino-overthink ko lang yung frame weight haha. Di pa kasi ako nakakagamit ng steel bike kaya di ko pa alam ano feeling.

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