2006 Kuota K Factor carbon time trial frame set small black

Sold: $325

2006 Kuota K Factor carbon time trial frame set small black

Frame and Wheel is auctioning a 2006 Kuota K Factor time trial frame set on the Frame and Wheel eBay Store. The frame set was purchased new at Fit Werx in 2006. It was raced in triathlons in 2007. It was involved in a slow speed crash during that year, but it was not damaged. The frame set has been in storage at Fit Werx in Massachusetts ever since. The owner is a Fit Werx employee and is the only owner of this frame set. He is selling the frame because he has another time trial bicycle and he no longer uses this one. The frame set has always been stored indoors and serviced at Fit Werx. The owner is about 5 feet 7 inches with an inseam of 84 cm. The frame set is Kuota’s entry-level offering and features an aero front fork, aero seat stays, cut away seat tube, horizontal rear alloy drop outs, s-bend chain stays and 12K carbon weave monocoque construction. The frame set as shown weighs 2.03 kg (4 pounds 8 ounces). The serial number on the bottom of the bottom bracket shell reads RL-25 02909. The serial number on the front fork reads 01191. There are over 100 images of the item at Frame and Wheel Auction Services Please take a look. The item is being sold as is.

Review of condition

The frameset is in good condition. It is clean and there are no cracks, bulges, or flaking that raise concerns about the structural integrity of the frame. There is no wear on the bottom of the down tube, on the back of the seat tube or on the insides of the chain stays. There is no corrosion in the seat post and water bottle bolts or bolt holes. The front and rear forks are in alignment with the the centerline of the frame and the rear derailleur hanger is straight and undamaged. The front derailleur hanger is screwed securely to the seat post and undamaged. The threads of the bottom bracket have no corrosion and are not stripped. The headset cartridge bearings move smoothly and quietly. The front fork has safety tabs. The race is mounted securely on the front fork and the headset is complete. 

Frame and Wheel notes the following. There is a 5 x 15 mm chip in the top front side of the steer tube. There is a 7 x 5 mm abrasion on the top side of the down tube near the intersection with the head tube. There is a 6 x 5 mm abrasion on the bottom side of the top tube near the intersection with the head tube. There is a 3 x 5 mm blemish on the non-drive side top tube near the intersection with the seat tube. There is a 7 x 5 mm blemish on the top side of the top tube near the intersection with the seat tube. There is a 10 x 10 mm area of light scratches on the top side of the top tube near the intersection with the seat tube. There is a light scratch 80 mm in length around the down tube water bottle bolts. There are three abrasions of about 2 x 5 mm in size on the top side of the down tube near the intersection with the seat tube. There are imperfections in the finish on the top side of the down tube near the intersection with the head tube and on the bottom of the bottom bracket shell. There is corrosion in the barrel adjusters. The drop outs show wear. There is wear around the rear brake bolt hole. There is grit in the seat stays that can be heard when the frame is shaken.

Frame and Wheel conclusion

Frame and Wheel’s view is that this frame set is an excellent choice for the entry-level triathlete or for the road cyclist who needs to have a time trial bicycle on hand for the occasional stage race or local time trial series. It is in good condition and it has many hours of use remaining in it. The new owner of this frame set will obtain excellent value and have plenty of budget left over for other accessories such as wheels or carbon base bars and extensions. There may be a quota on how many bicycles are imported into Europe each year, but there is no quota on how much satisfaction the new owner will derive from building up and riding this frame set. Perhaps that what the originators of the brand are getting at.

Specifications:

Brand: Kuota

Model: K Factor

Year: 2006

Size: Small

Color: Black / White

Frame material: Carbon 12K weave

Fork material: carbon 12K weave

Fork model: K Factor carbon aero

Design: traditional horizontal top tube

Wheel size: 700c

Features: Aero seat stays, cut away seat post, aero fork, s-bend chain stays, horizontal rear drop outs

Frame and Wheel rating: Very good condition

Following measurements are by Frame and Wheel

Total weight: 2.03kg / 4 pounds 8 ounce (frame: 1,330 g fork: 410 g seat post: 180 g headset, seat collar, spacers and cap: 110 g).

Center of BB to top of seat tube: 51.5 cm (c-t) 

Effective top tube length: 52.1 cm (c-c)

Front fork length: 37.0 cm

Following measurements are by Kuota

Top tube length: 52.1 cm 

Head tube length: 12.5 cm

Head tube angle: 72.0 degrees

Seat tube angle: 76.0 degrees

Chain stay length: 39.1 cm

Front center: 58.6 cm

Bottom bracket drop: 7.2 cm

Fork rake: 4.5 cm

Wheel base: 96.6 cm

Seat tube: 45.0 cm c-c

Stand over: 73.1 cm

Stand over height offset: 12.1 cm

Stack: 52.7 cm

Reach: 38.7 cm

Front fork

Model: Kuota K Factor 12 K carbon aero crown and blades, alloy drop outs safety tabs.

Year: 2006

Weight: 410 g

Serial number: 01191

Steer tube material: carbon

Steer tube diameter: 1 1/8 inch

Steer tube length: 20.2 cm (base of crown race to top), non taper, previously cut.

Crown race diameter: 30 mm

Drop outs: alloy

Brake type: caliper

Other specifications

Seat post: Kuota carbon 12K

Seat post length: 35 cm

Seat post collar: alloy single bolt

Seat clamp: alloy double bolt

Bottom bracket: English standard 68 mm (1.370 inch x 24 tpi)

Headset: integrated FSA sealed cartridge bearing (2)

Spacers: alloy 20 mm (1 x 15 mm and 1 x 5 mm)

Drop outs: rear: standard alloy front: horizontal alloy rear

Rear derailleur hanger: alloy replaceable

Front derailleur hanger: alloy for braze-on

Cabling: external

Rear fork spacing: 130 mm

Front fork spacing: 100 mm

Shipping details

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