All I want are discs and mudguards.

[Pumpkin the robot]

I am after a bike for the winter. I currently use a cheap and cheerful aluminium framed bike with a front disc that I have thrown together with bits and pieces I had in the shed.
I am now looking for something that will have discs front and rear. I have looked at quite a few frames that use discs, but alot of them do not allow for mudguards. The main use is commuting to work which is a 16mile round trip, but I do also do a few longer weekend rides.
I am not bothered about the frame material, I have been looking at aluminium, steel, carbon and titanium. I would prefer a frame and fork, as it allows me to build the bike with some spares I already have, but I am also open to a complete bike at the right price.
As you can guess by the frame materials I have been looking at, the price is not set in stone, but I would like to keep the costs under 2k, but would pay more for the right bike.
Not too many guidelines really, so show me what you recommend!

 

[MichaelW2]

Look for the rear disk located on the chainstay, not the seatstay. This alone is not enough, you also need mudguard eyelets but the chainstay brake position does not interfere. Anyone intending to fit mudguards who buys a frame with no eyelets has to use the various hack such as zipties. rubber bands etc which are poor substitutes for the original bolt on style.
Do you have any style of bike in mind? Road/CX/touring/hybrid/mtb?

 

[Pumpkin the robot]

Most of my miles are on the road. My main bike is a drop bar road bike, I guess I am looking at something similar. Previously I had a Boardman cx bike for commuting, but that was stolen.
I have been looking at the Whyte Wessex, Kinesis AT, ATR and Racelight 4S frames, Dolan GX and RDX frames, any number of titanium road frames! Boardman cx bikes and the ti frameset they do (which I really like, but does not take mudguards!)

 

[smutchin]

Whyte bikes are worth looking at. The Wessex One is £1999, with SRAM Rival 1, or there's a 105 version for £2250...
https://www.whyte.bike/wessexone
https://www.whyte.bike/wessex

ETA: cross-posted... if you're already looking at the Wessex, keep looking at it, and then buy it!

 

[vickster]

Sabbath AR1 Ti from Spa if you can push the budget. I just got one for around £2200 with Sram rival, handbuilts, TRP spyre brakes. They do the cheaper (but imo less well finished) Elan (Framesets £1000-1200)

Or a Genesis equilibrium disc or similar from Spa

Planet X have good Ti offers too as do Ribble

 

[MichaelW2]

The stunning Bianchi Zurigo cx/doitall has all the bits in the right place.

 

[lane]

Very happy with my Spa Elan

 

[vickster]

Yet to fit front mudguard and rack but you get the picture

 

[si_c]

Yet to fit front mudguard and rack but you get the picture

That's properly gorgeous.

 

[vickster]

My other disc and mudguard machine. They come up fairly often on eBay (I’ve changed the BB5 rubbish to TRP Spyres)

Certainly not in the same league as the Ti of course

 

[Milkfloat]

Pinnacle Dolomite 6 ticked the same boxes when I got mine last year - plus a massive discount helped.
Hydraulic's easy clearance with 28mm wheels with the guards, I suspect could take 30 if needed. Proper mudguard and rack provision plus a threaded bottom bracket. They are selling the framesets on their own - Blue or black. https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-dolomite-5-2017-road-frameset-EV294337

 

[biggs682]

Picked up a Jamis Nova Sport last night for a bit of fun so will see but looks like you can get guards on no issue and it has 32mm tyres on at mo already

http://www.myjamis.com/jamis/consumer/bike.html?year=2015&model=Nova Sport&cat_grp=road_4

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Planet X London Rd would be under £1k

 

[wonderloaf]

How about a Ribble CGR Ti?

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-cgr-ti/

Use the bike builder to customise your build to be just as you like it. They've also got discounts depending on how much you spend.

I just have and gets delivered next week!

 

[jowwy]

My other disc and mudguard machine. They come up fairly often on eBay (I’ve changed the BB5 rubbish to TRP Spyres)

Certainly not in the same league as the Ti of course

What size is that vickster??