Sweet bike.......are you getting the tan walled schwalbe too?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!
All I want are discs and mudguards.
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I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
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Can't help but suggest THIS.
Bloomin gorgeous frame & colour, discs, Fr & Rr thru axles. I'm sure one of the listings said it takes mudguards but can't see it now so maybe not? Just noticed a further reduction, now at £1350! If I didn't already have a disc braked road bike I would be buying one of these for myself, I'm sure mudguards could be made to fit if needed......
Bloomin gorgeous frame & colour, discs, Fr & Rr thru axles. I'm sure one of the listings said it takes mudguards but can't see it now so maybe not? Just noticed a further reduction, now at £1350! If I didn't already have a disc braked road bike I would be buying one of these for myself, I'm sure mudguards could be made to fit if needed......
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Planet X London Road ticks all the boxes.
vickster
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The Ti is medium
wonderloaf
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Yep, think they look pretty cool. It's a very early 60th birthday present (not actually until next year) from Mrs W so had strike while the iron's hot! The discount made the deal a bit sweeter too.
Phew! Not available in my size.
Spiderweb
Not So Special One
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- North Yorkshire
https://www.shandcycles.com/bikes/stoater/
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
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- Quedgeley, Glos.
Very pleased with my Ridgeback Panorama. (Approx £1,400). I use it for audaxes, hilly rides and club rides. 27 speed and comes with a 34T on the back:
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
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It was a toss up between this and my new GT Grade earlier in the year. If the Kona had clearance for a 35mm tyre then it would have won.
Its a Plug 2 but upgraded, now running SRAM Rival22 in place of the Claris it came with. It originally had 42mm tires fitted so plenty of clearance!I think I'd have gone for the Kona to be honest, I do love a good steel bike.
Hi Pumpkin the robot,
There’s already some great options mentioned above! If they hadn’t already been talked about I’d have mentioned bikes by Spa, Shand and Kona.
If you want to consider some other options and would also like to consider supporting one of the smaller British brands you could look at bikes from both Fairlight Cycles and also Temple Cycles.
I’m on my phone right now and posting links is a bit of a faff from my phone but I’ll post some links as soon as I can.
Good luck with getting the right bike for you and enjoy the search as well as getting out there and trying bikes if you can.
John
There’s already some great options mentioned above! If they hadn’t already been talked about I’d have mentioned bikes by Spa, Shand and Kona.
If you want to consider some other options and would also like to consider supporting one of the smaller British brands you could look at bikes from both Fairlight Cycles and also Temple Cycles.
I’m on my phone right now and posting links is a bit of a faff from my phone but I’ll post some links as soon as I can.
Good luck with getting the right bike for you and enjoy the search as well as getting out there and trying bikes if you can.
John
Hi again,
Further to the above here are some links with other options for you to consider should any of them appeal to you.
Spa Cycles
In addition to the Ti options mentioned above there is also steel options with either the Spa Aubisque or alternatively the Wayferer
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s21p3867/SPA-CYCLES-Aubisque-105-Triple
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s21p3866/SPA-CYCLES-Wayfarer
If you interested in them there's a fair bit of info on them in this forum:-
https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=123787
Temple Cycles
The Temple Cycles Adventure Disc could fit your requirements. Also with Temple I think that a degree of customisation is available if and if that's of interest I'd contact them to ask about your options to get it built up as you want.
https://www.templecycles.co.uk/pages/adventure-disc-landing
https://www.templecycles.co.uk/blogs/blog/behind-the-design-adventure-disc
There's also a video featuring the Adventure Disc on this page:-
https://www.templecycles.co.uk/pages/rider-profile-videos
Kona Bikes
With the Kona Wheelhouse having been mentioned above there are also other bikes from the Kona range which could fit the bill.
There are several models in the Rove range including the ST steel model but there are also aluminium framed ones as well.
http://www.konaworld.com/2018/rove_st.cfm
http://www.konaworld.com/rove_st.cfm
There is also their Sutra bikes:-
http://www.konaworld.com/platform_sutra.cfm
Surly Bikes
Some of the Surly bikes might be suitable and I think that they are available as either complete builds or frameset only so as you can build it up yourself. Potentially their Midnight Special, Straggler or Disc Trucker bikes could work for you.
https://surlybikes.com/bikes
The Light Blue
One of the bikes from Light Blue could work and I'm not certain but their bikes might also be available as a frame only.
https://www.thelightblue.co.uk/Sport/complete-bikes
Fairlight Cycles ( https://fairlightcycles.com )
Depending on your priorities any one of the three Fairlight bikes could work for you? Also their bikes are available as a frameset only as well as complete bikes. I might be doing them a massive disservice with this overly simplistic (and potentially inaccurate) summary of their bikes range but roughly you have the Faran which could be described as a tough, versatile bike capable of touring as well as much more. There is the Strael which is I suppose what sometimes gets described these days as an "all road" Bike (whatever that means to people) but if you need an example of that bikes capabilities it has been ridden to victory by James Hayden in the last two editions of the Transcontinental across Europe unsupported race. Then there is the Secan which is capable of off road gravel riding as well.
Here's a review of the Strael 2.0
https://road.cc/content/review/240016-fairlight-cycles-strael-20
Plus a review of the Secan:-
https://road.cc/content/review/248008-fairlight-cycles-secan
Although maybe the Faran could be right for you? It's a multi purpose, versatile, go anywhere bike which is built with comfort in mind.
https://fairlightcycles.com/faran
It features the mounting points for mudguards & rack plus I would say that it's designed for comfort not speed as it's not a race machine with aggressive geometry.
https://fairlightcycles.com/faran-concept-design-notes
It appears to be a well thought out bike and if you read for example about the paint finish on the bike the do give the frame treatment to try and protect it which is done to varying levels by other companies but sometimes falls short of the mark.
For me personally, and this is probably why my next bike will a Fairlight, one of the biggest appeals of their bikes is the fact that they provide two different sized versions of each frame offering both a regular and a tall version. Now although I've been cycling for a long time I've not had many bikes in that time and so I didn't know lots about bike fit and geometries when I bought one of my bikes. Despite the bike shop recommending the size to me I've never got on with it and discomfort problems are exacerbated the longer the ride.
I've since come to realise that for my body shape and style of riding (primarily everyday type riding with commuting, getting to shops and then occaisional longer rides including audax) I'm not personally a fan of a long stretched out riding position with a stem slammed low on a short top tube because I personally find it uncomfortable.
Fairlight have a principle called Fit Form Function but basically what the Fit part of it means is that they offer both a regular and tall version of each of their frames meaning that their bikes will provide a good fit to a greater number of people. The following video does a far better explanation of the idea than I ever could:-
View: https://vimeo.com/180866780
http://fairlightcycles.com/why-fairlight/fit-function-form
And you don't have to be an expert in order to figure out which frame size and version (regular or tall) is correct for you because all you do is select the model of bike that you want from the Fairlight website and then you can enter both your height and inside leg measurement and it will recommend which frame is best for you.
However if you look at there Instagram page depending on whether you want the frame right now it will depend on what size you want as to whether it’s available immediately. The reason being is that if you look at one of their recent posts it says that they are due to release an updated Faran frameset later this year and so they only have certain sizes left. You can see this on the recent post about the orange Faran build.
https://www.instagram.com/fairlightcycles/
The reason that I've recommended their bikes is because for me personally rather than the particular specs of a bike including the groupset, finishing kit etc., or discount percentage available the most important thing for me with a bike (which I've discovered over time) is the fit and geometry of a bike as well as the functionaility in terms of will it do what you want of it without being a hassle. For example is it easy to fit mudguards and racks to, does it take the tyre widths that I want to use etc..
http://www.cyclist.co.uk/reviews/2117/fairlight-faran-review
http://www.headsetpress.co.uk/fairlight-cycles-faran/
Depending on your intended uses this seems like a very versatile bike and for example I’ve seen a video of people doing a bike tour of the Western Isles in Scotland whilst towing surf boards on trailers using their Fairlight Faran bikes.
The short film can be seen here:-
https://www.pannier.cc/journal/beyond-the-north-wind-tour-headwindhaters-film-bikesurfing
If that doesn't show a bike being capable of anything then I don't know what does because I'd certainly not seen someone towing a surfboard on a bike before but then maybe I'm living in the wrong place.
However if the Faran does not appeal then hopefully some of the other options above or perhaps something suggested by Spa Cycles if you speak to them might appeal.
Good luck on the search for the right bike for you!
John
Further to the above here are some links with other options for you to consider should any of them appeal to you.
Spa Cycles
In addition to the Ti options mentioned above there is also steel options with either the Spa Aubisque or alternatively the Wayferer
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s21p3867/SPA-CYCLES-Aubisque-105-Triple
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s21p3866/SPA-CYCLES-Wayfarer
If you interested in them there's a fair bit of info on them in this forum:-
https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=123787
Temple Cycles
The Temple Cycles Adventure Disc could fit your requirements. Also with Temple I think that a degree of customisation is available if and if that's of interest I'd contact them to ask about your options to get it built up as you want.
https://www.templecycles.co.uk/pages/adventure-disc-landing
https://www.templecycles.co.uk/blogs/blog/behind-the-design-adventure-disc
There's also a video featuring the Adventure Disc on this page:-
https://www.templecycles.co.uk/pages/rider-profile-videos
Kona Bikes
With the Kona Wheelhouse having been mentioned above there are also other bikes from the Kona range which could fit the bill.
There are several models in the Rove range including the ST steel model but there are also aluminium framed ones as well.
http://www.konaworld.com/2018/rove_st.cfm
http://www.konaworld.com/rove_st.cfm
There is also their Sutra bikes:-
http://www.konaworld.com/platform_sutra.cfm
Surly Bikes
Some of the Surly bikes might be suitable and I think that they are available as either complete builds or frameset only so as you can build it up yourself. Potentially their Midnight Special, Straggler or Disc Trucker bikes could work for you.
https://surlybikes.com/bikes
The Light Blue
One of the bikes from Light Blue could work and I'm not certain but their bikes might also be available as a frame only.
https://www.thelightblue.co.uk/Sport/complete-bikes
Fairlight Cycles ( https://fairlightcycles.com )
Depending on your priorities any one of the three Fairlight bikes could work for you? Also their bikes are available as a frameset only as well as complete bikes. I might be doing them a massive disservice with this overly simplistic (and potentially inaccurate) summary of their bikes range but roughly you have the Faran which could be described as a tough, versatile bike capable of touring as well as much more. There is the Strael which is I suppose what sometimes gets described these days as an "all road" Bike (whatever that means to people) but if you need an example of that bikes capabilities it has been ridden to victory by James Hayden in the last two editions of the Transcontinental across Europe unsupported race. Then there is the Secan which is capable of off road gravel riding as well.
Here's a review of the Strael 2.0
https://road.cc/content/review/240016-fairlight-cycles-strael-20
Plus a review of the Secan:-
https://road.cc/content/review/248008-fairlight-cycles-secan
Although maybe the Faran could be right for you? It's a multi purpose, versatile, go anywhere bike which is built with comfort in mind.
https://fairlightcycles.com/faran
It features the mounting points for mudguards & rack plus I would say that it's designed for comfort not speed as it's not a race machine with aggressive geometry.
https://fairlightcycles.com/faran-concept-design-notes
It appears to be a well thought out bike and if you read for example about the paint finish on the bike the do give the frame treatment to try and protect it which is done to varying levels by other companies but sometimes falls short of the mark.
For me personally, and this is probably why my next bike will a Fairlight, one of the biggest appeals of their bikes is the fact that they provide two different sized versions of each frame offering both a regular and a tall version. Now although I've been cycling for a long time I've not had many bikes in that time and so I didn't know lots about bike fit and geometries when I bought one of my bikes. Despite the bike shop recommending the size to me I've never got on with it and discomfort problems are exacerbated the longer the ride.
I've since come to realise that for my body shape and style of riding (primarily everyday type riding with commuting, getting to shops and then occaisional longer rides including audax) I'm not personally a fan of a long stretched out riding position with a stem slammed low on a short top tube because I personally find it uncomfortable.
Fairlight have a principle called Fit Form Function but basically what the Fit part of it means is that they offer both a regular and tall version of each of their frames meaning that their bikes will provide a good fit to a greater number of people. The following video does a far better explanation of the idea than I ever could:-
View: https://vimeo.com/180866780
http://fairlightcycles.com/why-fairlight/fit-function-form
And you don't have to be an expert in order to figure out which frame size and version (regular or tall) is correct for you because all you do is select the model of bike that you want from the Fairlight website and then you can enter both your height and inside leg measurement and it will recommend which frame is best for you.
However if you look at there Instagram page depending on whether you want the frame right now it will depend on what size you want as to whether it’s available immediately. The reason being is that if you look at one of their recent posts it says that they are due to release an updated Faran frameset later this year and so they only have certain sizes left. You can see this on the recent post about the orange Faran build.
https://www.instagram.com/fairlightcycles/
The reason that I've recommended their bikes is because for me personally rather than the particular specs of a bike including the groupset, finishing kit etc., or discount percentage available the most important thing for me with a bike (which I've discovered over time) is the fit and geometry of a bike as well as the functionaility in terms of will it do what you want of it without being a hassle. For example is it easy to fit mudguards and racks to, does it take the tyre widths that I want to use etc..
http://www.cyclist.co.uk/reviews/2117/fairlight-faran-review
http://www.headsetpress.co.uk/fairlight-cycles-faran/
Depending on your intended uses this seems like a very versatile bike and for example I’ve seen a video of people doing a bike tour of the Western Isles in Scotland whilst towing surf boards on trailers using their Fairlight Faran bikes.
The short film can be seen here:-
https://www.pannier.cc/journal/beyond-the-north-wind-tour-headwindhaters-film-bikesurfing
If that doesn't show a bike being capable of anything then I don't know what does because I'd certainly not seen someone towing a surfboard on a bike before but then maybe I'm living in the wrong place.
However if the Faran does not appeal then hopefully some of the other options above or perhaps something suggested by Spa Cycles if you speak to them might appeal.
Good luck on the search for the right bike for you!
John
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V.nice!
Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
I have a 2014 Ridgeway Flight 01.
Disks all around sks fitted.
I bought it new in 2015 for about 465quid. I'm up to about 15k miles on mine .
It is a narrow flat bar but there are drop versions available. Mine is a 3x8 set up with the biggest up front being 48 which I'd rather be a 50 but 8 speed stuff is dirt cheap.... Chains less than a fiver and cassettes for a tenner .
No doubt second hand versions available on the likes of fleabay.
Disks all around sks fitted.
I bought it new in 2015 for about 465quid. I'm up to about 15k miles on mine .
It is a narrow flat bar but there are drop versions available. Mine is a 3x8 set up with the biggest up front being 48 which I'd rather be a 50 but 8 speed stuff is dirt cheap.... Chains less than a fiver and cassettes for a tenner .
No doubt second hand versions available on the likes of fleabay.
