Aluminium bike buying advice

[Racing roadkill]

A few ti brands to peruse here.

https://store.pedalrevolution.co.uk/bikes/titanium

But be warned Ti becomes addictive.

And Titanium is even more prone to poor welding and frame failures than Aluminium.

 

[Venod]

And Titanium is even more prone to poor welding and frame failures than Aluminium

Have you any proof, numbers etc ?

 

[vickster]

Steel and ti options??

Genesis equilibrium or Croix in steel
Eg https://www.biketart.com/bikes-c1/road-bikes-c35/genesis-equilibrium-disc-20-2018-p43640/s120736

Condor fratello steel but expensive

Spa have steelies too

Sabbath AR1 from Spa
E.g. Bargain
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s21p3845/SABBATH-AR1-Disc-105-(5800)-TRP-HY-RD

Spa Elan (cheaper but less well finished than the AR1), you can get hydraulics 105 for under 2k

Spa options here, Harrogate not too far from Barnsley (assuming there's only the one in Yorkshire)
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s21p0/Bikes/Touring-Audax-and-Sportive

 

[I like Skol]

I really like my Kona Wheelhouse. If you have more money then maybe look at the Roadhouse?

 

[I like Skol]

And it is a gorgeous colour.....

 

[CXRAndy]

For longevity Ti/Steel then aluminium. Carbon can last a very long time, but is prone to damage from side impact

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Plenty of nice old Reynolds 531 steel bikes on the secondhand market. Some of them go for peanuts, and they will outlast any modern aluminium or carbon fibre rubbish by decades. A lot of them already have outlasted the throwaway stuff, since they were built before mass-produced alu or CF even appeared on the market..

 

[User169]

Mason are kings of alloy.

https://masoncycles.cc/shop/categories/definition-bikes

 

[vickster]

Mason are kings of alloy.

https://masoncycles.cc/shop/categories/definition-bikes

Handsome but the cheapest build that meets his spec is closer to 3k than the 2k budget