Moving from cyclo cross to hybrid

[Mike!]

After starting the commute this year on a very old heavy MTB i purchased a Voodoo Limba X bike which i have got on ok with.

However with the onset of this snow and ice i have come to realise that i feel more comfortable being upright with wider bars so am considering selling the Limba and buying myself a new Hybrid.

I have also found the v-brakes to be slghtly scary in the wet (despite changing the pads to cool stop) so would like to go Disc this time.

Recommedationd for a Hybrid with Road gearing, Disc brakes, mudguard and rack points? (going to check a Boardman in Halfords at lunchtime) Anything else to consider.

Oh and want to buy my Limba? lol :-)

 

[RedBike]

There's nothing wrong with a good set of V-Brakes, the trouble is mini v's partnered with drop bar levers are pretty rubbish.

 

[chigman]

What about this Cube Race It's a flat bar roadie type although it doesn't have discs. you could add those during the build. Nice bike, my mate has one.

Steve

 

[jack the lad]

Doesn't your bike have cantilever brakes, rather than V brakes? If so just changing to V-brakes would give you much better braking, even in the rain, and it would be a lot cheaper to get some flat bars and a good V-brake set than what you would lose on changing the whole bike.

If you are sure you really need to change to disc brakes have a look at Charge, Cotic, Genesis and On-One - they all do something that would fit what you are looking for.

 

[Mike!]

Doesn't your bike have cantilever brakes, rather than V brakes? If so just changing to V-brakes would give you much better braking, even in the rain, and it would be a lot cheaper to get some flat bars and a good V-brake set than what you would lose on changing the whole bike.

Sorry yes it does have cantilevers my mistake, changing the bike seems a lot of hasstle to be honest as it would be gears, levers the lot and i would probably need a shop to do it adding to the cost.

Plus my bike has no eylets for a rear rack which i really need..

Thanks for the bike suggestions so far, am seriously thinking about selling the car (second car) so want to make the right choice!

 

[RedBike]

Doesn't your bike have cantilever brakes, rather than V brakes? If so just changing to V-brakes would give you much better braking, even in the rain, and it would be a lot cheaper to get some flat bars and a good V-brake set than what you would lose on changing the whole bike.

If you are sure you really need to change to disc brakes have a look at Charge, Cotic, Genesis and On-One - they all do something that would fit what you are looking for.

Sadly you can't just fit standard V-brakes to any bike that has drop bar levers. The levers don't pull enough cable.
You can use either Mini-v's (which I assume the OP already has) or a device known as a travel agent to adapt your brake levers for use with stand V-Brake arms. Neither option really gives you mega powerfull brakes though.

btw, a lot of cheap cable discs are pretty rubbish too!

 

[Mike!]

I'll not be changing the bike configuration, i brought it second hand anyway so shouldn't loose to much selling.

 

[BlackPanther]

I ride a Dawes Tanami, and apart from having too many gears (24, but don't use 1/2 of them) it's a great commuter bike. It doesn't have disc brakes, but the V-brakes on it are really good. Re Halfords, my bike was £449.99 in Halfords, but I got it for £299.99 online. Although if I hadn't sat on it in Halfords first, I wouldn't have know to go for the bigger frame. I also really like the 'Crow man' type swept back bars, very comfortable, with loads of space for extras.