New road bike required...

[Cuchilo]

I think the Defy5 is the only Defy that will take a rack but its a compact 11x28 .

 

[sight-pin]

I would think Satnav is already gone shopping for the new wheels by now.
Standing by for update.

 

[L14M]

I would think Satnav is already gone shopping for the new wheels by now.
Standing by for update.

Lucky for some eh?!!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

not quite yet... bad night with my asthma again - I may possibly have a chest infection (deep down at the bottom of my left lung again ). Will have lunch and then go to Evans in Manchester/Trafford centre area - they have a superstore there, via Decathlon in Warrington. The Specialized Concept store along with Bike Factory both over in Chester are in the wrong direction, so may save them for tomorrow morning along with Cycle Surgery and another one I can't remember the name of, both over towards Cheshire Oaks... There are probably one or two more in Chester itself if I google it as well! But ideally need to be able to walk away with a bike because of the need to be mobile on Tuesday.... I guess I could at a push resort to my touring bike for the commute, but I don't currently have a saddle on it and the road bike one has been tried on the tourer and I didn't manage 10 miles before it was painful, which is odd because on the road bike I am completely fine with it for +75 mile rides... I guess I could try the one off the mountain bike instead... but the tourer has to be dismantled, carried down stairs and reassembled before it can be used...

 

[sight-pin]

I know how you feel with asthma. Hope you feel better soon.
I have asthma & copd and have to take prednisolone and antbiotics when i get an infection, i'm on 3 inhalers a day as norm.
Good luck with your bike choice....

 

[L14M]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn Hope you feel better, just think of all that shiney new aluminium and carbon

 

[sight-pin]

Lucky for some eh?!!

I've looking at the price cuts on bmc carbon frame, i dunno what it is about wives but they can be a kill joy at times lol

 

[Sods_Laur]

kinesis racelight? was my second choice when looking for a frame to build up, but only just. will definitely take panniers and i think a 28 tyre. not sure what the whole bike would cost but def less than a grand.

 

[Crackle]

kinesis racelight? was my second choice when looking for a frame to build up, but only just. will definitely take panniers and i think a 28 tyre. not sure what the whole bike would cost but def less than a grand.

I was going to suggest a Racelight frame and forks. Or Planetx will have something.

Is this a want or a need because I can't see why buying some forks 2nd hand or even new for the Triban wouldn't be cheaper?

 

[Sods_Laur]

I was going to suggest a Racelight frame and forks. Or Planetx will have something.

hahaha yeah I bought one of the new alloy framesets from planet x instead of the racelight. but it doesn't have anywhere to attach panniers.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I was going to suggest a Racelight frame and forks. Or Planetx will have something.

Is this a want or a need because I can't see why buying some forks 2nd hand or even new for the Triban wouldn't be cheaper?

too many other things will need replacing before the summer is out. Not to mention that one of the brake bosses has 'gone'
see here... http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/front-brake-removal-road-bike.154247/post-3033941

 

[Crackle]

too many other things will need replacing before the summer is out. Not to mention that one of the brake bosses has 'gone'
see here... http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/front-brake-removal-road-bike.154247/post-3033941

Ah Ok. If other things need replacing I guess the economics for the Triban3 don't add up and there's probably not many things you'd want to move to a donor frame.

 

[Sods_Laur]

Are you planning on this bike being an upgrade, essentially?

 

[LimeBurn]

Pity the PlanetX RT58 Alloy doesnt have rack mounts that would be a good spec for the money.

 

[cyberknight]

2300 should take a 28