Off-the-peg disc-brake-ready road frames

[NickM]

...that is, for 700C wheels, with reasonably generous clearances - are there any?

PS that don't weigh three and a half tons!

 

[mickle]

Road frame as in road bike? Or a bike to ride on the road? You'll be looking for a cross bike or tourer, few of which come equipped for discs. Although something like a Kona Dew frame might be available.

 

[kyuss]

Shame you didn't ask this yesterday. I could have pointed you to Chain Reactions 'flood sale' where there was a Planet X Uncle John cross frame with disk mounts going for £120. Looks like it's gone now though.

 

[mr Mag00]

its all in the timing

 

[Steve Austin]

I ride a voodoo limba which fits your specifications

There are a few, but they ain't that common. Cannondale, redline, trek make them too

 

[Steve Austin]

this looks purty

http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article/mps/uan/3433

Salsa do one too, which is very nice.

 

[Chuffy]

Singular Cycles Peregrine
Trek Portland
Cotic Roadrat
The Peregrine and Cotic are both steel, but unless you are a weight weenie that shouldn't be a problem. If you want discs then you can't be really. The Portland is aluminium iirc.

There is also the Orbea Diem, which is just beautiful.....

EDIT - of course the Trek and the Orbea are both fully built. Are you looking for a DIY job or are you working from the premise that there aren't any ready-mades out there?

 

[HLaB]

I've saw a marin cyclocross that had discs.
the Toscana

 

[Chuffy]

I've saw a marin cyclocross that had discs.
the Toscana

Nice!

 

[PapaZita]

I am very fond of my Van Nicholas Amazon.

PZ.

 

[NickM]

I am very fond of my Van Nicholas Amazon.

Nice. Does its fork have a disc tab?

this looks purty

http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article/mps/uan/3433

That's the sort of thing...

Salsa do one too, which is very nice.

Oh yes, now you're talking - I've always liked Salsas. Available as a frameset, too... I knew this forum would come up trumps

 

[NickM]

...Are you looking for a DIY job or are you working from the premise that there aren't any ready-mades out there?

Steel is preferred, as is a bare frame - off-the-peg bikes never seem to quite fit the bill, although the Salsa La Cruz is very close...

Does anybody know whether Soma frames are actually available in the UK? The distributor's website seems as dead as the proverbial.

 

[ColinJ]

Nick, are you looking for disc brakes because you think they'd be better for winter riding? I find conventional brakes fine from about March to November, but I have to say that I'd like discs in the winter. I hate the sound of rims and brake blocks grinding away when grit-laden spray gets on them.

I used to wear out brake blocks and rims pretty quickly in mucky conditions on my first MTB which had V-brakes, but they last for ages on my replacement MTB which has Hope discs front and rear.

 

[PapaZita]

Nice. Does its fork have a disc tab?

I don't think the Van Nicholas forks do. I'm using a Winwood Muddy cross fork that has both disc and cantilever mounts.

PZ.

 

[NickM]

Nick, are you looking for disc brakes because you think they'd be better for winter riding?

No - because my (otherwise excellent) Koolstop salmon brake pads cover the forks and seatstays of my commuting bike in grey crap every time it rains, so being lazy I tend to get the tube to work if dampness is forecast.

If my commuter had disc brakes (of which I have had good experiences on other bikes), I would have no choice but to ride to work in the rain, and the new bike would soon pay for itself in saved fares. Well, that's my argument, to which I am sticking