mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
I like riding road bikes for the commute. I had a couple of cross bikes in the past which had mudguards and rack/panniers but they seemed sluggish so I reverted to my road bike plus ruck sack. Nowadays I'm kind of annoyed carrying such a heavy bag so I started thinking about a new bike which must have rack and fender mounts and have drop bars.
I was thinking something like a Condor Fratello but a cheaper alternative. Something that can take 28 or 30mm tyres with fenders, a rack. Spyre mechanical disks would be nice and I don't care what the frame is made of. Sora or Tiagra, around 8-10 speeds would be great but I'd like the bike to have some "kick" though I think I won't get that in a bike that takes fenders+rack.
Can you suggest something close, something that has "kick" but still takes F+R? Trek has a nice bike selector tool and it points me to their Crossrip which is a CX style bike. Cheaper bikes (you know, like cheaper than a Fratello) are better as I'm more likely to use them around town and lock them up. And it has to be a new bike.
Ps: I know some of you will helpfully ask why the bag is heavy and if I can leave stuff at work but no, not really. And the bag is just heavy, it just is.
I was thinking something like a Condor Fratello but a cheaper alternative. Something that can take 28 or 30mm tyres with fenders, a rack. Spyre mechanical disks would be nice and I don't care what the frame is made of. Sora or Tiagra, around 8-10 speeds would be great but I'd like the bike to have some "kick" though I think I won't get that in a bike that takes fenders+rack.
Can you suggest something close, something that has "kick" but still takes F+R? Trek has a nice bike selector tool and it points me to their Crossrip which is a CX style bike. Cheaper bikes (you know, like cheaper than a Fratello) are better as I'm more likely to use them around town and lock them up. And it has to be a new bike.
Ps: I know some of you will helpfully ask why the bag is heavy and if I can leave stuff at work but no, not really. And the bag is just heavy, it just is.