Probably out of the OPs budget but doesnt the Hewitt Carbon Alpine have 'guard clearance? Not sure about rack lugs...
Ping Frank9755 - he has one.
Hadn't seen that before... but I don't really like the styling.
I have however just spotted that the Synapse is available in carbon
Whilst my original comments suggested that I didn't like the styling of the Synapse, that was directed at the aluminium (Sora-equipped) one I saw in Edinburgh. The Synapse Carbon 105 looks
exactly how I'd like my road bike to look (I'm a bit of a sucker for white/black/red paint job
), and with it available at less than £1500 for sale 2012 stock I might just be able to squeeze the budget to it.
It appears to tick all the boxes – I like the look; it's carbon so I guess it'll be even lighter than the aluminium Synapse; the geometry seems perfect for day-in, day-out commuting, long weekend rides and sportives; it's got Shimano 105 and it already comes shod with 25c tyres.... but can someone
please tell me if I'll get some sort of mudguards on it?