Multi-Purpose Dream Machine....Steel or Ti?

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  • normanp
    normanp Posts: 279
    Have you looked at the new Sunday Bicycles' September frame? Looks ideal for your purpose.
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    giant mancp wrote:
    I am leaning towards the Colnago X-Light but the weight of 1650g puts me off a little. I don't know at this stage the built up weight of course. A light steel frame lugged or not seems to be a rare thing. I don't know what the likes of Waterford or Pegoretti are like.

    I'm really impressed by www.witcombcycles.co.uk. They custom build steel frames (953, if you wish). They're an old company, but admit I'd not heard of them until I saw their stand at the Cycle show. The quality of finish is breathtaking. And they're British.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,579
    APIII wrote:
    I'm really impressed by www.witcombcycles.co.uk. They custom build steel frames (953, if you wish). They're an old company, but admit I'd not heard of them until I saw their stand at the Cycle show. The quality of finish is breathtaking. And they're British.
    You should have bought a frame of theirs last summer for £500 before they got involved with a certain designer who raised the prices by 100%.
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    Ah, that'll explain the way-out paintjobs then. Still, if it keeps them in business, good luck to them.
  • Muzak
    Muzak Posts: 78
    andyp wrote:
    APIII wrote:
    I'm really impressed by www.witcombcycles.co.uk. They custom build steel frames (953, if you wish). They're an old company, but admit I'd not heard of them until I saw their stand at the Cycle show. The quality of finish is breathtaking. And they're British.
    You should have bought a frame of theirs last summer for £500 before they got involved with a certain designer who raised the prices by 100%.

    I met the designer in the shop. He seemed genuinely into cycling but there has been a huge price hike in the last year. The finishes are sensational admittedly. They could do 953 for £1300 which is less than Rorke list it at. The problem is that all the add-ons (incl painit :shock: ) take the price to more like £1600 quid. You have to ask yourself if it is worth it at that price. Add on some nice wheels and half-decent group and you are looking at a re-mortgage.

    I guess Witcomb must have pretty high overheads in London and are selling a lot of bikes to punters abroad who want British steel bikes.

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