Recommended bikes that will take muddies?

Droops
Droops Posts: 204
edited August 2008 in Workshop
I'm getting itchy about a new bike to replace my Spesh Allez. I really only have room for one road bike so I'm thinking that one that will accept mudguards would give me year-round use.
I don't want a tourer, but rather something lightish and blingish, however are light-bling and mudguard-compatible mutually exclusive?

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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,057
    Ever tried SKS Raceblades... clip-on mudguards?

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/SKS_R ... 300005894/
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  • jswba
    jswba Posts: 491
    Kinesis Racelight T and the TK both take full guards and are nice bikes.
  • master_grunthos
    master_grunthos Posts: 161
    Surosa Audax, though this years blue is not as bling as last years matt black
    M_G
  • fraz167
    fraz167 Posts: 142
    Pearson Audax Carbon looks pretty good, carbon bike that takes mudguards :D

    Or Cycling Plus this month has a cracking looking Roberts that takes mudguards

    Cheers
    Fraser
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I have exactly the same thought; I can only afford one bike, and I'd like to be able to use it year round without spraying myself with filthy water. I'd also like it to be fairly light and fast.

    My shortlist:

    Ribble's audax / winter trainer. Buy one of the special editions and it comes with the mudguards fitted

    Kinesis racelight TK, probably from Epic

    Pinnacle Lagerra 1 or 2, only available via Evans.


    And then again, I keep thinking should I go for a full carbon bike and put up with the occasional soaking?
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Good grief the Pinnacle Lagerra is a poor relation compared to the Kinesis frames. I am really not been impressed with the Pinnacle bikes I have to say. Shoddy stuff.
  • Droops
    Droops Posts: 204
    keef66 said: "And then again, I keep thinking should I go for a full carbon bike and put up with the occasional soaking"
    Same here, Keef. Can't quite drag myself away from a Spesh Roubaix because of the great reviews it gets, but on the other hand a wet botty is a real pain in the @rse - as it were...
  • graham_g
    graham_g Posts: 652
    No love for Giant SCR's anyone? Great value bikes and clearance/fixings for mudguards (and even a rack if you like!) I think Trek also do something similar.

    Race blades are just a bit much of a half-way house from complaints that I've heard - they simply don't provide enough protection for all year riding IMO (both for the rider and the drivetrain).
  • Droops
    Droops Posts: 204
    Graham, do you know whether the CARBON SCRs take full 'guards?

    What about the Spesh Roubaix taking 'guards, anyone?
  • mwo
    mwo Posts: 57
    Roubaixs don't have mounts or the clearnce for full mudguards. Mine barely has enough clearance at the front for a raceblade.
  • graham_g
    graham_g Posts: 652
    Droops wrote:
    Graham, do you know whether the CARBON SCRs take full 'guards?

    What about the Spesh Roubaix taking 'guards, anyone?

    It's simply a common feature of the Alu frame/carbon fork models, but the carbon frames come under the 'performance' tag instead of 'sport' so won't take guards.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    giant mancp wrote:
    Good grief the Pinnacle Lagerra is a poor relation compared to the Kinesis frames. I am really not been impressed with the Pinnacle bikes I have to say. Shoddy stuff.

    Never seen one in the flesh, but from my web-based research that was my perception; can't find any reviews for them apart from their own PR. Wouldn't want to buy from Evans anyway.

    Just contacted Epic trying to arrange back to back test rides on the Kinesis Racelight TK and a carbon framed Orbea. Then I'll make a decision about the wet bum.

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