Another 'what bike' thread
tgotb
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My much-loved 20-year-old road bike is on its last legs; lots of bits are knackered including both wheels and the entire drive train, and for the cost of replacing everything I might aswell buy a new bike.
The bike needs to have fittings for proper mudguards and a rack (I commute with a pannier). Nice to have would be brakes that work properly in the wet, and a triple chainset. The bike is going to be used mostly for commuting/SCR (30 miles/day), but I'll probably try a couple of sportives in the Summer and possibly a bit of light touring somewhere hilly (hence the triple ring).
What should be on my shopping list? Max budget is £1000 through Cyclescheme. This is a hard limit, as I haven't been able to find a Cyclescheme retailer who will allow me to top up the voucher amount with cash.
The bike needs to have fittings for proper mudguards and a rack (I commute with a pannier). Nice to have would be brakes that work properly in the wet, and a triple chainset. The bike is going to be used mostly for commuting/SCR (30 miles/day), but I'll probably try a couple of sportives in the Summer and possibly a bit of light touring somewhere hilly (hence the triple ring).
What should be on my shopping list? Max budget is £1000 through Cyclescheme. This is a hard limit, as I haven't been able to find a Cyclescheme retailer who will allow me to top up the voucher amount with cash.
Pannier, 120rpm.
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Ribble Audax/Winter 7005.
I think you'll have to take their Bikebuilder option to get a triple at the moment.
I have one which I've had just over a year - I only commute on it in summer*, but do use paniers. Ribble supplied it with a rack, though it needed some fettling to make the rack fit well (it wasn't horizontal as they'd fitted it - see pic).
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Epic cycles do some lovely kinesis bikes for about that. They all take guards and some take racks too.
I was thinking about them this morning looking at all the crap on my frame.
Alternatively strech your budget and get this beauty.
YummySaracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
Vitus Sentier VRS - 20170 -
Kinesis Tripster, have to post this link again, having one of these built for cycle to work next month. working out at around £1,150. Try asking around the kinesis dealers and see if they will take your voucher towards a build, I had no problem with this near me. (Ride Bikes Newcastle doing my build):
http://road.cc/content/news/4135-exclusive-just-kuk-tripster
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Kinesis Tripster
Gazelle NY Cab
Surly Steamroller
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Kona Sutra for about £1000 - racks, mudguards, disc brakes, triple:
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How about the Tifosi Audax for around £750?0
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or the Charge Juicer Mid?0
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That guy on the Brompton wrote:My much-loved 20-year-old road bike is on its last legs; lots of bits are knackered including both wheels and the entire drive train, and for the cost of replacing everything I might aswell buy a new bike.
The bike needs to have fittings for proper mudguards and a rack (I commute with a pannier). Nice to have would be brakes that work properly in the wet, and a triple chainset. The bike is going to be used mostly for commuting/SCR (30 miles/day), but I'll probably try a couple of sportives in the Summer and possibly a bit of light touring somewhere hilly (hence the triple ring).
What should be on my shopping list? Max budget is £1000 through Cyclescheme. This is a hard limit, as I haven't been able to find a Cyclescheme retailer who will allow me to top up the voucher amount with cash.
There is a good shop in Bromley who are willing to let you top up the voucher - have a search and I'm sure you'll find it0 -
Mountainboy2465 wrote:or the Charge Juicer Mid?
the juicer doesnt have rack mountsGenesis Altitude
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SJS Cycles do a great range of spares for older bikes plus Edinburgh Bicycle Coop do some excellent budget wheels As a bike builder can guide you through everything Have both a 19 and 25+ year old bike plus recently put a 27 year old bike back on the road [road bike] and is running better than new tyredocter@hotmail.co.uk0