Winter Bike recommendations

relanium
relanium Posts: 487
edited August 2010 in Road buying advice
Can anyone recommend a good winter bike, might as well start looking for one now, nothing too expensive, most I'm looking to pay is about £1000 or less.

Thanks.
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  • mr_poll
    mr_poll Posts: 1,547
    Ribble do a good solid winter/audax bike - about 600 notes but u can add/change the equipment if u have more to spend.
  • crumbschief
    crumbschief Posts: 3,399
    The west is best,wowza,my winter bike cost me £200
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    Surosa Toledo - and keep the change....
  • andrew_s
    andrew_s Posts: 2,511
    If next winter is anything like last winter, make sure you leave room for studded tyres (i.e. bigger than 700x35
  • Lagavulin
    Lagavulin Posts: 1,688
    They're about a grand or more but Kinesis's Racelight T2 and TK2 keep appealing to me.
    2010 Cannondale CAAD 9
    2008 Wilier Izoard
  • leeroy72
    leeroy72 Posts: 330
    Just on building a Regal Jester cromoly framed winter hack...less than £350 total spend so far...Its not top spec but its for winter....Sora compact groupset...RS10 wheels.....she's looking good 8)
    Find your limits...and then exceed them frequently
  • flasher
    flasher Posts: 1,734
    Ribble.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    leeroy72 wrote:
    Just on building a Regal Jester cromoly framed winter hack...less than £350 total spend so far...Its not top spec but its for winter....Sora compact groupset...RS10 wheels.....she's looking good 8)
    sounds good, pics when finished please .....
  • relanium
    relanium Posts: 487
    Ordering one of these for my winter bike, hope there ok...

    http://www.kinesisbikes.co.uk/product.php?id=40
  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    relanium wrote:
    Ordering one of these for my winter bike, hope there ok...

    http://www.kinesisbikes.co.uk/product.php?id=40

    Good choice. Good friend of mine has one for his winter steed and he loves it. It looks good, is well built and rides well
    Expertly coached by http://www.vitessecyclecoaching.co.uk/

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  • Lagavulin
    Lagavulin Posts: 1,688
    A fine choice.
    2010 Cannondale CAAD 9
    2008 Wilier Izoard
  • relanium
    relanium Posts: 487
    It was either the Kinesis or get a Ridley Eos and put mudguards on it :)
  • leeroy72
    leeroy72 Posts: 330
    giant mancp wrote:
    leeroy72 wrote:
    Just on building a Regal Jester cromoly framed winter hack...less than £350 total spend so far...Its not top spec but its for winter....Sora compact groupset...RS10 wheels.....she's looking good 8)
    sounds good, pics when finished please .....

    Will do mate....a few more days.... 8)
    Find your limits...and then exceed them frequently
  • jswba
    jswba Posts: 491
    I love my TK2 enough to use it all year around. Well worth the extra cash
  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    mr_poll wrote:
    Ribble do a good solid winter/audax bike - about 600 notes but u can add/change the equipment if u have more to spend.

    Got a Ribble about 5yrs ago using their bike builder. Cost about £500-£600 with Campag Xenon groupset and it's still going strong.
  • lancejambo
    lancejambo Posts: 147
    www.ribblecycles.co.uk
    then go to special edition i would go for the 105 spec then its good all round i think thats what im going to get in september
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lancejambo/7872222626/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lancejambo/7872231406/
  • Brewsterwmb
    Brewsterwmb Posts: 145
    £1000 on a winter hack! very nice... spent £300 2 yrs ago on a 2nd hand, not sure what frame, added some better groupo etc and off i went! Spending 1k, why not ad £500 and buy a Ti frame :wink:
    “Look where you want to go. Not where you are going”
  • Fat Head
    Fat Head Posts: 765
    I have just replaced my 6 year old alu Trek 1200 frame (which has been used as a winter bike) with a TK2, just finished the built this evening and ridden out in the dark with trainers for 3 mins and even at that I can tell it's a class bike. Difference with the old frame is chalk and cheese. Looking forward to getting it out on the road proper. It's specced up with full guards and looking the part.

    I wonder how it will compare with my summer carbon bike which is now 5 years old, I think I might be pleasantly surprised enough to get rid of it and keep the TK2 as a year round do it all. Certainly be more cost effective than keeping the two!
  • simon t
    simon t Posts: 132
    lancejambo wrote:
    www.ribblecycles.co.uk
    then go to special edition i would go for the 105 spec then its good all round i think thats what im going to get in september

    The kinesis tk2 is in a different leage to the ribble :lol:
  • Brian1
    Brian1 Posts: 595
    CRC have Vitus frames for just over £100. Was thinking of building one up for winter.Anyone any experience of these.Thanks
  • MICHAELCYCLES
    MICHAELCYCLES Posts: 350
    simon t wrote:
    lancejambo wrote:
    www.ribblecycles.co.uk
    then go to special edition i would go for the 105 spec then its good all round i think thats what im going to get in september

    The kinesis tk2 is in a different leage to the ribble :lol:


    You're hardly comparing like with like.

    For the Tiagra versions there is a price difference of £420.
  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    get some kind of cyclocross.
    BMC TM01 - FCN 0
    Look 695 (Geared) - FCN 1
    Bowman Palace:R - FCN 1
    Cannondale CAAD 9 - FCN 2
    Premier (CX) - FCN 6
    Premier (fixed/SS) - FCN3
  • leeroy72
    leeroy72 Posts: 330
    giant mancp wrote:
    leeroy72 wrote:
    Just on building a Regal Jester cromoly framed winter hack...less than £350 total spend so far...Its not top spec but its for winter....Sora compact groupset...RS10 wheels.....she's looking good 8)
    sounds good, pics when finished please .....


    The finished article apart from the mudguards....

    DSCF0853.jpg

    Unbelievable how she rides....well happy 8)
    Find your limits...and then exceed them frequently
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Yikes! I thought I had a lot of spacers!
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    looks good for a winter bike gotta say, and the price for the frame says it all ......
  • leeroy72
    leeroy72 Posts: 330
    keef66 wrote:
    Yikes! I thought I had a lot of spacers!

    Haha, thats the second comment regarding the amount of spacers....I do intend to shorten the steerer and sort the stem very soon.... 8)...well thats if I have it that long....I have an offer on the table and I may just accept it!!
    Find your limits...and then exceed them frequently
  • silverpigeon
    silverpigeon Posts: 327
    I've just bought a Willier Xenon Escape £600.00 and rock solid. I'm even looking forward to winter
    Basso Astra
    Principia Ellipse SX
    Kinesis Racelight 4S
    Kinesis Crosslight Pro Disc
  • leeroy72
    leeroy72 Posts: 330
    Nice bikes those Willers...Can you fit guards on it?
    Find your limits...and then exceed them frequently
  • Wheelie Bin
    Wheelie Bin Posts: 162
    Why not just buy winter wheels and fit some of those racing mudguards? What else is there to worry about? Sorry, I just don't get the winter bike thing. (Oh, silly me... excuse to buy another bike!)
    I'm at that difficult age... somewhere between birth and death.
  • rich164h
    rich164h Posts: 433
    Wheelie Bin wrote:
    Sorry, I just don't get the winter bike thing.
    You're not the only one. All it requires is a bit more regular cleaning and some of those Crud mudguards and that's it. One bike, all year round.

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