Help me with a bike that will take full mudguards

tubbs_214
tubbs_214 Posts: 185
edited June 2014 in Road buying advice
Right my faithful bike got stolen from a "secure" bike shed over the weekend and I'm stuck on what to replace it with. I don't really want to spend more than £700 as it's for a bad/wet weather do it all bike. It has to take full mudguards. I'm not a racer by any means but I will be putting a fair few winter miles on it 40-60 mile rides so could do with being comfy. I saw the trek 1.2 takes full mudguards also some of the pinnacle bikes from evans do. So hit me with your suggestions

Cheers.

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  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    Ribble winter trainer :)

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/bbd/road- ... BRW&bike=1
    Red bikes are the fastest.
  • Coach H
    Coach H Posts: 1,092
    Older Cannondale Synapse from Paul's Cycles?
    Coach H. (Dont ask me for training advice - 'It's not about the bike')
  • animal72
    animal72 Posts: 251
    Genesis equilibrium, but I would say that as I've got one.
    Condor Super Acciaio, Record, Deda, Pacentis.
    Curtis 853 Handbuilt MTB, XTR, DT Swiss and lots of Hope.
    Genesis Datum Gravel Bike, Pacentis (again).
    Genesis Equilibrium Disc, 105 & H-Plus-Son.

    Mostly Steel.
  • mrkev83
    mrkev83 Posts: 184
    Fuji sportif 1.1 from Evans is listed as 820 but I got mine for 750 in store after negotiations
    http://www.strava.com/athletes/mrkev83

    Built for comfort... Not for speed
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Merlin Cycles own brand bike - 4 seasons or 365 it might be called..? Moda Bolero in a sale? Planet X Kaffenbach? Eastway have some mudguard friendly bikes that might interest? Plus the others already mentioned.
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.
  • duckson
    duckson Posts: 961
    passout wrote:
    Merlin Cycles own brand bike - 4 seasons or 365 it might be called..? Moda Bolero in a sale? Planet X Kaffenbach? Eastway have some mudguard friendly bikes that might interest? Plus the others already mentioned.

    Ribble Sportive 365 you mean or http://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-malt ... 62701.html

    Dolan Dual?

    Above budget possibly.
    Cheers, Stu
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    Giant Defy 3. Superb all round Alu framed bike. Pretty comfortable ride too.
  • luv2ride
    luv2ride Posts: 2,367
    Tifosi CK7. Still loving mine in battleship grey 8)
    Titus Silk Road Ti rigid 29er - Scott Solace 10 disc - Kinesis Crosslight Pro6 disc - Scott CR1 SL - Pinnacle Arkose X 650b - Pinnacle Arkose singlespeed - Specialized Singlecross...& an Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 string...
  • samsbike
    samsbike Posts: 942
    sticking with the genesis theme, the cdf is around £700, planet x kaffenback and I think revolution bikes may do something as well.

    Also the Treks racing bikes have mudguard mounts (altough they maybe hidden) and the Jamis touring range.
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    duckson wrote:
    passout wrote:
    Merlin Cycles own brand bike - 4 seasons or 365 it might be called..? Moda Bolero in a sale? Planet X Kaffenbach? Eastway have some mudguard friendly bikes that might interest? Plus the others already mentioned.

    Ribble Sportive 365 you mean or http://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-malt ... 62701.html

    Dolan Dual?

    Above budget possibly.

    I meant the Merlin as per the link, yes - cheers. I like the Ribble 365 too but thought it might be above budget.

    If you like steel then Spa Audax looks good. Personally I'd stick to alu.

    There's always cross bikes too of course - Cannondale disc, Kona Jake, Revolution....
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.

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