2nd/Winter Bike - £1k suggestions

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  • proylance
    proylance Posts: 27
    1+ for Kinesis T2
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Lucky Luke wrote:
    Round are way almost everyone rides a Ribble winter bike for the winter/ wet weather.

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  • mouth
    mouth Posts: 1,195
    Off topic, but OP are/were you a hockey fan?
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  • proylance
    proylance Posts: 27
    Lucky Luke wrote:
    Round are way almost everyone rides a Ribble winter bike for the winter/ wet weather.

    Having owned a Ribble I am not convinced the quality is as good as alternatives out there (just my own opinion).
  • super_davo
    super_davo Posts: 1,228
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Have a look at the Dolan RDX in the your bike section, not sure id want that BB cabling layout.

    It's my RDX in the "Your road bikes" section.

    I wouldn't let the BB cabling put you off. I made it look presentable by snipping an inch and a half of cable off, and cable tying them together. Took me about 10 minutes tops. When I next strip and rebuild it I'll heat shrink them, which will look better still. Post wheel change it comes in at 9.6kg including mudguards and pedals (which are industrial M520s). If you're looking at new bikes under 9kg, then based on the way they will be measured, it's probably there or thereabouts.

    That's with R505 brakes and a full 105 groupset, so changing to R685s or Ultegra should dip you well under.

    Bike is £950, £30 extra for mudguards, £20 delivery so £1000 bang on. I immediately sold the 2100g Aksium discs on eBay and they fetched £130 (approx £120 less fees) and replaced with 1500g Prime Pros at £290. So call it £1200 to get to the spec of mine. You can also pick the exact ratios, crank length, stem, bars etc, so you can get your compact/32 cassette combo out of the box.

    Incidentally I have a Ribble Winter which is a reasonable spec; Centaur groupset with carbon chainset, Superstar 1600g wheels - and my RDX is bang on the same weight.
  • neeb
    neeb Posts: 4,473
    Thought this thread would be about getting a second winter bike, not just a second bike that's a winter bike..

    (N+1) + 1.. :D
  • wotnoshoeseh
    wotnoshoeseh Posts: 531
    jolmes wrote:
    Just finished a Kinesis Racelight T3 tonight for a smidge under £1k with full 105 and R650 brakes. Good bargain hunting and use of sales helped a lot. The mudguards will push it over £1k but well worth it.

    Sounds like the way forward tbh.
  • Moonbiker
    Moonbiker Posts: 1,706
    https://www.merlincycles.com/eddy-merck ... 04749.html
  • svetty
    svetty Posts: 1,904
    I'd just keep a look-out for whatever comes up on ebay within travelling distance. Decide on your criteria and then whatever meets this is what you bid for. You should end up with something decent and a better spec than buying new - and for a winter bike who needs new? You can inspect on collection to ensure everything is kosher.
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  • neeb
    neeb Posts: 4,473
    Just in case people haven't noticed I have to confess to having resurrected a year-and-a-half old thread, so the OP probably has his winter bike by now.. :wink:

    But it's a good time of the year to talk about winter bikes!

    JaaMoI, has anyone tried running a hydraulic disc brake on the front of a winter bike with a rim brake on the back? That would be a possibility with, for example, the Kinesis 4S or even the T3 paired with the Tracer 1.5 disc fork. Would save a bit of complication and fiddlyness but I wonder if it could be a bit dangerous in torrential conditions when the difference in braking power would be most pronounced (and different from what you had got used to in dry conditions, i.e. there would be an inconsistent difference between front and rear).
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    Probably best use a trip HYD rd front so you can have the same sti.

    I would buy a cheap alloy frame and a set of miche reflex wheels and a tiagra groupset. Use a cheap alloy seat pin, bars are stem. Deda zero is also cheap and you should be done for less than a grand and have a very good bike. Tifosi ck7 framesets are good and there should be some older ones new you can pick up for peanuts. The brakes could be miche performance, sell the brakes you get with the groupset.

    For pedals I would pick up a old set of look delta's. These are the most reliable pedals ever created.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    Here you go.
    https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-p ... o-frameset

    The disc version is more expensive. Trp spyres though are £40 each end and you'll need a trp or haywire compression less cable kit normally £25. Hydraulic brakes are nice but pricey. Spyres are good enough for training.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • Moonbiker
    Moonbiker Posts: 1,706
    Sold out

    The newer version looks different:

    https://www.vanillabikes.com/products/t ... 85EALw_wcB

    Has carbon fork

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