Lynksey Titanium Sportive Disc
Discussion
I'm thinking of ordering the 2015 frame with internal Di2 - has anyone on here got the current one? This will be a forever bike for medium to long distance rides (100milers).
So many frames to choose from, I definitely want disc and ability to ride 25mm tyres with proper mudguards. I'm toying with getting the new shimano hydraulic road brakes (R785) but won't need to decide on that til Jan/Feb
So many frames to choose from, I definitely want disc and ability to ride 25mm tyres with proper mudguards. I'm toying with getting the new shimano hydraulic road brakes (R785) but won't need to decide on that til Jan/Feb
I've got a lynskey sportive . It's a really lovely bike, I haven't got disk brake version, I'm not convinced they are an advantage on a road bike, but that's just my view. The sportive frame is built beautifully and gives a nice compliant ride, but it can be a little flexey at the bottom bracket., the bike can feel a little 'dead'. I had a lynskey Helix which I swapped for the sportive as I wanted proper mudguards, in hindsight , I wish I'd kept the helix, the frame just had a bit more zip about it. I've ended up putting pannier racks and using the sportive for a bit of commuting/ touring and riding in the s
tty weather bike. If it isn't wet, I'll take my domane out during the winter, or even the look 675. It doesn't draw me to riding it if you see what I mean. The helix did, I'd take that out all year , even take it instead of my madone.
Anyway, sorry if that sounds a bit negative, I'm sure there'll be plenty of others who'll say I'm talking through my arse and they are the best frames out there.
tty weather bike. If it isn't wet, I'll take my domane out during the winter, or even the look 675. It doesn't draw me to riding it if you see what I mean. The helix did, I'd take that out all year , even take it instead of my madone.Anyway, sorry if that sounds a bit negative, I'm sure there'll be plenty of others who'll say I'm talking through my arse and they are the best frames out there.
LotusMartin - what is your priority? Discs? Wide tyres? Internal routing?
One bike to consider that ticks the first two is a Kinesis Tripster ATR. I bought one in May, have covered about 3000 miles on it since then and as a result of it being so good, sold my two other road bikes on the basis that they were redundant. It's essentially a CX bike, relaxed geometry, incredibly comfortable over longer distances, plenty fast and agile enough. It can take unto 40mm tyres (I'm currently running 35mm mudguards with 32mm tyres for my commute) but then swap to 25mm tyres in the dry for faster road. Out of the box it comes with 105 stuff, but you can get frame only and build up from there. I cannot praise this bike enough and is certainly my bike for life now.
One bike to consider that ticks the first two is a Kinesis Tripster ATR. I bought one in May, have covered about 3000 miles on it since then and as a result of it being so good, sold my two other road bikes on the basis that they were redundant. It's essentially a CX bike, relaxed geometry, incredibly comfortable over longer distances, plenty fast and agile enough. It can take unto 40mm tyres (I'm currently running 35mm mudguards with 32mm tyres for my commute) but then swap to 25mm tyres in the dry for faster road. Out of the box it comes with 105 stuff, but you can get frame only and build up from there. I cannot praise this bike enough and is certainly my bike for life now.
Edited by Rob_T on Wednesday 22 October 11:55
LotusMartin said:
jamiebae said:
I love discs on my road bike, you're defini making the right choice there.
As a cheaper alternative a Genesis Equilibrium will do everything you want, and the Ti frameset isn't totally mental money either.
Can't see that in a disc compatible frameset though. As a cheaper alternative a Genesis Equilibrium will do everything you want, and the Ti frameset isn't totally mental money either.
This is hopefully (or perhaps I'm just fooling myself!) the last bike I'll buy so aim to tick all the boxes regardless of price. I'd still like to be able to put some 28mm tyres on though for light towpath usage so might need to rethink.
Popped into East St cycles in Farnham and had a butchers at the Helix frame - it was gorgeous!!!
Popped into East St cycles in Farnham and had a butchers at the Helix frame - it was gorgeous!!!
The problem isn't the frame, it's the fork.
A phonecall to Justin Burls will result in a titanium frame with internal routing, disc brake mount/routing and room for 28-30c tyres plus mudguards.
But then what fork are you going to use?
On my winter bike we modified an ENVE RD fork to take mudguard mounts:
But the largest tyre we could use measure at 25mm.
Therefore for the current project we are modifying a 3T Luteus Team CX fork, which will give us the clearances to run a 30c Challenge Strada Bianca and a decent mudguard. Of course, the geometry of the frame takes into account the increased A-C of this fork (it's just under 30mm taller than a road fork).
Another option would be to look at running 650b wheels in a conventional RD fork - that would net you more room, as long as you looked at the effect on the geometry of running slightly smaller wheels (650b gives away ~15mm in radius to a 700).
For the amount of money you are looking at for the Lynskey you could definitely get something personal/custom, which would take into account your requirements - I'd speak to Burls about Ti, and there are quite a few options for high quality steel.
A phonecall to Justin Burls will result in a titanium frame with internal routing, disc brake mount/routing and room for 28-30c tyres plus mudguards.
But then what fork are you going to use?
On my winter bike we modified an ENVE RD fork to take mudguard mounts:
But the largest tyre we could use measure at 25mm.
Therefore for the current project we are modifying a 3T Luteus Team CX fork, which will give us the clearances to run a 30c Challenge Strada Bianca and a decent mudguard. Of course, the geometry of the frame takes into account the increased A-C of this fork (it's just under 30mm taller than a road fork).
Another option would be to look at running 650b wheels in a conventional RD fork - that would net you more room, as long as you looked at the effect on the geometry of running slightly smaller wheels (650b gives away ~15mm in radius to a 700).
For the amount of money you are looking at for the Lynskey you could definitely get something personal/custom, which would take into account your requirements - I'd speak to Burls about Ti, and there are quite a few options for high quality steel.
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