Does This Bike Exist?

[dr_gn]

I think 28mm was a suggestion as to the lower limit on tyre size when we were discussing it at work recently.

[Dammit]

On-One Dirty Disco?

[dr_gn]

Dammit said:

On-One Dirty Disco?

dr_gn said:

How about this:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBOODDRIV/on-one-dirt...

I have no idea what the practical difference between a road and cyclocross bike is to be honest.

I know that the Planet-x guys are easy enough to negotiate with, maybe I shuold go and have a chat with them. They also know all about the roads local to me becasue they are only a few miles away.

Opinions anyone?

[ecsrobin]

Watchman said:

Actually that is a good point. I've a Whyte on 28mm tyres, and it won't take anything bigger (even the 33mm CX tyres I once bought) because the chainstays are very close.

I once had this problem with a 76mm nokian mtb tyre would only fit on the front because of the chain stays not being wide enough.......

[GreatGranny]

Not sure why you need wider tyres.
You're not doing big miles and the roads you'll be riding on aren't that bad.
I know lots of road riders who regularly do 60+ miles on full on road bikes around that area with no issues.

Also don't discount a decent alu frame.
Means at your budget more money for decent wheels and kit.
Decent wheels make a huge difference.

Edited by GreatGranny on Saturday 22 November 21:28

[dr_gn]

GreatGranny said:

Not sure why you need wider tyres.
You're not doing big miles and the roads you'll be riding on aren't that bad.
I know lots of road riders who regularly do 60+ miles on full on road bikes with no issues.

Also don't discount a decent alu frame.
Means at your budget more money for decent wheels and kit.
Decent wheels make a huge difference.

The tyres weren't even something I'd considered unitl a couple of people mentioned it to me.

[Dammit]

I think the Dirty Disco would be perfect for you, chuck some Challenge Strada Bianca's on it and wallop - fast road bike.

EDIT: and it's £959 with the discount code mentioned earlier, as long as they don't spot that.

Edited by Dammit on Saturday 22 November 22:17

[dr_gn]

Dammit said:

I think the Dirty Disco would be perfect for you, chuck some Challenge Strada Bianca's on it and wallop - fast road bike.

EDIT: and it's £959 with the discount code mentioned earlier, as long as they don't spot that.

Edited by Dammit on Saturday 22 November 22:17

I'll call in on Monday lunchtime to have a look at it.

BTW what did you mean by the discount code - where was it mentioned and how does it work?

Cheers.

[Dammit]

GaryGlitter said:

Go to Planet X and try one of these for size:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXLDNRIV/planet-x-l...

Use code UKSTAFFCDR20 to take the price down to £800 and spend the other £400 on a wheel upgrade?

Stick that code into the voucher box when you go to checkout in the web-store, it'll knock £240 off, which makes the D-D a very well priced bike.

[GaryGlitter]

Code can be used online or instore, and it's publicly available so don't worry about using it.

Not sure what the issue of getting hammered by riding on 23mm tyres is, unless you have a medical condition. I ride in the Peak District almost every week in 23mm.

[dr_gn]

Thanks guys. Looks like I've come full circle back to Planet-X over the past few months of looking around.

I think the tyres were purely a result of me saying I wanted something with a degree of comfort rather than no-compromise minimum rolling resistance. It seemed to make sense that larger tyres would remove some harshness form the ride.

[dr_gn]

GaryGlitter said:

Code can be used online or instore, and it's publicly available so don't worry about using it.

Not sure what the issue of getting hammered by riding on 23mm tyres is, unless you have a medical condition. I ride in the Peak District almost every week in 23mm.

Sorry, I missed that the first time. Cheers.

[dr_gn]

Dammit said:

GaryGlitter said:

Go to Planet X and try one of these for size:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXLDNRIV/planet-x-l...

Use code UKSTAFFCDR20 to take the price down to £800 and spend the other £400 on a wheel upgrade?

Stick that code into the voucher box when you go to checkout in the web-store, it'll knock £240 off, which makes the D-D a very well priced bike.

Ah, so that's the London Road with an aluminium frame;m the Urban Commuter I linked to has a carbon frame, so presumably this might take the weight down from 9.8kg a bit - all else being similar.

Is there a dicount code for this, or does it apply to any bike?

Cheers.

[everGreddy]

I really wouldn't worry about rubber width, rather I'd pay attention to quality and weight.

Go with Continentals. From my experience, their GP range make the miles fly by and are reasonably tough, and perfectly comfortable.

I'd also not worry about discs, good rim brakes are fine (SRAM or Shimano).

I ride in Sheffield too, I'm out in the peaks 1-2 times per week.

[dudleybloke]

Budget creep gets you Ti with hydro.

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBOOPICKRIV22HRD/on-o...



Only £1,279.99 with that discount code. Bloody bargain!

Edited by dudleybloke on Sunday 23 November 01:44

[GreatGranny]

Just put that code in to test it and it knocks £200 off!

Looks like its a employee discount.

Good if you are purchasing through cycle to work schemes as with most cycle shops they add 10% admin costs.

[dr_gn]

GreatGranny said:

Just put that code in to test it and it knocks £200 off!

Looks like its a employee discount.

Good if you are purchasing through cycle to work schemes as with most cycle shops they add 10% admin costs.

So if I go into the shop to discuss spec. options and give them that code...it might not go down too well?

I'm sure either way they might give me some discount.

[Barchettaman]

I was going to mention that titanium CX bike with hydraulic brakes.

OP, you have to have a look at it. That's a 'forever bike' right there.

[dr_gn]

It looks kind of very, very, very nice. 9.7 kg is over what I wanted, but still, that's a frame that will always look class.

Strange how fast I've gone from no options to being spoiled for choice

[dr_gn]

I do like the look of that welding detail:



It does say it's specificaly designed for off-road though. What makes it different from a road specific bike, apart I guess from tyres?