Oh dear, looking for a disc braked road bike for all seasons
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And I saw this
I'm in love
http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/road/road-disc...
I know its steel, but it looks so nice.
I'm in love
http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/road/road-disc...
I know its steel, but it looks so nice.
Not sure what other prices are about, but this isn't to bad, and it's a great looking bike.
http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/m16b0s6p15242/GENESIS_...
http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/m16b0s6p15242/GENESIS_...
Kell said:
I love steel bikes.
Not ridden carbon so can't compare, but I'd take steel over aluminium every time. Alu is just so harsh.
With 700/23 tyres, yes. Throw on some wider-rimmed wheels and 700/28 tyres and the different riding characteristics of frame materials are diminished.Not ridden carbon so can't compare, but I'd take steel over aluminium every time. Alu is just so harsh.
My Quantec aluminium CX bike, with an alu fork, offers all-day comfort with 700/30 Vittoria Zaffiro training tyres on Oval Concept clinchers. The same bike with 700/23 rubber, well, it was say goodbye to your fillings time, even on smooth German roads.
My 1979 Merckx Corsa Extra, on 700/25 rubber, offers another experience. The springy ride *seems* to come from the frame, whereas the Quantec's more cushioned ride *seems* to come from the wider rubber.
I should mention the Quantec also sports a Brooks Swallow saddle, not the last word in style or light-weight, but a lovely thing.
Planet X London Road is the bike I'm hankering after at the moment. I did think it would be a great bike for riding some of the unsuitable roads on the moors but having ridden my road bike at speed down what was only a potholed steep bank, I think I'd rather have wide bars to give me that extra confidence.
I'd sell my Kinesis Racelight for one as it ticks the boxes for me.
I'd sell my Kinesis Racelight for one as it ticks the boxes for me.
If my MTB sells tomorrow night I'll be ordering a stainless CdF on Monday. I'll get the frame set & build it up over the next few weeks. The only fly in the ointment is the stainless version has a bloody press bloody fit bottom bloody bracket...toss. The Enigma I'm looking at doesn't have a BPBFBBB but the sizing is not quite right for me so Genesis comes out on top & I'll get a bit of a discount on it too.
If my MTB sells tomorrow night I'll be ordering a stainless CdF on Monday. I'll get the frame set & build it up over the next few weeks. The only fly in the ointment is the stainless version has a bloody press bloody fit bottom bloody bracket...toss. The Enigma I'm looking at doesn't have a BPBFBBB but the sizing is not quite right for me so Genesis comes out on top & I'll get a bit of a discount on it too.
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