New frame recommendations please
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After riding my winter bike these past months I rode my 'dale S'S EVO yesterday as the roads were dry and reasonably clean. Such a pleasure - it is just so much more planted, corners like it's on rails and rewards inputs.
So I'm thinking to get a new frame for my winter bike with similar handling characteristics.
I'm thinking a tapered head - tube with 1-3/8 or 1-1/2 lower bearing and taking full mudguards (fenders). Preferably not a 'cross frame as I'd swap my DA 7900 groupset and standard wheels over.
What options should I be looking at?
So I'm thinking to get a new frame for my winter bike with similar handling characteristics.
I'm thinking a tapered head - tube with 1-3/8 or 1-1/2 lower bearing and taking full mudguards (fenders). Preferably not a 'cross frame as I'd swap my DA 7900 groupset and standard wheels over.
What options should I be looking at?
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Would it be obviously obvious to suggest a CAAD10, or even a CAAD10 disc?
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I'd bet reasonable money we'll see one before the end of the year.
Hi
Done a lot of looking and this is as close as I can find to road geo with full fenders/mudguards and the frame is Di2/disc compatible and as a benefit weighs in around a kilo too
http://www.volagi.com/bikes/liscio-disc-road-bike/
Cheers
Done a lot of looking and this is as close as I can find to road geo with full fenders/mudguards and the frame is Di2/disc compatible and as a benefit weighs in around a kilo too
http://www.volagi.com/bikes/liscio-disc-road-bike/
Cheers
I like my Orbea Avant Disc. I use it for commuting. It has full fenders, though with fenders I can only fit 25's on it. It also makes for a great bike for long distances when the weather is iffy. I have ridden a century on it and it was very comfortable.
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Volagi mentioned earlier is a good choice - I have test ridden one recently, have been quite impressed by the ride qualities and am seriously considering purchasing one as my Monday to Friday commuter (30~80 km per day commuting in the DC area for me, trails, roads and some gravel off-road if I so chose).
You may wish to consider one of the current crop of "adventure" or gravel grinding bikes (not knowing your budget, riding style, etc and not really paying close attention to your requirements, but more as a longlist of suggestions worth considering). For a winter ride I would opt for disc brakes today. Most if not all of these models can mount fenders, depending on your preference when it comes to tire size. If hard core winter riding is something you are interested in, look for frames that can accomodate a minimum 32 tire (Nokian studded tires start at that diameter).
http://salsacycles.com/bikes/warbird
http://salsacycles.com/bikes/colossal
http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes-road-gravel-tamland
http://www.konaworld.com/rove.cfm
http://www.ninerbikes.com/RLT9 (not certain about fenders in this case)
You may wish to consider one of the current crop of "adventure" or gravel grinding bikes (not knowing your budget, riding style, etc and not really paying close attention to your requirements, but more as a longlist of suggestions worth considering). For a winter ride I would opt for disc brakes today. Most if not all of these models can mount fenders, depending on your preference when it comes to tire size. If hard core winter riding is something you are interested in, look for frames that can accomodate a minimum 32 tire (Nokian studded tires start at that diameter).
http://salsacycles.com/bikes/warbird
http://salsacycles.com/bikes/colossal
http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes-road-gravel-tamland
http://www.konaworld.com/rove.cfm
http://www.ninerbikes.com/RLT9 (not certain about fenders in this case)
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I use a Niner RLT 9 and I'm really happy with it. It can take mudguards, the eyelets are in the usual place on the rear, and on the outside of the fork a few cm up from the dropout on the front. Has the advantage of clearance for 35mm tyres and guards with room to spare if you want to use big tyres. But it's got 135mm rear spacing. I certainly liked the discs last winter, it's nice to (a) have good stopping power in the incessant Scottish rain/sleet & (b) not grind your rims to nothing.
Handling isn't as good as a full on race bike, though I still like it a lot. I think you'll really struggle to get a 'winter style' bike with nice aggressive geometry.
Handling isn't as good as a full on race bike, though I still like it a lot. I think you'll really struggle to get a 'winter style' bike with nice aggressive geometry.
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