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  • July 9, 2018 at 12:55 pm #28706
    Welsh boy

    Has anyone got suggestions for a winter frame for 25mm tyres and full mudguards for around £400? I have a Dolan Preffisio which is so dead and sluggish that it is no pleasure to ride. Now a third threaded insert has failed it is time to change it for something new.

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  • July 27, 2018 at 11:40 am #923111
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    Welsh boy

    I have built my new frame up

    I have built my new frame up into a bike and as requested here is my first ride review. My initial impression was that the frame was very well finished, better than I expected for a sub £100 frame with carbon forks. The price is kept low by stripping everything off the frame which is not welded to it (headset, seat clamp, cable adjusters and cable guides under the bottom bracket) so remember to factor these in if you need them (headset is much cheaper from sources other than Planet X so shop around). You will also need a rear brake with 55mm drop, the one Planet X reccommend is not long enough, I ended up with an ultrgra long drop, the front is ok with a short drop unit. Build niggles over and out for a ride. First impression was very good, handled the rough road surfaces much better than the Dolan it replaced and a surprisingly smooth ride on good roads. Out of the saddle climbing was also good, it doesn’t feel like I am dragging it behind me like the Dolan did, a much better ride in all respects. Steering is very neutral and all in all I am very pleased with the frame. I had reservations about what I was going to get for £80 but I am very happy and would recommend it as a serious consideration for anyone else looking for a reasonably priced frame with mudguards. 

    July 10, 2018 at 7:19 pm #923109
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    Welsh boy
    Rose on a Rose wrote:
    Nice one.

    Let us know how it rides, would you? on-line reviews seem to be almost non-existent.

    Will report back in a couple of weeks when I have built it and given it a few rides 

    July 10, 2018 at 11:34 am #923107
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    Anonymous

    Nice one.

    Nice one.

    Let us know how it rides, would you? on-line reviews seem to be almost non-existent.

    July 10, 2018 at 9:42 am #923105
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    Welsh boy

    I emailed Ribble and they

    I emailed Ribble and they confirmed that their frame with mudguard eyes are only suitable for 23mm tyres, Aprire haven’t got back to me with geometry details so I have gone for the Planet X option. Thanks for all your suggestions. 

    July 10, 2018 at 6:47 am #923103
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    HowardR

    A 725 Genesis Equlibrium:

    A 725 Genesis Equlibrium: https://activesport.co/epages/80c85f8f-7a95-4b1c-9c30-e64b314f3f2e.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/80c85f8f-7a95-4b1c-9c30-e64b314f3f2e/Products/GN954/SubProducts/GN954XL

    slightly over budget 

    July 9, 2018 at 11:25 pm #923101
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    Anonymous

    Depends what you’re looking

    Depends what you’re looking for in the frame. You can but a new Reynolds 525 bike with eyeletted carbon forks/Sora 3500 groupset with guards fitted for £450. 

    Not going to be light but certainly a robust and very cheap option.

    July 9, 2018 at 7:56 pm #923099
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    Welsh boy

    Duncann wrote:

    Duncann wrote:
    Something secondhand? Even a complete donor bike. Of all the parts of a bike, the frame is one of the more durable, so being a few years old needn’t be a problem.

    I have looked at second hand or buying a whole bike and stripping it down, what I really wanted was a Ribble 365. Looks like I am going down the Planet X route, I wish that they would do one of their old frames in a mudguard version. 

    July 9, 2018 at 5:27 pm #923097
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    Dnnnnnn

    Something secondhand? Even a
    Something secondhand? Even a complete donor bike. Of all the parts of a bike, the frame is one of the more durable, so being a few years old needn’t be a problem.

    July 9, 2018 at 5:14 pm #923095
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    Welsh boy
    Joe Totale wrote:
    There’s the Planet X RT-58 which ticks all your boxes and seems obscenly cheap at £89.99:

    https://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/bikes/road-bikes/rt-58-alloy

    Thanks Joe, thats on my short list now.

    July 9, 2018 at 5:00 pm #923093
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    Welsh boy
    Simon E wrote:
    Kinesis?

    The T3 is on my short list

    July 9, 2018 at 3:28 pm #923091
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    Simon E

    Kinesis?

    Kinesis?

    July 9, 2018 at 3:10 pm #923089
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    Joe Totale

    There’s the Planet X RT-58

    There’s the Planet X RT-58 which ticks all your boxes and seems obscenly cheap at £89.99:

    https://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/bikes/road-bikes/rt-58-alloy

    July 9, 2018 at 2:34 pm #923087
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    Anonymous

    Aprire Inverno seems well
    Aprire Inverno seems well worth a look.
    Aprire.cc

    July 9, 2018 at 2:30 pm #923085
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    Welsh boy

    I like the look of the

    I like the look of the Holdsworth (I used to have a Holdsworth Pro) but they don’t do it in my (small) size

    July 9, 2018 at 2:05 pm #923083
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    Dnnnnnn

    Maybe http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q

    Maybe http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FRHOCO/holdsworth-competition-frameset …?

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