Fun fast hybrid needed, but which one?

localsurfer · 2012-07-15T21:50:04+01:00

My work has finally signed up to a cycle to work scheme, but bloody hell, it's Halfords. Great. I need (want) a nice fast-ish hybrid bike, with minimal maintenance and with a bit of a hooligan ride. I need (want) an 8sp Alfine hub (can't be doing with faffing about with indexing deralileurs on a commuter), disk brakes, prefable hydraulic (again with the faffing), and ideally a steel frame. The perfect choice would be a Cotic Roadrat, but - tcha, Halfords. Cotic won't supply them to Halfords, and they a minium order quantity which means they won't give my LBS one (who accepts Halfords vouchers) either. So, question is: How can I get a Roadrat on the Halfords scheme? OR, what's a good alternative? My LBS recomends a Focus Planet TR 3.0 which ticks all the boxes, except it's an alu frame. I'm leaning towards that, but anyone tried one out? The On-one pompetino looks good, but it's too expensive for the CTW scheme. There is a Saracen Clever Mike, but it's got a boring upright geometry, with too short a top tube, and likewise the Kona Dr Fine. I could get one and then swap the frame out for a Pompentino.... Any ideas?

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July 15, 2012 at 9:50 pm #16339

localsurfer

My work has finally signed up to a cycle to work scheme, but bloody hell, it’s Halfords. Great.

I need (want) a nice fast-ish hybrid bike, with minimal maintenance and with a bit of a hooligan ride. I need (want) an 8sp Alfine hub (can’t be doing with faffing about with indexing deralileurs on a commuter), disk brakes, prefable hydraulic (again with the faffing), and ideally a steel frame.

The perfect choice would be a Cotic Roadrat, but – tcha, Halfords. Cotic won’t supply them to Halfords, and they a minium order quantity which means they won’t give my LBS one (who accepts Halfords vouchers) either.

So, question is:

How can I get a Roadrat on the Halfords scheme?

OR, what’s a good alternative? My LBS recomends a Focus Planet TR 3.0 which ticks all the boxes, except it’s an alu frame. I’m leaning towards that, but anyone tried one out?
The On-one pompetino looks good, but it’s too expensive for the CTW scheme.
There is a Saracen Clever Mike, but it’s got a boring upright geometry, with too short a top tube, and likewise the Kona Dr Fine. I could get one and then swap the frame out for a Pompentino….

Any ideas?
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July 16, 2012 at 2:22 pm #691829
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dave atkinson

matty c wrote:Its on their
matty c wrote:
Its on their website, otherwise you could get last years model discounted.

my bad, so it is. was looking at the pic and forgot it had a chain tensioner, thought it had gone geared 😀

July 16, 2012 at 1:40 pm #691827
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Ogg

I got a Ridgeback Flight 04
I got a Ridgeback Flight 04 with Alfine and then after a year swapped the frame out for a Pompetamine, all the bits from the Ridgeback fitted except the seat clamp and I managed to get 40 quid for the ridgeback frame.

I did how ever have to rebuild the back wheel as I kept on snapping spokes…

July 16, 2012 at 1:28 pm #691825
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matty c

Its on their website,
Its on their website, otherwise you could get last years model discounted.

July 16, 2012 at 10:33 am #691823
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dave atkinson

i was going to suggest the
i was going to suggest the ridgeback but they don’t do an alfine one any more

July 16, 2012 at 9:52 am #691821
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matty c

Ridgeback Flight 04 with
Ridgeback Flight 04 with Alfine, discs etc.
great fast commuter

July 16, 2012 at 8:59 am #691819
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dave atkinson

cube hyde race?
cube hyde race?

July 15, 2012 at 11:06 pm #691817
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gralegav

See if you can get a whyte
See if you can get a whyte Sterling, bloody love mine for commuting.
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