Winter Frame

RobFowl

Am looking at a winter frame but also one for a commute of about 20km each way.

I think Lenny has one of these but wonder if anyone has any thoughts on it and open to other suggestions as well..

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-525-reynolds-audax-winter-frameset/

Diarmuid

I have it. Nice frame and I use it every day on my commute.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=83723249&postcount=5316

Eamonnator

A couple of my friends have Dolan Preffisios, and have nothing but good to say about them.

http://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/road-framesets/road-framesets-aluminium.html

Statler

Eamonnator wrote: »

A couple of my friends have Dolan Preffisios, and have nothing but good to say about them.

http://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/road-framesets/road-framesets-aluminium.html

Would agree with them, bought a Preffisio last winter for commuting, was pleasantly surprised by it, perfect bad weather trainer/commuter...

OleRodrigo

I can recommend the Genesis Equilibrium. Excellent winter bike/ light tourer. If you keep an eye on ukbikedepot or Tweek cycles they start to offer great discounts on this years models about now. You might even get one cheap on mycycle.ie

lennymc

i had one of them, ended up selilng it. Not sure why. It was fine.

TheBlaaMan

Another Preffisio user here. I bought a new/built up but not used, frame from eBay, which cost me about €220 landed. I needed a fair bit of stuff, as I wasn't butchering another bike so I (over)spent another €600 getting it road ready for the winter, mudguards etc. I rode it a fair bit during the winter but was never really in love with it, the full build was really a bit too heavy and I spent too many Saturdays trying to keep pace with the club whippets...........lesson learned. Nonetheless, it is getting towards its time again and I'm nearly looking forward to putting away the Colnago and getting back on the Dolan............ I think. Strong, sturdy and reliable, some users complain that the Dolan carbon forks are a bit buzzy.

jon1981

Out of curiosity, what makes a frame a winter frame for training/commuting? Anything that isn't carbon and has eyelets for a pannier?

Plastik

lennymc wrote: »

i had one of them, ended up selilng it. Not sure why. It was fine.

You told me it was too heavy and slow

RobFowl

Plastik wrote: »

You told me it was too heavy and slow

That was just Lenny

Weepsie

RobFowl wrote: »

That was just Lenny

I'd be awfully tempted by this myself if I knew how to strip or build a bike.


http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/m90b0s804p18663/Frames_And_Forks/Road_Frame_Packs/GENESIS_Tour_de_Fer_725_Frameset_2016

magicbastarder

There's a few paganini frames in humphries which I like the look of - including at least one 853 frame - bit I think they're new old stock so sizing could be an issue.

ford2600

http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/m16b0s6p18704/Road_Bikes/Road/GENESIS_Equilibrium_Decade_2016
sell group and front wheel (with shutter precision hub) and B&M light and you would have a very cheap quality frame

boardbeer

jon1981 wrote: »

Out of curiosity, what makes a frame a winter frame for training/commuting? Anything that isn't carbon and has eyelets for a pannier?

Yeah, braze-ons for racks are handy, as is clearance for decent mudguards (esp. front forks), and perhaps for wider tyres (e.g., Nokians, if we have another 2012/2013 winter).

lennymc

Plastik wrote: »

lennymc wrote: »

i had one of them, ended up selilng it. Not sure why. It was fine.

You told me it was too heavy and slow

Haha. Thanks for the reminder. Yeah, it was heavy and slow.

Weepsie

ford2600 wrote: »

http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/m16b0s6p18704/Road_Bikes/Road/GENESIS_Equilibrium_Decade_2016
sell group and front wheel (with shutter precision hub) and B&M light and you would have a very cheap quality frame

If there was any way I thought I could get away with getting this into the house, I'd get it.

boardbeer

ford2600 wrote: »

sell group and front wheel (with shutter precision hub) and B&M light and you would have a very cheap quality frame

If it's for winter commuting, you should hang on to the dynamo hub and light - the SP hub is very good, light and reliable.

thekooman

as someone said to me before how could you build a bike when you can buy a full bike like this at this price :eek: http://www.startfitness.co.uk/cannondale-2016-caadx-tiagra-cyclocross-bike-bycdm6cadxtcyn.html

RobFowl

thekooman wrote: »

as someone said to me before how could you build a bike when you can buy a full bike like this at this price :eek: http://www.startfitness.co.uk/cannondale-2016-caadx-tiagra-cyclocross-bike-bycdm6cadxtcyn.html

Because I have a budget of €200 and everything already bar the frame...


Also building up bikes and mixing matching and riding any and everything is just the way we roll :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyx6JDQCslE

thekooman

RobFowl wrote: »

Because I have a budget of €200 and everything already bar the frame...


Also building up bikes and mixing matching and riding any and everything is just the way we roll :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyx6JDQCslE

:D

treborm

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/ie/en/vitus-bikes-razor-road-frame-2016/rp-prod138752

What about one of these? Thinking about getting one myself.

robyntmorton

treborm wrote: »

What about one of these? Thinking about getting one myself.

I'm using a 2015 Razor VRL, and they are quite a nice bike. Not the lightest in the world, but certainly not the heaviest. She is solidly built, and has all the pannier and mudguard lugs done. You could do quite a bit worse!

lennymc

would you go single speed robfowl?

holdsworth something single speed frameset for 89 quid sterling plus delivery.

RobFowl

lennymc wrote: »

would you go single speed robfowl?

holdsworth something single speed frameset for 89 quid sterling plus delivery.

I would for the commute bit but not for the full winter bike (I train with young fellas who are faster and fitter than me and the like of Koutobia who ride their good bikes all winter long ).

Have one extra bike appearing may result in me losing a testicle, 2 appearing would result in certain death (unless you have a spare room???)

Kaisr Sose

thekooman wrote: »

as someone said to me before how could you build a bike when you can buy a full bike like this at this price :eek: http://www.startfitness.co.uk/cannondale-2016-caadx-tiagra-cyclocross-bike-bycdm6cadxtcyn.html

I checked before with them and bike delivery to Ireland is £74.95 - free in UK, but PMotel etc will charge volumetric weight so that's out too!

koutoubia

RobFowl wrote: »

I would for the commute bit but not for the full winter bike (I train with young fellas who are faster and fitter than me and the like of Koutobia who ride their good bikes all winter long ).

Well I need a bike/frame for the winter.
Choice is use the VCB machine and get a newer next year or pick up a winter frame and build that up!

rodneyr1981

I'd also recommend the Dolan Preffisios. Ordered directly from Dolan. Very quick delivery. Had all the parts from a previous bike so kept cost down.
Solid bike but be warned ain't the lightest bike but perfect for the winter months.

philstar

how does a winter frame differ from a regular frame??

dragratchet

usually by value and material. many people will ride/race a carbon bike over the summer months when the weather i supposed to be nice and less damaging to the frame and components. your typical winter bike is alu/steel, worth relatively less and probably heavier. so overall you have a more durable heavier bike to get your winter training done on without worrying about costly components to replace... no real difference in terms of geometry unless you choose it to have so. i suppose people look out for eyelets to mount mudguards and the like for winter but there are solutions that dont require such design features.

im really not looking forward to going back to my winter bike