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Also I'm increasingly a convert to disc brakes and I suspect that the next "Sunday best" bike I buy if I ever change my Canyon will have discs, so getting a £1500 wheelset I won't be able to use on my next bike seems like a bad idea.
I will be sad if I don't end up liking it. And if that's the case, I'll be after recommendations.
Question - got a 40mm rim. How narrow could the tyres go? I appreciate that narrow won't come into it
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youThis bike comes with 2.9" schwalbe nobby nics and 27.5+ wheels with boost spacing.
I'm not fussed on going super skinny or anything, just wondering what my options would be for a mtb versus something more like a gravel bike, which would also be perfectly suitable for me (though may not like the wet fens so much in winter).
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youAye, I'm not after anything narrow. But other than the boost spacing and a wide wheel it's an otherwise normal bike.
I'm hoping to use it to trundle through the countryside and not really worry about where I'm going. It's loaded with mounts too, so lots of bikepacking opportunities.
Perhaps a mountain bike isn't the right fit for me, but I think a cyclocross is too far the other way. The shop recommended I read around adventure/gravel bikes as they're more relaxed still than a cyclocross, but still able to take some rough ground. They're damn expensive though.
And often have an insane number of gears for around here... I really don't want more than a 1x system if I can help it, they just need maintenance and don't work as well (in my price range).
Whatever happened to getting a nice, lightweight, steel bike with 10 gears that can tour on road or off?
My Saracen Hack sounds very much like what you're looking for, it can take 45c gravel tyres, disc brakes (sadly mechanical), much less aggressive than a cyclocross bike, and cost me £250.
Not a 1x, but can't complain for the price.
27.5" plus bikes can often fit 29"/700c wheels, so you could potentially stick 29" boost spaced wheels with narrow (35c) gravel tyres if you wanted.
I've looked used, but there is not a huge amount around here that fits the bill - lots of full suspension mtb's and lots of road bikes and lots of town bikes, not much in the way of gravel bikes/touring.
Which is really what I'm after - a 10 speed (or maybe more) tourer with mounts, space for a bigger tyre and tough enough to spend a day in the wild. I won't be doing trails or anything (well, I might want to at some point but it's not priority).
This looks good.
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/road-bikes/gt-grade-105-2017-adventure-road-bike-grey_378752
But is £300 over budget really.
There is this:
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/road-bikes/marin-four-corners-2017-steel-touring-road-bike-grey_375091
but there are loads of gears and they're the same level as I've had before - which were okay, but a bit unreliable (I had missed gears, lots of noise and quite a lot of chain-coming-off annoyances, hence my desire for simplicity) and annoying to maintain. Everything else is bob-on. I wonder how hard it would be to swap the gears out for a 1x11 or a 2x8 or similar?
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youOh man, if this was more local...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kinesis-5T-Cyclocross-Bike-48cm-10-speed-Excellent-Condition-/232401093464?hash=item361c2f4358:g:MmEAAOSwf~9ZX-4i
No way I can go all that way!
Still, I reckon the one I've opted to test will be a good fit.
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/mountain-bikes/marin-pine-mountain-2017-27-5-plus-hardtail-mountain-bike-silver_372560?origin=pla&kwd=¤cy=GBP&gclid=CLqDqPaj-dQCFcyRGwodDakC5A
My friend thinks I'd be better off with a gravel bike because it would be better on the road and I don't really need a hardcore mtb (which, to be fair, this isn't - no suspension, just big tyres and wide wheels) but if it really doesn't roll along very well (I'm going to try a couple of other bikes too, including a gravel bike) then I'd rather save my money.
The shop has been *really* good to me, so I'd rather buy through them to be honest! If I don't, I'd definitely take a bike to them to be serviced/built if bought second hand or from a box-seller. I'll ask them today about that. But yeah, it's wonderful to have *such* a brilliant shop nearby that has properly passionate staff. Even the young 'kid' (probably 18 or so) was a credit to the store - keen to help, and when he didn't know the answer he would find out.
If every guitar shop had a similar level of passion and enthusiasm from staff, I'd be broke!
Phwoar! That's a looker.
http://www.bikes2udirect.com/bikes_html/images/items/B3858.jpg
I had to ride 20miles solo to get it home (Gumtree purchase), it's good to ride. I intend to pimp it with new components as I go. Saddle first- too soft.
On the plus side, I explored some lovely coastal bike lanes as I trundled through East Lothian.
I have always wanted to try a tandem! There are some fab ones in Munich that are beer bars, too...
I need a new more comfortable saddle for my Merida Big Nine.