Thinking of a flat barred road bike with clearance for bigger tyres for touring and maybe light off road.
Anything lighter than a hybrid available? Ie more road-biased?
Edit looking low-mid end for c2w (please keep this from c2w-Nazi druidh)
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does this bike exist
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cross bike with flat bars?
i've seen them about so they do existPosted 1 year ago # -
Charge mixer?
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Won't get lighter/quicker than this
http://www.boardmanbikes.com/hybrid/hybrid_LTD.html
Used this for a bit of light off roading
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2X2 series of LandRover bikes seems ok. Aluminium frames, Shimano gearing and breaking, Continental tyres.
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Ridgeback Day One Flatbar - Singlespeed, though.
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How about trying to keep the c2w nazi happy by recommending a Marin?
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try giving sjscycles/Thorn a call- surely there's something in the Thorn stable that'd fit that bill.
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These are quite popular at the min
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=44385
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the kaffenback will take 32c.
and the uncle john will go to 38c
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Kona Dr Dew
Sorry to be so helpful Al.
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singular peregrin? they're very nice frames, but not off the peg
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CracknFail BadBoy ?
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Roadrat? TBH for what you describe I'd get a Boardman hybrid.
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i have built 2 such bikes recently.
a surly longhaultrucker fitted with 28mm tyres, flat carbon bars is ideal.Posted 1 year ago # -
Friend of mine uses a Spesh Tricross with flat bars.
IanPosted 1 year ago # -
I have an on-one scandal 29er (the original one with IS disc mount) that I use as my winter bike, RC31's, flat bars, FSA RD wheels & a 2x9 drivetrain.
Its a fast bike on SS tyres, still fast enough on full CX tyres, just about sub 20lbs either way, not exactly off the peg though, how about a flat bar uncle john? maybe a bit short in the TT though.Cheers.
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Mike Varley at Black Mountain Cycles has just the thing you need. Exclusive too! Monstercrosstastic.
http://blackmountaincycles.blogspot.com/search/label/Black%20Mountain%20Cycles%20frames
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After so ruthlessly picking apart the argument of 'CX bikes-as-real offroad bikes' the other day, I would have thought you would have seen through the wrongness of 'flat-barred roadbikes'?
Sorry, Cynic_Al, had to be said!
Get some proper drops, ya sap!
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what the guy from "on the buses" ? wondered what he was up to these days
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3 peaks won this year on flats.........
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Not won on a flat-barred ROADbike though!
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Sounds like a job for a Pompino and an Alfine hub.
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Not won on a flat-barred ROADbike though!
Not much different though .Bottom bracket a bit higher and angles maybe slacker but the op said he wanted it for easy off roading so a flat bar crosser is ideal
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I'm not dissing flat-barred crossers- they have their pluses; the ability to run good V-brakes or even hydraulic discs for example.
Cynic-al did say though "more road biased" and the only advantage of flats on a more road biased bike is the ability to use much-cheaper-than-road-STI mountainbike shifter pods.Posted 1 year ago # -
singular periguine
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west kipper - Member
After so ruthlessly picking apart the argument of 'CX bikes-as-real offroad bikes' the other day, I would have thought you would have seen through the wrongness of 'flat-barred roadbikes'?
I'm not sure how the 2 are related, but this bike isn't for me in any case.the only advantage of flats on a more road biased bike is the ability to use much-cheaper-than-road-STI mountainbike shifter pods
Some folk will find flats more comfotable and stable.Posted 1 year ago #
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