Here’s a challenge for STWers!

Am looking for a replacement for my aged Kona Smoke 29er flat bar commuter. Bought years ago for not much but now mudguard less and running full cast off 9spd XT and a few King and Thomson bits.
Is brilliant for taking the long route home and generally not being in much of a rush.

I think the closest is a Surly Cross Check but I dont like the forks or the non sloping toptube.

So, recommend a steel, 29er/700c flat barred, 61/62cm frame with rigid forks and either cant/v mounts or discs with a dropped toptube or that doesn’t look like a gate

Over to you!

singular swift.

Kaffenback?

Ah no xxl

singular swift.

Too small

Kaffenback?

Forgot to stipulate – not interested in PlanetX/On-One

Genesis Vagabond?

Kinesis Tripster Ace
http://www.kinesisbikes.co.uk/Blog/Archive/April-2015/The-New-Kinesis-Tripster-ACE-is-now-in-stores

You thinking of the same price point?

Does it have to be steel?

Saw one in the LBS the other day. Looked far better than it should have done!

salsa vaya.
salsa fargo.

Just read the bit about flat bars…duh.

Looked far better than it should have done!

I think that’s a sign of getting old, like leaving the milk in the microwave instead of the fridge.

And smelling of cabbages.

There the 3 main signs anyway.

The Salsa’s are drop barred (and I already have a Norco Search gnarrmac).

The tripster ace is getting there…..but needs to be steel and a F&F only.

Its not easy is it!

Cotic Roadrat?

CFH IN NON-SPECIALIZED RECOMMENDATION SHOCKER,

needs to be steel and a F&F only.

Tougher! Hmm.

Have you considered a Specialized? 😉 (FWIW, my recommendations are many and varied…! Sometimes, they’re good, too! )

Cotic road rat..

https://www.cotic.co.uk/product/roadrat

the RoadRat is exactly it !!!!!!!! Nailed it.

Except its tiny and they dont do an XL!

surly ogre 24” fitted with slicks.

Mm, If only there were a LiKE button…

You sure you don’t really want a Straggler!?

I cant stand the look of the Surly Cross Check top tube – its even worse on the Straggler opposite sloping TT!!!

Go see shand

surly ogre 24” fitted with slicks.

Works for me.

Can’t help you with “doesn’t look like a gate” though 😉

this is going to sound daft – but I dont like the fussiness of the Ogre – too many braze ons as it tries to be all things to all men (and women possibly?) and I prefer one or the other brake wise – disc or canti but not both.

All City Macho Man frameset

All City Macho Man frameset

drop bars and too small !

I’m sorry but do you actually have a clue what you want?

You have a flat bar hybrid and want a cross check despite the fact the crosscheck has a horizontal top tube, short cyclocross forks and is designed for drop bars all of which you hate. You also don’t want other dropped barred bikes that have sloping top tubes. You don’t want a swift either because it’s too small, despite the fact an XL is bigger in every dimension than a crosscheck due to the fact it’s an MTB and designed for flat bars not drop bars and has a sloping top tube you want. 😀

What STATO said!

Go custom made dude save up hit the CC and get it made your way

Soma Wolverine.

the ogre is a monkey, without the piercings, isn’t it? or the other one? get that. 🙂

Why replace a Nike you really like?

Never seen a custom high end hybrid. Hope I never do lollllololol

have you looked at the 650b straggler?

Al you need to speak to turbo ferret.m

XL Swift really too small? 640ETT. How tall are you?

Surly Karate Monkey Ops (vertical dropout) in 22″ at Charlie the Bikemonger

http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/surly-karate-monkey-ops-frameset-4811-p.asp?v=0&variantid=4820

How tall are you, OP? A 61/2cm frame with a dropped top tube sounds pretty big….

So this is what Im looking to replace;

Its a 22″ frame C to T so is approx 56cm, my Norco Search is a 61cm frame.

You eeally need to compare ett or reach, seat tube length doesn’t dictate overall fit.

Jones plus 25″