[Closed] does this bike exist

cross bike with flat bars?
i've seen them about so they do exist

Charge mixer?

Won't get lighter/quicker than this

http://www.boardmanbikes.com/hybrid/hybrid_LTD.html

Used this for a bit of light off roading

http://www.boardmanbikes.com/hybrid/hybrid_pro.html

2X2 series of LandRover bikes seems ok. Aluminium frames, Shimano gearing and breaking, Continental tyres.

Ridgeback Day One Flatbar - Singlespeed, though.

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.

These are quite popular at the min

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=44385

the kaffenback will take 32c.

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and the uncle john will go to 38c

Kona Dr Dew

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Sorry to be so helpful Al.

singular peregrin? they're very nice frames, but not off the peg

CracknFail BadBoy ?

Roadrat? TBH for what you describe I'd get a Boardman hybrid.

i have built 2 such bikes recently.
a surly longhaultrucker fitted with 28mm tyres, flat carbon bars is ideal.

Friend of mine uses a Spesh Tricross with flat bars.
Ian

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.

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

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! 😀

what the guy from "on the buses" ? wondered what he was up to these days

3 peaks won this year on flats.........

Not won on a flat-barred ROADbike though!

Sounds like a job for a Pompino and an Alfine hub.

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

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.

singular periguine

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'?

the only advantage of flats on a more road biased bike is the ability to use much-cheaper-than-road-STI mountainbike shifter pods