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I've got some awful Continental Supersport Plus commuter tyre on the back wheel that i got as an emergency replacement when my tyre exploded during my first sportive a couple years back. It is ridiculously difficult to puncture - only had one all winter and that was from basically a nail going directly through it.

The downside is it doesn't run very well, it's a complete nightmare to remove or get back on again, and it weighs about half a kilo!

Anything is going to feel pretty speedy by comparison once the weather improves and i can chuck some decent tyres back on the bikes again.
 
I thought the 4 seasons were a decent tyre, good grip in all conditions. I didn't find them particularly more puncture resistant than my current GP4000S though. I haven't used a tyre which still provides decent puncture protection when they are toward the end of their life and all cut up which is when I want it.

After my semi impulse Apex groupset purchase I want to use my old parts to build up a commuting bike and build my Felt up as my nice bike. I'm looking for a cheap frameset with mudguard eyelets. Any suggestions? I'm not a fan of the standard Ribble winter frame as the sizing looks weird. This Dolan looks like a good option? http://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/roa.../dolan-preffisio-aluminium-road-frameset.html
 
olv said:
I thought the 4 seasons were a decent tyre, good grip in all conditions. I didn't find them particularly more puncture resistant than my current GP4000S though. I haven't used a tyre which still provides decent puncture protection when they are toward the end of their life and all cut up which is when I want it.

After my semi impulse Apex groupset purchase I want to use my old parts to build up a commuting bike and build my Felt up as my nice bike. I'm looking for a cheap frameset with mudguard eyelets. Any suggestions? I'm not a fan of the standard Ribble winter frame as the sizing looks weird. This Dolan looks like a good option? http://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/roa.../dolan-preffisio-aluminium-road-frameset.html
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Can you define 'cheap'?

Edit: so about £200 for the Frameset.

The Preffisio should be a good bike, it's what the Comic / Sport Relief riders did their JOGLE on a few years ago.

Have you considered the Kaffenback? I think it will take callipers or discs and will take big fat winter tyres.
 
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olv said:
I'm not a fan of the standard Ribble winter frame as the sizing looks weird. This Dolan looks like a good option? http://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/roa.../dolan-preffisio-aluminium-road-frameset.html
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The Ribble is classic geometry.

Depending on your height I would have a look at the Ribble steel audax bike, it's a beauty.

I was put off by the short head tube on my frames size though.

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/ro...ter-ribble-winter-audax-525-frame/ribbfraw240

Don't quote me on it but I think the Ribble Audax 7005 is a Dolan design.
 
[DOD]Asprilla;25908201 said:
Can you define 'cheap'?

Edit: so about £200 for the Frameset.

The Preffisio should be a good bike, it's what the Comic / Sport Relief riders did their JOGLE on a few years ago.

Have you considered the Kaffenback? I think it will take callipers or discs and will take big fat winter tyres.
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I thought it was disc only but if it takes regular drop callipers that's worth looking at. I just want to be able to reuse as much of my current groupset as possible. Hopefully all I will need is stem, bars, and odds and sods like cables and tape.
 
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I thought it was disc only but if it takes regular drop callipers that's worth looking at. I just want to be able to reuse as much of my current groupset as possible. Hopefully all I will need is stem, bars, and odds and sods like cables and tape.
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Thinking about it, you may need to replace your brakes anyway if you want decent guards. The bigger clearances need a longer drop. If the Kaff2 does take dual pivots the you will almost certainly need long drops anyway.
 
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Thinking about it, you may need to replace your brakes anyway if you want decent guards. The bigger clearances need a longer drop. If the Kaff2 does take dual pivots the you will almost certainly need long drops anyway.
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From a bit of reading it looks like SKS chomoplastics will fit on the Dolan and the Kaff is disc only by the looks of it, not keen on buying a disc and wheel setup. I've ridden year round for the past 4 years on 23c tyres so I'm not too concerned with going bigger.

The Ribble Steel is Real must be in high demand, pretty much no stock.
 
That sounds like a good plan.

They sat the 525 frames are back in stock at the end of this month.

The recommended BlackStorm fork takes standard 49mm drop brakes.
 
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