Which direction should I go next - bike purchase

[Agoogy]

So I have a 27 speed carbon hardtail
An 18 speed alloy road bike
Testing the n+1 or s-1 rule, with a budget of £1500.

I'm currently looking at internal-8 speed, carbon belt drive urban jobbies...

What would you choose and why?

[SammyW]

It's an acquired taste, but when funds allow my next bike will be a Pashley Guvnor.

[anonymous-user]

Pearson single speed, perfect for the lazy summer and the harsh weather in winter. Way under budget too!

[Some Gump]

Bad ass road bike. With shiny bits.
Or, get some deep carbon wheels for the current roadie. I have no idea if they have any benefit whatsoever, but they sound ACE when they come past you...

[Agoogy]

I have a road bike, with drop bars and shiny bits, I'm looking for something that doesn't require lycra....an everyday bike for pleasure not thrills or strava times.
I think a test ride on a fixie is in order...

[Gizmoish]

I quite like Foffa bikes. See a lot of them around Shoreditch.

[G0ldfysh]

Build your own singlespeed, for mud plugging in the winter and runs to the pub.
Make it rigid avoid gears and stress and allows for minimal servicing to just enjoy the biking...

Plus self build can be a fun project as well.

[Jayfish]

A good CX bike would make a good rainy day/winter bike replacement to keep your current fleet in tip top condition?

[SkinnyBoy]

Fat bike. It's the only way

[Gizmoish]

SkinnyBoy said:

Fat bike. It's the only way

I'd love a go on one of those. A colleague in Canada described hers as "like riding on a cloud full of giggles".

[Agoogy]

Wow...niche... I tend to stick to the path well trodden though...so whilst intirguiing I don't think I'll be sinking any cash into 'fat'...
I think it basically boils down to:
Recumbent (budget restricted unless I go 2nd hand)
single speed
hub-gear
carbon belt
Full suspension (budget restricted unless I go 2nd hand)
Steel
Titanium (budget restricted.....)

Appreciate the left field thinking though! keep them coming please

[shouldbworking]

Pipedream sirius? hub geared. I've seen one running a belt drive but didn't think to look to see how that was achieved.

[P-Jay]

Being that you only live 20 mins from UKBP I'd eBay the lot and buy a pre-abused Transition TR250, but then I'm biased.

[Agoogy]

That TR250 is a thing of beauty, but too rich for my blood and I don't want all my cycling eggs in one basket...quite some machine though.

The Sirius thing is more like it...

[IroningMan]

Build a steel-framed singlespeed/fixie and spend the rest of the budget on new clothes to go with it.

[seadragon]

OP, sounds to me like you are looking for someghing like this, see link

United Speedster 8i

http://www.unitedcruiser.co.uk/modeles.php?model=s...

[Agoogy]

See now that's why I started this thread, I spend ages checking out Evans..CR..Tredz etc etc...but there are SO many more cool independant manufacturers out there I've never heard of... something a little different... like that quite a bit, I'd love to test ride one...

[seadragon]

am a bit of a Cruiser fan but this bike is a mixture of Cruiser and Hybrid plus you won’t see many in the UK. It’s not cheap but around your budget. They were advertised on the Ridelow website but didn’t see when I looked earlier. Might be worth giving them a ring if you are interested. Thought it might be worth a mention as seemed to tick most of your boxes.

[Watchman]

I'd like a "Niner" carbon F&F with a hub gear and belt drive however I've come to realise you don't get "breakable" carbon frames to allow a belt drive.

I think I want a very lightweight carbon frame more than I want a belt drive, so I'll probably stick with a chain for now.

But hub - yes. Rolhoff for me though I think.

[MiseryStreak]

A guy at the top of Box Hill yesterday had a bamboo road bike that he built himself. Dura-Ace Di2, carbon bits all over and internal cable routing, it was a thing of beauty and rides like a dream, apparently. Bamboo has a higher tensile strength to weight ratio, longer fatigue life and absorbs more vibration than steel, titanium, aluminium or carbon fibre reinforced plastic, whilst also having a higher crack resistance. It also fails much less catastrophically and you can replace individual tubes if damaged. Of course it's also completely sustainable, if you care about that stuff. You can also use it to make a fire and a set of spears if you're suddenly caught in the wilderness as night draws in and you're being hunted by a pack of wolves.

That's about as left field as it gets for something you can win races on.

Found it! He built it at Bamboo Bicycle Club, this is his:

Edited by MiseryStreak on Monday 15th July 12:34