Five-in-one bike build. Possible?

[Barchettaman]

I'm looking at breaking the Rules, and going N-1, in fact, N-4, with a new build, and am looking for inspiration.

The bike needs to be several things:

-an everyday commuter, with mudguards, dynamo lights and rear rack

-capable of fast group rides with the local CC

-ready for light off-road cyclocross training

-acceptable for day/weekend touring

-competitive for TT and long-distance triathlon.

Oh, and the budget is tight like a tiger.
Any inspiration gratefully received!

Cheers
Simon

[P-Jay]

So, fast on road and off, with weather protection and suitable for commuting.

Sir, I believe you're after a Suzuki DRZ400

[TwistingMyMelon]

I'd build two tbh, one will never be able to fulfil all those roles properly

One for road/tt/club rides/summer commute , one for touring/cx/winter commute

[Barchettaman]

The suzuki would be nice.

Two bikes is not an option, that would make things too easy.

[itsnotarace]

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/products/bikes/race/cro...
http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/series/inflite...

Not sure about the TT/Triathlon competitiveness, that would depend on your legs

[anonymous-user]

Kenesis Racelight does pretty much all that...

[Barchettaman]

Pablo, I wonder if the Kinesis would have enough clearance for Continental SportContact 622/30 tyres and mudguards.
Leaning towards a Cyclocross build at the moment:

alu frame and fork
tektro mini-V brakes
3x9 drivetrain, plenty of top and bottom end gearing

Thoughts? I reckon I should be able to keep it under €200 with some raiding of the parts bin.

[LeftmostAardvark]

Whyte Suffolk?

[Barchettaman]

That Whyte looks sensational, but it´s about €1200 over budget!

Well, a bit of eBay magic has just secured the frame - a, aluminium Quantec Race CC:





Looks like it has ´conventional´ FD and RD cable routing, rather than CX over the top tube:



Bit of a mudguard problem here - no chainstay bridge:



so it looks like I might have to improvise one, like this guy did on his road bike in the US:

[bbc]

I think this is close - but it's not what you'd call attractive:
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538831/...

[Barchettaman]

Now that is an awesome machine!

I´d love to see it in touring/commuting setup too.

Thanks for posting!

[LotusMartin]

pablo said:

Kenesis Racelight does pretty much all that...

What he said. Just built one up as a winter trainer:

Kinesis Racelite T2 V2 60cm
Kinesis DC07 Winter Fork - Carbon
Ultegra groupset (mainly - left over from Di2 upgrade)
Tektro R539 Road Brakeset (long reach for over guards)
Harry Rowland Wheels (Mavic Openpro 36 rear 32 front with Ambrosia hubs)
Carbon post and Brookes B17 saddle
SKS Longboard Mudguard Set
Schwalbe Durano Folding Road Bike Tyres 28mm
Extra Garmin Speed/Cadence sensor
Overall Weight - 10kg

Started as a budget build, but got a bit carried away lol



Sorry for the crappy phone photo!

Edited by LotusMartin on Friday 17th January 14:15

[LotusMartin]

Barchettaman said:

Pablo, I wonder if the Kinesis would have enough clearance for Continental SportContact 622/30 tyres and mudguards.
Leaning towards a Cyclocross build at the moment:

alu frame and fork
tektro mini-V brakes
3x9 drivetrain, plenty of top and bottom end gearing

Thoughts? I reckon I should be able to keep it under €200 with some raiding of the parts bin.

You definitely won't get 30mm tyres and guards on the T2 V2, it 'just' takes 28 with SKS Longboards, and its tight, a bit too tight for my liking but with some fettling I gained some clearance - its the front thats the problem. Ring Kinesis (they are massively helpful on the phone)and ask if the racecross forks would fit on it - that might do what you want?

[TheLemming]

Barchettaman said:

I'm looking at breaking the Rules, and going N-1, in fact, N-4, with a new build, and am looking for inspiration.

The bike needs to be several things:

-an everyday commuter, with mudguards, dynamo lights and rear rack

-capable of fast group rides with the local CC

-ready for light off-road cyclocross training

-acceptable for day/weekend touring

-competitive for TT and long-distance triathlon.

Oh, and the budget is tight like a tiger.
Any inspiration gratefully received!

Cheers
Simon

I was thinking you'd manage 4 out of 5 with a road focussed cx bike, but that last one makes it tough. All the others sacrifice speed, the last of demands it.

[gazza285]

Kinesis, yes, but a Pro 6 Crosslight. Stick some slicks and tribars on it for the TTs, off with the tribars and on with the knobblies and go Cross racing.

[Barchettaman]

The Crosslight Pro6 is no good to me, I need to use a rim brake as all my nice wheelsets are rim-braked.

I´ve ordered a set of Tektro Mini-V brakes for €20, they should do the job.

The white frame pictured above it on its way.

I have an aluminium cross fork that was earmarked for another project, looks like it´ll be going on this instead.

´the build takes shape´

I just need the european P-clip surplus to hang all the boring stuff off the frame!



Imagine that, with:

slicks, mudguards, dynamo hub/lights and a rack for commuting/touring

narrow slicks for fast road work

minus accroutements, with aerobars, deep dish wheelset and a forward post for TTing/triathlons

´coz that´s what I´m getting!!

[Barchettaman]

Inital build is complete, apologies for the state of the cellar:



Bike runs REALLY well. The Tektro mini-V brakes are great with the Sram levers. They were easier to set up than cantilevers.