New touring/winter frame

[shaunaneto]

So, it seems I have a 105 group set, wheels/tyres, and pedals sat lying around not doing much.

I quite fancy a winter/touring bike. Drop bars, 700c but with good clearance for wide(ish) tyres, discs, rack and guard mounts obviously.

Any reason to look any further than a Surly Disc Trucker?(and a good price at £340 frame set)

I *might* take longer than 48hrs to make a decision.

[shaunaneto]

Steel btw

[Derby Tup]

Steel . . .

. . . real

[shaunaneto]

Should have mentioned the other obvious choice.

http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/frames...-frameset-p779

I'm hopeful to find everything 2nd hand for this enterprise. And i've got until winter to source everything.

[dominion]

Planet X Kaffenback?

[shaunaneto]

It's on the radar, only £212 as well

[wheezing donkey]

Nothing intrinsically wrong with the Disc Trucker; but Surly seem to take a sledge hammer to crack a nut - real HEAVY duty 4130 cold-drawn Cro-Mo with only the main triangle double-butted - all other tubes are plain gauge.

Have a look at the SOMA DISC SAGA - main triangle is Tange Prestige (heat treated) 4130 Cro-Mo. Forks & rear triangle are Tange Infinity (cold drawn) 4130 Cro-Mo; all tubes are double-butted.

I have been told that Tange Prestige was the only non-Italian tubing that Pinarello ever used when steel was "in fashion" in the peletons.

http://www.somafab.com/archives/prod...disc-frame-set

[wheezing donkey]

P.S. The man to contact for Europe is James Toulson at Fine-adc, Broughton Street, Edinburgh.

http://www.fine-adc.com/

[wheezing donkey]

PPS - This website won't allow me to edit my earlier post -

Salsa was bought out by QBC (Quality Bicycle Components), which is the company that founded Surly.
Hence Surly & Salsa are sister brands. Both use the same tubing and come off the same production lines.

[wheezing donkey]

PPPS - Whilst you are on the Soma site, look in their cyclo-cross section at the "Wolverine" - a "monster cross" frame but so much more.