Road bike with rack points?
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Road bike with rack points?
Postby Xplora » Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:53 pm
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby bosvit » Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:36 pm
http://www.trekbikes.com/au/en/bikes/ro ... eries/1_2/#
I have an older one (Trek 1000) It seem to still have the mudguard mounts on the front fork and the chainstay mounts for mudguards and racks but I can't see the top mounts in the photo, but that doesn't mean they are not there. Might be worth popping into a Trek dealer and having a look.
I think the Cubes have all the rack mounts too.
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby clackers » Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:07 pm
Not actually a matter for seat fore-and-aft or height?Xplora wrote:Gee I thought this would be easier this time. My knee is REALLY hating the MTB geometry,
Another option for your roadie without mount points. Topeak do a 9kg seatpost rack, as long as the post is alloy or only has a carbon facing.
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby blkmcs » Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:16 pm
http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/roa ... librium-20
For 2013 it is available in titanium as well as steel.
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby Xplora » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:37 am
Re: fit... I pushed the seat back 1cm and it helped a lot, but my commute is 20km each way. I managed 70 at a decent pace on my new Madone a couple weeks back, but my knee turned to hell on the MTB. I can't physically push the bike properly with the MTB geometry (it's more a sit down and shut up, rather than a bend over and think about England position) and my wife commented that all my muscles are directed towards road bike, not MTB/hybrid. The ideal "fit" position on the MTB is so specific that it's not worth persevering with. It was a 300 dollar bike - we just got the tax back, and we'll save whatever I spend on the bike in 6 months for train tickets If the body can handle it.clackers wrote:Not actually a matter for seat fore-and-aft or height?Xplora wrote:Gee I thought this would be easier this time. My knee is REALLY hating the MTB geometry,
Another option for your roadie without mount points. Topeak do a 9kg seatpost rack, as long as the post is alloy or only has a carbon facing.
I don't really want to take the carbon monster to work, it's just a bit too expensive and a bit too precious to be grinding it into the dust. I know. I'm a princess
The 1.5 alleges to have rack points, but I can't see them either. It's runout time, I'll give Charles at Rouse Hill a call. Might give my cousin a call too, he's looking to offload a Madone 1.5 for future upgrade, advantage of the family being tall together
Unsure on the Genesis geo.... might need to stay local to ensure I get fit properly. That whole support the LBS thing seems to be working for me right now...
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby simonn » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:57 am
The Kinesis T2 frames do (Wiggle, c r c etc). Consider a cyclocross (with discs, if you ride in the rain) for commuting, you should be able to mount a rack to them.
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby rkelsen » Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:24 am
+1simonn wrote:Consider a cyclocross (with discs, if you ride in the rain) for commuting, you should be able to mount a rack to them.
Racks and discs don't belong on a road bike. If you need either, then you've chosen the wrong tool for the job.
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby familyguy » Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:13 am
I know a lot of these bikes have 'rack points', but they're just 'guard stay points' masquerading as utilitarian. Unless its got top eyes on the outside of the stays, it's always a compromise.
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:20 am
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!familyguy wrote:Exhibit A:
Don't look peoples, cover your childrens eyes. Oh the humanity...
Quick poll: Should that pic be on the list with the polish team and mankini pics?
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby misterhorsey » Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:52 am
its fast enough for me to not be in a massive rush to get a dedicated road bike. Front and back mounts.
Stock it comes in at around $1.5k, though you might get a better result if you get the frameset and build up to your preferred componentry.
I think Soma frames also have rack mounts
http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/smoothie
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby misterhorsey » Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:53 am
That's terrifying. Unless its ridden in a recumbent posture.Mulger bill wrote:NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!familyguy wrote:Exhibit A:
Don't look peoples, cover your childrens eyes. Oh the humanity...
Quick poll: Should that pic be on the list with the polish team and mankini pics?
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby blkmcs » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:13 am
Any bike with wheels as fugly as those should be on that list.Mulger bill wrote:familyguy wrote:Exhibit A:
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Don't look peoples, cover your childrens eyes. Oh the humanity...
Quick poll: Should that pic be on the list with the polish team and mankini pics?
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby rkelsen » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:23 am
Any bike can be a "quick bike" with a fit pilot.Xplora wrote:Not all roadies are created equal... we aren't talking about a Venge/Spiv, but a quick bike that can handle commutes.
On a proper commuter (with rack, muguards, lights, etc) you will get more satisfaction out of pummelling the pretenders.
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby simonn » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:53 am
However, the difference in average speed is going to be a couple of minutes at most, probably a lot less... seconds even. If you go a CX you will have a sturdier bike with decent wheels (probably) that are not going to break spokes because you carry to much weight on them (rack + bag etc).Xplora wrote: I'd put TT shorties on there to get extra speed. I'd consider a TT bike if they came with racks
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby Xplora » Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:09 pm
I didn't notice a problem with the Kona as far as sturdy went. Only problems I had were self inflicted. I'm no Clydesdale though, 80kgs including bag on a heavy day.
That Trek is definitely on the mankini list. I actually had a revulsive reaction when I saw it. I guess no one told him that sitting up is going to hurt your aero more than wheels, frame and overfilled wallet put together?
Where does a bloke find a Surly in Sydney?
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby misterhorsey » Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:30 pm
http://www.cheekytransport.com.au/stuff ... kes/surly/
A search of their blog reveals a few interesting builds:
http://www.cheekytransport.com.au/category/surly/
It sounds obvious, but do make sure to check out the geometry on their sizing. They can run a bit large.
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby Chris249 » Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:52 pm
I also find the 'cross levers useful for noodling along with commuting or on shopping trips, and prefer cantis to calipers in the rain (I had the option of discs for almost the same price but preferred to save 900g - personal preference as I have never run out of brakes on the road in years of commuting and some time as a courier).
The 'cross bike can do anything from playing on BMX tracks to touring and road racing - I think 'cross bikes got second and 6th in Paris-Roubaix this year so they aren't too slow!
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby AndrewBurns » Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:17 pm
The CX bike ends up about 9.5-9.8kg before I added stuff and about 13kg with rack, guards, bag etc. A far cry from my carbon road bike but I've found that on average over my 24km commute the difference between the loaded CX bike and me feeling awesome on my road bike is about 5 minutes or about 10% of the trip time. For sure the road bike is more fun to ride and just feels so much easier but the times don't lie and the CX bike is no slouch, plus the ability to ride over crappy terrain and carry tons of stuff should I need to.
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby marinmomma » Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:46 pm
I bought the WSD version for my commuter bike as I wanted to put a rack on it and it has the rack mounts and I understand that you can put mud guards on as well...tight fit but doable apparently.
Cheaper than most CX bikes!
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby Reman » Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:55 pm
The Kinesis frame + 105 groupset + pro-lite Como's would probably be sub-$1500 and be a very nice quick ride.
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby Xplora » Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:51 pm
My wife reckons I'm a sneaky bugger, getting the commuter AND the weekend warrior all at once
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Re: Road bike with rack points?
Postby Xplora » Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:55 pm
photo storage
Done 8 days of commuting on it so far, seems to be handling it OK. 25 Hardshell Bontragers couldn't stop the staple going through the tube for a slow leak. Very saddening
I'm going to assault the mudguards, the LBS tried and couldn't succeed. I HAVE been getting some awful rubbing noises from the back despite their best efforts. The QR collar suggested by Nobody was the ticket. My Fluid and this 2.1 have become symbiotically connected through various parts. Grandpa's Axe indeed!
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