I need a bike. Just one more. Has to be fast and efficient. Good for riding to work every day through every type of weather, good for a good long road ride, good over the rough stuff, maybe some singletrack. Single ring upfront, light wheels, awesome frame and a bargain price.
Ideas, thoughts and pointers please. And the winner gets the satisfaction of just knowing that their opinion mattered for that moment…
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Light, cheap, strong - pick any 2, you can’t have them all. (Steve Bontrager I think)
It sounds like a 1x gravel bike would suit your purpose, personally I’d go titanium for all year use but that may not be possible price wise.
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You’ve heard of the Magic Quadrant, right?
Bargain price, light wheels, awesome frame and a beauty?
Gotta drop one of them!
Ti gravel bike. Ribble or PX probably cheapest new.
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I dropped the high end groupset and finishing kit. Simple 1x SRAM groupset will do. Got to have a good frame to want to ride the b*llocks off it, and groovy wheels to make it handle good and snappy.
Give us a budget
I was dribbling a bit over the Ribble gravel bikes. They look fantastic and get really positive reviews. Ribble have upped their game a lot. Sponsoring the DROPS team also.
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Club mate has the Ribble CGR and it’s his all year bike now. He just swaps the wheels. Ultegra Di2 on there.
Has to be cheaper than a very cheap 2nd hand car.
My 100k Pug 307HDi was £900 with a years MOT.
I’d say that was cheap.
Very cheap is an R plate Clio for £400 with 6 months MOT.
Your not getting a bike for that 
These get mint reviews;
I was stroking the Sonder bikes the last time I was in an Alpkit shop some time ago. £2k is too much, I’d have to buy the Clio and that would make me very sad. There must be a middle ground.
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Hard to see past this.
I’d love a 1by but it’s too hilly here, or a very small front chainring.
What height are you?
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I’d just looked at this, nearly posted it here!
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ME ME ME.
Right, that’s on the watch list
So £1200???
How light is “light gravel”?
this one
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Light gravel. I think he is talking Audax riding down country lanes.
About £1200 + or -. Tough challenge, but it can be done.
Otherwise…Ribble Cgr
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Yup!!! Definitely.
I’ve got the Endurance 725 and love it.
Club mate has the CGR Ti and loves it.
Ooh like the look of that!