Sepia Posted December 22, 2017 Share Just my experience.I purchased a London Road from Planet X (having a huge sale at the moment) and am running 3 x 9 speed SLX with 11/36 rear and 44t big ring. I am looking for a 46 or 48T ring and it will fit without changing the chain line. I can fit 50mm tyres and have 1.8 mud tyres on the front with enough gap from the carbon fork. Have flared half drops with bar end shifters and this all works a treat with a XT RD. Hydraulic SLX 7000 disk brakes with 160 rotors. This bike was cheap and does what it is supposed to do. Give Planet X a shout and you will have the bike at your door within a week. I was riding mine within a week of payment. Just a thought if you have spare parts lying about? Edited December 22, 2017 by Sepia BogusOne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricochet_rabbit Posted December 22, 2017 Share a few options available here https://www.sigmasport.co.uk/bikes/cyclocross-bikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted December 22, 2017 Share The issue I faced was groupset and brakes. Very few places will know about a road disc groupset, let alone stock them (good luck with anything SRAM). CRC will draw a blank too. The Giant cable/hydro convertor jobbie may solve an issue.Both Hope and TRP do a cable to Hydro converter which you can run with any road groupset which you can buy second hand on the Hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted December 22, 2017 Share List of Smaller Brands I should look at please?Off the top of my head. CoticPlanet XRitchey For some local flavor:Farr Calculus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted December 22, 2017 Share Off the top of my head. CoticPlanet XRitchey For some local flavor:Farr Calculus is Farr local?Props to them, assumed they were US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted December 22, 2017 Share is Farr local?Props to them, assumed they were US?Ja I think so. But I may be totally wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted December 23, 2017 Share http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/za/en/octane-one-gridd-gravel-frameset-2017/rp-prod155471 http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/za/en/octane-one-kode-frameset-2017/rp-prod155475 I will leave these here.... Seem to tick most of the boxes and are both very affordable Calculus Bikes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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