Yet another 1x road bike... this time by B'Twin

[Spinners]

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-rc10 ... 77732.html

I like the frame and I like the 32c tyres on the 'hybrid wheels' but I don't like the 1 x 7 gears, horrible shifter, 14-34 mega-range freewheel and nutted rear wheel.

[ross.anderson.58]

Then dont buy it...

I'm a trendy consumer. Just look at my LG-H930 using hovercraft full of eels.

[Cyril Haearn]

Tyre clearance=mudguard clearance?
Does it have long dropouts so one may upgrade to fixie?

[Spinners]

Tyre clearance=mudguard clearance?
Does it have long dropouts so one may upgrade to fixie?

Vertical dropouts (of course).

[Greystoke]

It"s a good budget bike made with sensible parts to a budget

[peetee]

Then dont buy it...

Ha ha. Love it.

[ross.anderson.58]

Then dont buy it...

Ha ha. Love it.

I mean it's not even a post with a question or a piece of info or anything. Its not buying advice or info wanted. It's just a post complaining about the specs of a bike.

I'm a trendy consumer. Just look at my LG-H930 using hovercraft full of eels.

[Spinners]

Then dont buy it...

Ha ha. Love it.

I mean it's not even a post with a question or a piece of info or anything. Its not buying advice or info wanted. It's just a post complaining about the specs of a bike.

I'm a trendy consumer. Just look at my LG-H930 using hovercraft full of eels.

You do seem to have overlooked that I actually liked a few things about the spec's.

[ross.anderson.58]

Ha ha. Love it.

I mean it's not even a post with a question or a piece of info or anything. Its not buying advice or info wanted. It's just a post complaining about the specs of a bike.

I'm a trendy consumer. Just look at my LG-H930 using hovercraft full of eels.

You do seem to have overlooked that I actually liked a few things about the spec's.

No. I got that. I just dont really see the point of the post.

I'm a trendy consumer. Just look at my LG-H930 using hovercraft full of eels.

[Brucey]

1x7 gears will work if you don't have hills to contend with. Why buy gears you don't need?

cheers

[Greystoke]

It has a reasonable gear range anyway, you could always lower it by fitting a smaller front chainwheel.
Looks like a decent no nonsense bike

[Spinners]

When I opened this post I thought it was a new product line catching the 1x wave but I can now see that it's the exact opposite and very much the end of the product line (and the of the B'Twin brand in general I understand).

Anyway, it's just the frameset I fancy for use as a winter bike using up parts from the spares bin.

I've noticed the flat bar version uses exactly the same frameset and is further reduced to £199.99 (medium only) so I've just ordered one and will move the flat bar components from it onto another frameset to build up a bit of an 'errands bike'.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-100- ... 54239.html

[iandriver]

They should name it the B'Twin Cambridge. Perfect for around these parts where crossing one railway bridge doubles the amount of climbing on a cross city ride. If they sold it with a pre-rusted chain and kicked the wheels out of true from day one, they'd really be on the money.

[Jamesh]

You could change the gear levers for bar end levers,
add a 11 -42 cassette and have a passable touring / gravel bike.
Or you could buy a second hand Coix de fer for similar money?!

Cheers James

[Spinners]

It's taken me a while to build it up but this is going to be my commuter bike starting from tomorrow. I moved the flat bar components that came on my Triban onto another frame and sold that on. The wheels and groupset came off my tired-looking Giant Defy and I bought some new SKS mudguards for it - building it up this morning and giving it a shakedown ride this afternoon. It looks a bit brutal and is very heavy but it rides OK - better than expected, even with puncture resistant tyres and slime-filled tubes. I just need to trim off those mudguard stays and transfer my lights over.