What is the state of steel disc brake road bikes in 2019?

[Heisenberg]

Originally Posted by slowpoke

Fellow forum member Heisenberg works for a framebuilder in Colombia and they have a road disc model:

https://scarabcycles.com/santa-rosa-1

indeed - Columbus Spirit tubing.

we’re about to release an updated disc climby bike with a new tube set as well. leadtime 4-8 weeks, both framesets run about $2600. completes from $4000.

[.RJ]

Nice to see that the 'classic' look Zeta alloy wheels are being updated with disc hubs as well. Pair those up with some silver campy 11 and I think that would make for a sharp looking machine.

Originally Posted by tctyres

It looks like they have 27mm Tom Slicks on it. I'd be very interested to see the clearance. 32mm tires are about my favorite all-around, so a road bike with that sort of clearance would be 🌈🦄👍

Its hard to tell but if these are 27mm tires on wide rims, there doesnt look to be a ton of room leftover and the chainstays arent manipulated past some dimples. A 28-30mm tubeless tire should run pretty plush though, and if you need more there's always the swiss cross disc.

[tristan]

I bet that Ritchey is so damn smooth that it doesn't need anything more than 28mm tires to be the *road bike* that it's designed to be. Remember the Outback is designed around wider tires and gravel riding.

PS:
GP4000s 28mm measures about 31mm.
GP5000s 28mm measures about 28mm.
GP5000s 32mm measures about 32mm.

[seedster2]

Stelbel Antenore Disc or SB/03 disc?

[Morgul Bismark]

Breadwinner Lolo Disc full custom from $2895 with options for custom paint

FWIW, I got a B-Road from Breadwinner and love that bike.

[Cornfed]

No more new ones (sniff, sob), but if you can find one, a Cielo Road Racer Disc is one of the best examples of modern steel, imho.

[Mzilliox]

if i were ordering a steel disc bike itd be a Stelbel

[tctyres]

Originally Posted by .RJ

Awesome - I am kicking myself at times for selling that one, but easy come, easy go!

I think the Ritchey Road Logic is the right call for me, and maybe I'll flip that into a custom frame down the road (I've been saying that for 5 years so who knows). I dropped by my shop today and they can order them through Q.

So did you lay out a deposit? If so, did they come back with a delivery time frame?

[Duende]

Originally Posted by Mzilliox

if i were ordering a steel disc bike itd be a Stelbel

Amazing bikes. But only custom, OP wanted off the shelf.

[rst72]

Yes to Ritchey.

[Mzilliox]

buy the stock size, put it on a shelf, remove from shelf.

[saab2000]

Originally Posted by Mzilliox

if i were ordering a steel disc bike itd be a Stelbel

Who makes that groupset? If that's the new FSA electric stuff it looks like they're really going to give the industry a run for their money. I wish Campagnolo would regroup and try to make something this good looking!

In all seriousness, my Zanconato is plumbed for a wired electric group. This is not off the list of possibilities.

[fa63]

That looks like a Campy EPS groupset to me.

[rst72]

Yep...Campy Record 11 EPS.

[saab2000]

Originally Posted by fa63

That looks like a Campy EPS groupset to me.

I was being facetious........

It's a good looking groupset and most accounts appear to be that Campagnolo has done their homework on disc brakes.