Club Tour frames still available?

[Swislon]

Glad I've gone for Gunmetal!!

[honesty]

I really like that! It would be my choice if I were to by a CT frame. Going to start saving the pennies I think! Now to decide, drop bars or flats... humm 

[geocycle]

Glad I've gone for Gunmetal!!

Have to agree!  The R,W and B would be dangerous in some parts of the world!

[Danneaux]

Wow, indeed! Looks lovely, Dave.

I wonder if this finish might just move jags from Audax to Club Tour...? I see some "Anto Blue" in there.

Best,

Dan.

[jags]

class but for me  i think the gunmetal gray would be my choice.i have changed my mind again its the club tour i don't want to be left wanting the tour cant really be far off the audax for lightness and speed.
btw how much is that frameset..

jags.

[Danneaux]

class but for me  i think the gunmetal gray would be my choice

Can't go wrong with the gunmetal, jags. I have a bike painted in what the maker called "Light Metallic Smoke" and another in "Bright Pewter". They've stayed fresh-looking over the years...one is 25, the other 37 years old. Fashion-proof.

Best,

Dan.

[jags]

yes love that colour Dan any idea of price of frameset.
i cant afford to buy yet  daughters weddind is in a few weeks.


jags

[Danneaux]

£499.00, jags. See: http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/thorn-700c-club-tour-mk4-frame-gunmetal-imron-prod32709/?geoc=us

Best,

Dan.

[jags]

Thanks Dan.better start saving.

[jags]

what is that thing sticking up from back dropout

[rualexander]

what is that thing sticking up from back dropout

Disc brake mounting bracket. Same style as on the Mercury.

Interesting that on a touring frame there is only a single eyelet on each rear dropout for rack and mudguard mounting. They are obviously expecting you to use Thorn racks which have mudguard eyelets on the rack legs. This seems like a bad design feature to me.

[jags]

well i hope it takes a tubus rack as i just bought one 

i'm confused now disc  on rear
so does that mean i cant use caliber brakes if thats the case i wont be buying a club tour.

[rualexander]

Won't take caliper brakes, but will take cantilever, V, or disc brakes.
Tubus rack will fit but you would have to put mudguard stays onto same eyelet which is possible but not ideal.
Actually, looking again at the frame it doesn't have cantilever/V studs, unless they can be screwed on as an extra, it looks like there are bosses on the seatstays.

[jags]

oh man this is a total disaster,now isn't that bad planning from thorn.have they ever heard of the saying if it an't broke don't fix it.

those changes totally puts me off buying the club tour,i know they might seem like trivial to most but if i'm buying a touring frame set i want caliber brakes (my choice) and seperate  fittings for mudguards.simpley because it makes for a better easier fitting of racks and mudguards.

[rualexander]

Not many touring bikes use caliper brakes jags.

Looking at the supersize photo there are two sets of bosses on each seatstay where the cantilever/V studs would normally be located, maybe to allow using different wheel sizes?