Its versatility is a wonderful appeal you could use it just on the road or mix up the terrain with a change of tyre, and fit mudguards for winter or year-round riding. The Mr Pink is a really nice riding bike, but the frame and fork could certainly benefit from a few equipment changes to bring out the best.
It's one of the best steel frames I've ridden, but admittedly it's a lot more money – the frameset is nearly the same price as the complete Mr Pink bike. If you're in the market for a steel road bike without disc brakes and want a British-built frame, the Enigma Elite HSS is an excellent choice. > Buyer's Guide: The best steel road bikes The Equilibrium is a popular and well-proven frameset, with enhanced versatility over the Mr Pink, and there's no getting away from the fact that Ultegra trumps 105 in the specification game. Sticking with the disc brake choice, the Genesis Equilibrium Disc 30 costs £1,999 and gets you a full Shimano Ultegra groupset with hydro disc brakes and 28mm Clement Strada tyres on Fulcrum Racing Sport wheels. Though built around disc brakes, the new Fairlight Cycles Strael comes with a Shimano 105 build and Mavic Aksium wheels for £1,849, a bike that in a higher spec for £2,439 got a top review from Stu. If you want steel then your choices are largely limited to smaller brands, some of which, at this price, give the All-City Mr Pink some tough competition. Steel is an expensive choice because very few companies work with it these days, so if value for money is top of your list then mainstream aluminium is a smarter choice. With a few upgrades – the brakes for definite and possibly the wheels – the Mr Pink becomes a more compelling package, but it doesn't really come together as well as it could and lacks that lustre that many good steel road bikes typically offer.
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