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Hi all, long-time listener first-time caller. I need some help with an OTP SS purchase. My trusty old Charge Plug Freestyler (2010) got nicked 2 weeks ago. I want to replace it with a steady workhorse (preferable with bullhorns or risers as I like being able to see that white van coming at me) in the sub £700 range that I can thrash commuting and across London in the weekends. I've been looking at the following but I can't find anywhere to test ride them all:

Bombtrack - Arise 2015 (£599): would need to swap the drops out but looks well set for on-road and light off-road (not something I'm into... yet)
Cinelli - Bootleg Mystic Rats 2015 (reduced on wiggle to £600): setup well for what I want but warned off the aluminium frame as hard riding (does have a carbon fork though).
Brick Lane Bikes - custom (£699): would need to add brakes and swap drops out for risers/bullhorns
Quella - One 2015 (£549)
State Bike Co - Contender 2015 (£599)
Kona - Paddy Wagon TT 15 (£599)
Surly - Crosscheck SS (£800): above my price range but interested in comments.

Any advice or suggestions/reviews gratefully received as it is slim picking for honest reviews on the web for most of these bikes. It's all just marketing spiel repeated on every site. Thanks!

Thanks, much appreciated.

Thanks mate, rookie linguist here.

6'2" so looking for a relatively large frame. Will scratch the Quella off the list. Also now looking at a Kona Paddy Wagon (TT) 2015. Anyone had experience of this brand/range? I can see a few old ones were floating about in the classifieds.

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Hi all, long-time listener first-time caller. I need some help with an off-the-rack SS purchase. My trusty old Charge Plug Freestyler (2010) got nicked 2 weeks ago. I want to replace it with a steady workhorse (preferable with bullhorns or riser) in the sub £700 range that I can thrash commuting and across London in the weekends. I've been looking at the following but I can't find anywhere to test ride them all:

1. Bombtrack - Arise 2015 (£599): would need to swap the drops out but looks well set for on-road and light off-road (not something I'm into... yet)
   
2. Cinelli - Bootleg Mystic Rats 2015 (reduced on wiggle to £600): setup well for what I want but warned off the aluminium frame as hard riding (does have a carbon fork though).
   
3. Brick Lane Bikes - custom (£699): would need to add brakes and swap drops
   
4. Quella - One 2015 (£549)
   
5. State Bike Co - Contender 2015 (£599)
   
   

Any advice or suggestions/reviews gratefully received as it is slim picking for honest reviews on the web for most of these bikes. It's all just marketing spiel repeated on every site. Thanks!

SS rider. Been thrashing an old 2010 Charge Plug Freestyler around London for 5 years. Looking to replace it (stolen) with another trusty workhorse.