UK steel bike builder Temple Cycles has introduced a new flat-bar commuter bike with a nine-speed Shimano CUES groupset to its range.
The Bristol-based brand says the Classic Disc is a response to demand from its customers after receiving “repeated requests for a city bike with disc brakes”. But Temple says the new Classic Disc is also capable of some weekend gravel riding.
Built from Reynolds 520 steel tubes, the new Classic Disc comes with 40mm WTB Vulpine gravel tyres, 1x9 Shimano CUES and Shimano’s MT200 disc brakes.
It joins the brand’s growing range of steel road, gravel, hybrid, city and ebikes. Temple says its ‘premium’ bikes are built in the UK, with the rest of its range assembled in Portugal.
Off the beaten path
Temple says the new commuter bike is “just as happy going off the beaten path for the occasional gravel ride” thanks to the sturdy steel frame and WTB tyres, which are also available on the brand’s Adventure Disc range of gravel bikes.
Unlike those gravel bikes, the Classic Disc comes with Temple’s AL345 flat riser bar, designed to provide a comfortable upright riding position and inspire confidence for beginner cyclists and urban commuters.
The new bike is supplied with Temple’s Bristol saddle, with a Brooks leather saddle available as a paid upgrade.
The Classic Disc is available in four sizes, from Small to X-Large, with the Medium bike weighing in at 12.08kg. All sizes are priced at £1,195.
Temple, which was formed in 2014 by University of Bristol graduate Matt Mears, also this month opened the doors on its new retail store, showroom and workshop on Whiteladies Road in Bristol, bucking a recent trend for high-street closures.
“Bristol is where we learned how to do this,” says Mears. “It’s where our bikes are built, and where many of our earliest customers came from. Having a central space here feels important – not just commercially, but socially.”
