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Jus havin a look at the Arkose 2 now actually.
Very decent. Weirdly 2, 4 and 5 are hydraulic and 3 is mechanical.2 is atually lookin real decent. Not keen on bar end shifter mind or the shit as colour.
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Ah, didn't know 3 wasn't hydraulic. Arkose 2 is good, handled basically anything I've thrown at it.
You might want to factor in that the bars are pretty rubbish, especially for a bar end, I found they slope right to the end meaning the bar end feels miles away when you're on the hoods. Swapped the bars out for something with a finish horizontal to the floor and they're actually not too bad.
Definitely worth the improvement in braking, presumably they'd never get integrated hydraulic shifters at that price.
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Depending on what you're looking for - I got Pinnacle Arkose 2 on CTW and its been great, not exactly a cx race bike but great fun and versatile. I think the 3 - which has STIs rather than a bar end comes under the £1k mark too.
Possibly also relevant @Dakin