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The substances are well specced for the price, but they are really heavy, noticeably so.
I do like steel, i sold my arkose in the end for it being alu. Little things like the threads for fenders, racks etc always so much more fragile than on steel frames. I've never had an alu bike that I've felt is a 'lifer', whereas I have two steel bikes that are certainly lifers. Just my views, that nobody asked for...
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Didn't know about the substance, was thinking of the Energie apex1 for £850 and Rival1 for a bit above your budget.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/vitus-energie-cyclo-x-bike-apex-1x11-2018/rp-prod159446
Has bottle cages, mud guard mounts and 42c clearance and claims a modest frame weight (1200g). If you like the look, see if the geometry is any different to the 'gravel' models..
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Spinnnout and sion, Thanks for the reply's. The vitus substance looks really nice, and its steel..