Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

That purple is a little bit of me I must say.

Had been planning on a custom do it all bike but these are a stick in the works.

Maybe Pinnacle should focus on selling those forks. When a complete bike is that cheap, the forks can't be much. I would buy one.

They do sell the fork as far as I recall. I think it’s about £180

Edit: last years so no light routing
https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-arkose-carbon-thru-axle-fork-EV304711#modal__product-zoom-modal

You forget new seatstay shape which doesn't have a brake bridge and completely internal cabling.

new seatstay shape which doesn't have a brake bridge

That's going to be a problem in case you want install mudguards, no?

That's going to be a problem in case you want install mudguards, no?

Not really, you can mount a stay on it, like the Cannondale one.

Personally I prefer that solution as it mean it allow me to fabricated a stay that'll fit the mudguard nicely.

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If I didn't have an order for the Ribble CGR I'd be well tempted by the new Arkose. I really like those new colours as well.

The forks are ADKs, good spec and not the cheapest. A few other brands use them and I've seen the same at crazy RRPs. We just added the cable routing this year, same as the Dolomite Ltd Edition that had that routing.

Just to confirm the frame is exactly the same?
I really only like the green frame of the cheapest model. But if it's only the parts that are different then I could just sell them.

Thanks for the info. Was also hoping to use it with a small Carradice bag that says a little when strapped to the bars.

Looks like there is a new version with removable tubing which should make it less of a faff. Quite pricy though!?

Yes, exactly - only paint differences

Yeah the bar pops out leaving the bracket. It’s bloody pricey, and when mine arrived I was very disappointed tbh.

I was planning to just make one using a Carradice bagman rail, but with so little time / space to make a mess I forked out.

Nice one :)

.. and Andyp,
Thanks for the info. Interesting!

Frame and fork ID?

My sequoia got a Christmas present from the kids.... some Velo Orange zeppelins in noir!

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Very good. Those handlebar gloves look warm.

I get a bit of reynauds.... they are motorbike pogies that I found in a charity shop and bastardized em! They work on drops or Jones bars too....

Transition rapture, with 2 extra cage mounts and paint, no longer made, bloody lovely. 4130 chromo, adjustable dropouts, 44mm headtube, 27.2post threaded bb.

Whiskey no9 fork. Also bloody lovely. Happily send this thing down mtb trails and off jumps etc!

Mudguard eyelet on my arkose fork has decided to do one for 2019.

What options: p clip?
How much is my arkose worth?

I'm considering the 2019 Arkose but I'm 5'10 so sit right on the cusp of the medium and large frames.
I normally go for 56 frames and I'm pretty normal/average in build.
Does anyone have any input?
I'm presuming going for the medium as I'll be mostly off road on it and very little, if any, long distance road riding.

Nice !

Are these the 650b 52mm zeppelins ?

Has anyone ridden the Cannondale Topstone in anger yet?

I'm 6' and ride a medium 2015, fits me fine, and I'm old/less flexible.

Nice one, cheers.