Pinnacle Posse

Okay cheers! Found this article too; https://advntr.cc/pinnacle-announce-new-arkose-range/
No more fluo :(

Does the 2017 women's Arkose take 650b? This one. And if so up to what size?

@jameso @edscoble I'm looking at this frameset for my partner and in the Q&A it says no 650b. Is this so? Not that it necessarily matters but I'm curious.

Arkose 2017-18 and 2019, men's and women's, all take 650B. Women's bike is a fraction lower at the BB so stick to 47C rather than 42s.

Bollocks, it'll fit.

Want to use the 650b wheels from my Iroko 2 (2016) on gravel bike, gonna need some thou axle adapters, but can't find the hubs listed anywhere. Anyone either know what they are, or can recommend a 'universal' adapter kits

Looks like a formula something front and Shimano rear. https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-ramin-2-2016-mountain-bike-EV264162

Wait...29er?

So I have and Iroko 2. Did not google properly before posting, have edited post now.

Thanks all the same! It's probably similar anyway I'd guess.

Anyone ridden both Arkose and Dolomite? I've heard numerous times as good as the Arkose is it doesn't really cut it as a road bike, wandering if there's more potential with the Dolomite for something that can be both practical and nimble on the road.

I've ridden my Dolomite embarrassingly little, but it's definitely a better road bike than the Arkose and a good all-rounder.

Cheers. Not surprising it's better on the road than an Arkose, any opinion on how it compares to other (lighter/more focused) disc road bikes?

Afraid I've not ridden anything faster. It's an awful lot better than my Genesis Equilibrium was. It's got a long and lowish stem on it and it feels road bike enough to me.

On the above - I've ridden my Arkose predominantly on road and it's never felt particularly unwieldy. It's not a fast disc road bike, but it was never supposed to be. Mine is my winter trainer on 47c 650s and it's wonderful.

Having said that, you could ride a Dolomite off-road well enough too. Bikes are much more capable than marketing departments would have you believe.

(by off-road I mean gravel, fire roads, summer cross etc etc rather than 8 foot drop offs and rock gardens)

pretty sure the dolomite can take 32s - mine is currently on 25s and feels fairly sprightly, but i don't have any other lighter/more focused road bikes to compare it to...only heavier ones!
similar to @umop3pisdn i've not ridden mine a huge amount. most of my riding is commuting which i tend to do on other bikes.

Thanks all for the feedback. I'm trying to limit bikes, particularly ones that won't get used much and having a road bike that can do more than just road is very appealing. I'm just trying to avoid ending up with something that feels sluggish as i'd imagine 80% of it's time will be spent on the road.

I wouldn't say it's sluggish. Mine rides nice, even with mudguards, heavy 32 spoke wheels and winter tyres. And I'm normally quite fussy about how road bikes feel.

I'd say the latest Arkose doesn't look that bad as an all-round bike. Taller, so may appeal if you ride with a stack of spacers.
Still would go for the Dolomite, 32c is enough for the odd towpath excursion

Cheers, i'm definitely leaning that way.

The one thing i'm worried about is the length, long wheel base and tyre clearance adds up to quite a long reach. In fact it's the same as the 54 CAAD 9 i'm currently thinking of replacing it with as that feels a little long. But that's probably more my current level of flexibility and that i haven't ridden road in over a year. Perhaps the ton of extra stack will help.

Could go with the small i suppose but at 5,10" (t-rex) that seems a little ridic.

I intend to use my arkose D3 as a winter trainer/CX bike in the off-season. in summer, I'll use it for gravel and touring/bikepacking

I don't think it'll be a whippet but I hope it's not fully dead on road

I normally ride XL at 6'1", but have gone for an L and it's spot on.

are they still doing the dolomite? just checked on the website and it's not listed...

Just checked, 2017 framesets still available. As are the forks that look like a good option for converting my Tokyo Dart to disc as it already has an O/S headtube with tapered fork.

Just picked up a cheap 2018 dolomite for the winter months. Going to pick up some guards for it this eve and take it out for a spin tomorrow!

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Anyone got this basket they’d like to sell? Came complete on one of the Pinnacle completes.

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What's the biggest knobbly tyre you guys have managed to get on a 2015 Arkose? (QR, full carbon fork)
Wondering whether I could get away with 43mm Gravelking SKs.

Ask Evans directly? They might have it in their website.