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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
Netakure-
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.
jono84
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.