the only downsides of the arkose as far as I can glean are: difficult (impossible? nitto m18?) to mount a front rack due to fork; and, no bosses for top tube bag like you'd see in e.g. the open UP frameset and other gravel frames (this one is a minor minor issue)
the only downsides of the arkose as far as I can glean are: difficult (impossible? nitto m18?) to mount a front rack due to fork; and, no bosses for top tube bag like you'd see in e.g. the open UP frameset and other gravel frames (this one is a minor minor issue)
get the arkose