Fairlight cycles - any opinions?

I take that as a compliment. I'm also building back up my fixie today

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Are there any alternative framesets to the Faran that can..

UK Gravel / clear big tyres for SFAB
Carry 4x panniers with a front/rear rack for touring

9 months after paying deposit...

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How does it align with lead times advertised on moment when paying the deposit?

Intial ETA was November, then January, then March. Understandable given well known supply chain issues.

Croix de fer is the obvious but must be others.

I'm taking my Strael 3.0 on a gravel route next weekend. Currently got Vittoria Corsa Control 28s on it and thinking of going bigger. I won't be going tubeless as will just be changing them in/ out fairly regularly. Anyone got any recommendations for decent gravel tyres that would work up to 35c? Heard mixed reviews on Panaracer Gravel Kings.

Gravelkings are definitely alright for the money. I always felt like they are more rigid than some of the competition and therefore less comfortable. Comfort versus durability will always be a tradeoff though. I always liked the Schwalbe G One Allround as sitting somewhere in the middle. I am usually quite lucky regarding punctures though knock on wood).

seconded on G One Allround. Way more grip than the tread has any right to provide, and aside from a slashed sidewall one time I've been v lucky with them damage-wise too

To maintain the mixed review status, I hated gravelkings, got a million punctures and they didn't feel as fast or supple as some people claim

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Thanks all! The smallest size G-one I can see are 35c so might be a squeeze but should be OK I think / hope.

And he said he said he's building a fixie on the same page! fanboy now

he said he's building a fixie on the same page!

Only mentioned it on one page? What a noob

Had a lot of punctures with Gravel Kings 38 and tubes. Since going tubeless hasn't been a problem (presumably meaning that they are still puncturing, but sealing).

Built and skidded.
Excuse the steerer, it has been cut and excuse the 11 speed levers, I've thrown the parts bin at it

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I also had horrendous number of punctures with GravelKings

I love it @PhilDAS

Gravelkings: 1 ride = 1 puncture (min.)

Probably worth clarifying which ones. Gravelling slicks = punctures. Gravelking SK knobblies - brilliant (in my experience).

I've just pulled the money gun trigger on a Strael in the fancy purple.
Has anyone seen one in the flesh?
If so, what headset and seatclamp colours do you reckon best suit?
Was thinking about silver or even orange but may well be better placed to stick with black. Hard to tell without seeing it in real life.

Jealous

OOf.gif. Those Dales are really growing on me. Reckon in a decade they'll be as cult as the old one. Also, silver omniums? How many you need??
Show and tell some of your builds.

I'd take a set if there were some floating about...

This bikes getting a makeover soon, shallow carbons, carbon finishing kit, Enve disc fork

Lovely. I almost switched mine from deep grey to the fancy purple but couldn't deal with it delaying delivery even further.

I don't think many purples have made it out into the wild so outside of the folk at Fairlight I'm not sure who might have seen one. From promo shots on Insta the silver Hope looks great, but that blue CK headset gets my vote. My only misgiving would be that you wouldn't be able to get a matchy matchy clamp though.