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The BB on mine is pretty tight too. Honestly with what else you have I’d think about something that takes a wider tyre/ more clearance. I’m riding pretty much 50/50 between my Canyon and Standert I really enjoy both bikes.
I’ve been surprised by how quick my new Teravail Cannonballs make the Standert on the road but it is still early days here.
I’ve SRAM Etap Red 11s on my Canyon and AXS force on my Standert x1. I like both and I much prefer it to the 1x force groupset I had previously. You can get lots of take off, nearly new bits etc and save good chunks of cash too.
As for other frames there’s quite a lot in that space now. But it’s hard to find in XL second hand it would seem…which I think I what you ride!? What else is in the mix? -
I had a Pfadfinder with di2. Hydraulic hoses were tricky enough, so I don't think I'd fancy running a mechanical groupset on one. I thought it was a great bike though, until the frame cracked. Standert were great about it and I got a full refund, but tbh if I were after a similar bike again I'd get a Fairlight Strael. I have a faran and it's cleverly designed and well made, plus no post-brexit customs nonsense. Not sure if it's an option for you but going UK based also opens up using cycle to work schemes.
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Apologies in advance for the rambling post....
I moved to Cornwall a few months ago and am in the market for a road bike for the winter that I can use in the summer for mixed road and off-road gravel type riding as the three bikes I have currently are all solely for the road and are also all rim brake frames; a steel Serotta with mechanical SR 11 speed, a Look 595 with mechanical SR 11 speed and a Look 785 Huez RS with EPS SR 11 speed.
I ride approx 250-350 km a week throughout the year so a bike that I could ride throughout the winter with guards would be good and not feel too sluggish on the road. The weather is appalling in Cornwall for about six months of the year and the lanes are filthy.
I'm considering a Pfadfinder as from what I read I could run 32c tyres with guards in the winter for road and then in the summer a wider 38c tyre without guards for gravel etc. So far so good. Quite a few of the reviews make it seem like mechanical groupsets are a bit of a pain with the BB of the pfadfinder; I would like to keep with Campagnolo but don't really feel mad about splashing loads of dosh on an EPS 12 speed disc groupset that will likely have a hard life so I am wondering what my options are as there is no electronic 11 speed disc option with Campagnolo, but rather the two 11 speed mechanical options are either Ekar though I don't know how good this would be on the roads down here or the Campagnolo HO groupset. From what I've read Ekar could work with two different ratio cassettes.
I could I suppose jump ship and go for SRAM or worst comes to worst Shimano, or alternatively look at another frame but it's starting to get quite confusing. Would value thoughts and opinions, thanks in advance. I don't have a particularly large budget - the pfadfinder is already pretty bloody pricey.