• Great suggestions all round. Have the Pro aero vibe persuit and Zip SL70 XPLR on other builds and the FSA options are super interesting but going to park the idea for now. It's too much faff for a few degrees of flare.

    And have seen the state of the Farans 650b tyres, it might be time for a change.
    650b x 47c was the Arkose max, is it time to max out the new frames tyre real estate?

    Thinking Mezcal 2.25 or Conti Race King 2.2 (rims are 25mm ID) but might struggle to find mudguards?

  • I think you’d be brave to run the Mezcal and still except to have mudguard (and derailleur cable) clearance at the chainstays.

  • Oh really, perhaps a 2.1 Mezcal or 2.0 Race King might be better then? At least for the derailleur cable, don't fancy any guards fitting.

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