So wanting to move on from a 29 HT to something a bit more befitting of my gentile riding of late, this will entaile a carbon frame, flat bars, rigid forks & circa 40c tyres. I can see a myriad of compromises that use CX/ gravel frames, but they are all short in the TT, I can also see that a longer stem may give me a bit more effective tt, but then drop bars use a longer stem so how long would it need to be?
In short what carbon framed flat bar bikes for cx/ gravel are out there?
Cheers.
Any particular reason for carbon?
It's light 😉
Get a carbon HT frame that looks right and put a rigid fork on it?
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https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/urban/commuter/commuter-8-0.html
Its got some really nice details built in.
EDIT: OooPs its ally - but buy one anyway 😉
Just add 20mm to stem.
Buts it's more like 30 on a large frame!
Currently looking at KTM frames, at less than a kilo they start in the right place.
Spesh do a Carbon Sirrus.
Is that the sort of thing you're looking for?
I think that the sirrus come up a bit short
I thought ninerbikes did a rigid carbon bike but I don't think they do it anymore
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A 650B carbon race MTB with a short fork and the right tyres could make a better bike for what you're after than a CX frame. Would work better with a flat or swept bar and the 40c CX wheels would fit.
Whyte Montpelier. It is carbon, and seems to be mountain bike geometry, so pretty long. http://www.whyte.bike/montpellier
My rigid Salsa is my modern hybrid. Good on road, good off it, can do anything technical on it slowly. Superb bike, and it really could be one bike for everything.
Not carbon though. But I would recommend rigid 29er.
Whyte Montpelier. It is carbon, and seems to be mountain bike geometry, so pretty long
Looks good to me
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what you are looking for is pretty much what i settled on for my all purpose road/gravel/commute bike.
An 'On-one' Lurcher 29er, with flat bar and rigid fork. I got a frame thats one size up from what i would ride off-road, but with a 70mm stem it's just the right stretch in the TT.
Very light, and disks both ends, with a more stable feel than a similar road bike.
Hope hubs with Stans Arch rims, carrying Spesh Trigger 35c cross tyres. It does most stuff well enough.
That whyte looks just right, might be a bit tight for a 40c tyre with mud clearance though?
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Otherwise spot on 😀
I have been doing this for a while now & I want something purpose built this time 😆
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