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I’m considering a frame swap on my old 2019 Topstone—would love to hear thoughts and personal experiences with either of these:
Fairlight Secan 3.0 vs Mason Bokeh 3.5
I’m based in Glasgow, so my riding tends to be pretty rough at times—sometimes bordering on MTB terrain. It’s a mix of chunky Scottish gravel, smoother tracks, cycle paths, and road sections to get out of the city.
Geometry-wise, they look quite similar in terms of reach and stack, and both should fit me well.
The Secan appears to offer slightly larger tyre clearance (53mm), a 0.5° slacker head angle, and a shorter seat tube. It’ll likely be heavier due to the steel frame.
The Bokeh should be lighter thanks to the aluminium frame, with 50mm tyre clearance. It might feel a bit better on smoother sections due to the steeper head angle and longer seat tube. I also think I prefer the look of this one.
I was torn between the 2 and went with the Secan. That though was really swung by the build options for a full bike that were available. The bigger tyre clearance for 650b also went in it's favour.
I also figured that I wasn't building a light bike and I just fancied a nice steel frame again. For me it's going back 40 years to my 1985 Coventry Eagle which got me back to cycling and which I regularly rode over the south downs to get to nicer roads.
It a really lovely thing to ride but I think I'd be saying exactly the same if I'd bought the bokeh
I can't offer any opinion on the Bokeh, but I'm pretty sure you'll be delighted with a Secan.
That's good to hear Dave - is you Secan a 3.0? Are you running some fat rubber on there?
Former Secan 2.5 owner. I was running 47mm terravail tyres. It was very comfortable and very capable off road. It was often taken on old xc routes that are a bit bland on newer more capable mtbs. I loved it.
I only sold it as when it was fully loaded, I struggled with the amount of frame flex. Even when I’d made the decision to sell it, I was still having second thoughts as the vast majority of the time I loved it, but ultimately I knew I couldn’t live with the flex and it was going to do more touring in the years to come.