I've got my Giant Toughroad converted to Jones Bars at the minute, but the reach is a little short, so I'm looking for the next bike / frame to put the jones bars on.
Ideally I'd like something with a more adventure / gravel bike bias but am looking for something with thru axles front and rear.
Idea behind this is I can change the wheelset depending on where I'm riding much easier than with skewers and having to align disc calipers each time.
I've had a good try at "Googlefu" but haven't had much joy - has anybody got any suggestions for suitable bikes please?
Budget is no more than £1000
Cotic Road Rat or Escapade?
Ribble CGR or their Urban bike?
Build your own up from https://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-malt-g1x-gravel-bike-frameset-2020-148101.html ?
Complete bike with drop bar is £1k on promo https://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-malt-g1x-apex-1-gravel-bike-2020-150729.html
This is good value and on sale now:
https://www.alpkit.com/sonder/bikes/sonder-camino-al-sram-apex1-flat-bar-V2