its in Swedish but the spec isn't. It's approx. 750 quid, plus I get an additional 10% off through my job
https://www.bikester.se/712483.html
I'm moving house soon and have a little longer commute approx. 50 mins, mainly on road but I'd like the option of taking the longer route (gravel tracks) when time allows / for training purposes. I'd also like to stick it on the turbo come the winter and do long road rides on it, again for training.
I have no idea about gravel or cyclocross bikes or indeed if they are different thing !
is it any good? better options out there?
thanks!
It looks ok. I think there may be slightly better options out there spec wise. Have you looked at the GT Grade Tiagra model? Perhaps slightly more relaxed geometry and at home on tarmac gravel turbo. Only mention it as I have one.
cheers and yes the website itself is usually a little overpriced, but I thought perhaps with a little money off it may be ok. I haven't looked at anything else TBH.
edit: just seen this:
http://off.road.cc/content/review/bikes/fearless-bikes-vulture-frameset-1529-review
want
Think I'd want a carbon fork over alu. It does look nice though.
bumpy knuckles
The bike and spec don't look like particularly great value for money. I suspect that bikes available in the UK might offer a better bang for your buck and a better choice. It might be worth comparing the bike with Decathlon's offerings and also comparing Decathlon's swedish and UK pricing for the same models.
A couple of things to consider are mudguards and rack mounts. Judging by the number of threads that crop up on STW about fitting mudguards to gravel type bikes, many/most people soon decide they need/want mudguards, especially for routine day to day riding like commuting. Similarly for commuting there are frequent threads asking how to carry clothes and/or a laptop etc. to work on a bike. So even if you think you will not want them, I would recommend that you get a bike that either has them or will easily accept them if you change your mind.
On that note the bike you linked to does not appear to have a threaded boss in the seatstay bridge (it's difficult to tell from the pictures of the bike viewed from the rear using the 360 degree view, but there is no silver bolt head visible in the bridge). There are no images of the chainstay bridge to see if that has a boss (although most mudguards do come with a bracket to clip onto a chainstay bridge without a boss, a boss is a better, more secure fastening).
There are no rack mounts on the steat stays, although you could use p clips.
I suspect that gravel type bikes sold in the UK would be more likely to have mudguard clearance and bosses, as well as rack bosses.
cheers Slowster, very valuable input.