Pinnacle Arkose Three (jameso to the forum please)

Great looking bike^^ 🙂

Quick question for owners. I'm looking for something to replace my 6/7 year old Boardman road bike for winter/commute use and was wondering what the Arkrose was like as a road bike with 25/28mm tyres?

Sadly I need to sell my XL Arkose Single speed. Redundancy means no longer need a commuter and its too similar to my Kinesis Tripster. [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/pinnacle-arkose-singlespeed-disk-cross-bike-xl-400?replies=1#post-7641077 ]Add here[/url] 🙁

[i]Quick question for owners. I'm looking for something to replace my 6/7 year old Boardman road bike for winter/commute use and was wondering what the Arkrose was like as a road bike with 25/28mm tyres? [/i]

I bought an arkose 4 in January as my new commuter, I really like it, disc brakes make such a difference when it's wet.

I'm running 28mm conti GP 4 seasons and PDW Full Metal guards.

It's really nicely put together and the attention to detail is spot on - things like black bolts and nicely tapped bars show it's been built with care.

It's not a speed machine but it's no slouch either. I might stick a carbon post on it though just to improve comfort a bit.

Cheers Gary.

I've also just spotted Pinnacle's Dolomite range which looks good as well and more suited to road riding. I like the idea of the Arkose as I could take it off road if I wanted but not 100% sure it'd ever actually happen! Decisions, decisions.

Sending up the bat signal to Jameso!!

I've had the letter about the new mech hanger, they want me to return the bike to Brighton, won't post me one.

Can I be posted one, I really really don't have time to fanny about in central Brighton, never mind the cost.

Yes they can send it to you, you will just need to say/sign something to say you're sure that you're able to replace a mech hanger safely, which I expect you are.

I'll get back to them, thanks.

And, just to say, I'm very much in love with my Arkose, we're going on another date tomorrow after work...

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Any word on the steel frame version that [url= http://road.cc/content/tech-news/169034-pinnacle-2016-dolomite-road-bike-joins-disc-brake-revolution ]Road.cc[/url] mentioned back in October? Guessing it would hit a similar price point as the Jamis renegade and Croix de for.
Did try using the search function but got nothing useful back.

Just ordered an Arkose 3 through cyclescheme, means I've got a month to get fit enough to do it justice 😀

Any word on the steel frame version that Road.cc mentioned back in October?

Grand, maybe next year. Just picked up my 2015 Arkose 3 in that green, very happy with it so far in short ride I've had on it.

Just had an email from Evans to say my bike is expected in stock next week! Awesomesauce

I have a 2015 Arkose 4 and am in the process of personalising it and readying for some daft Alpine thing in September, anyone know off hand the spoke lengths of the OEM rear wheel?

Not offhand no but I'll find out.

I'm considering buying an Arkose as a comfier version of the Pinnacle Dolomite, change the tires for some 28c road wheels and use it almost exclusively as a road bike. Any Arkose owner would let me know how would you rate it as a road bike?

It is certainly well behaved on the road, mine gets used for commuting a lot and copes well with crappy roads on 28c tyres. Feels nice and relaxed for longer rides too but can't comment on serious road use as road biking is a perverse pastime and shouldn't be encouraged..... 😉

I have a 2013 dolomite and a 2015 arkose. I really wanted my next winter road bike to have disk brakes so the plan was to use the arkose but I think due to the extra weight I'll just use it for its intended purpose ie off road and perhaps get a new disk dolomite next winter.

I've got a Ride-to-Work voucher burning a hole in my pocket. Really like the looks of the Arkose 3, but the Evans site is telling me late June is the earliest they're back in stock. Can anyone tell me if there might be earlier deliveries anywhere? Would really like to test ride one too, but presumably one of the other bikes in the range will be just as good for that regarding sizing?

Its sluggish as a road bike to be honest. Club runs on it I'd have to work significantly harder to keep up whereas on the race bike, I'm up front if/as I wish. Might be that its 4lb heavier than the race bike, might be the 28mm tyres, might be the frame, or just a combination of stuff.

But that's not really the point of it, is it?

I've spent 15 years on full suspension mountain bikes. I'm also 25kg off my fighting weight. I suspect it will feel just fine to me. 🙂

Would Jameso or anyone else know what the black rubber housing inside the downtube of a Pinnacle Dolomite 2016 disc version frame might be?
Just got hold of the red frameset you see. Would something like a Jagwire cable set have been used? The Dolomites in store use some kind of polymer housing for the gear cables, would that be right?

unpacman,

Normally it is to dampen any noise from the cable rattling.

Jon

This might be a stupid question but;
Can the stock SS wheelset take/be adjusted to take an 11 speed shimano cassette.

I've been doing the steel snobbery thing and overlooked this frame, I've got a 105 road groupset that needs a home, I'd need to swap out the hydro brakes for mechanical.

I love the paintwork on the SS model.

Alright chaps,

Question for the Arkose experts, I have a 2014 arkose 2 (the hydro disc version) I'm having a little problem with the front brake fading, any idea if I can put a 180 rotor on the fork, or will it all end in tears?

dsb181 - Member

I love the paintwork on the SS model.

There had to be someone... 🙂 I cant stand it, I'd have an SS frame in a flash if it could be had with one of the nice bold primary colours the rest of the range comes in.

Just come across this thread and hope I get some advice.

I've got an [url= https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-arkose-two-2014-cyclocross-bike-EV192307?country=GB&currency=GBP ]Arkrose 2 (2014)[/url] that I want to fit a front mudguard to, but my bike doesn't have a mounting hole (not front or underneath like later years)
Some of that years models did have a front mount:
A reviewer on the Evans site posted a [url= https://d2hzimwzdx2i77.cloudfront.net/photo/2/cGhvdG86ZXZhbnNjeWNsZXMtZW5fZ2I/2319c705-cf38-5a60-b359-9b42f0928cc4 ]photo with a front guard[/url]
Road.cc review Mount holes on [url= http://road.cc/content/news/110301-just-pinnacle-arkose-2 ]photos 22 & 27 here[/url]

Could I buy a fork from a later year or another make? What would I need to look for in terms of sizing?

I bought the bike for my commute that I'm generally happy with, but getting fed up with wet. I bought it together with long SKS fenders on C2W but Evans didn't tell me that the model had changed since the reviews and the front mudguard mount had been removed.

I've got a 2015 model & the mount is under the fork.

You can buy the same fork here:
https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-arkose-2015-2016-fork-EV250550

I don't think there's any problem putting the new fork on your 2014 frame (but I would ask in the evans shop first if you're unsure).

Edit: But, I'd be inclined to just buy a mudguard that doesn't need that fitting.

Can't tell from the link - is that fork tapered?

FOrk is tapered yes.

Anyone thinking of selling a small SS disc? Email in profile. Ta

Nobelium, the bikes w/o a front mount that year were a small qty with a spec error that were sold at a reduced rate. If you paid full rrp you're due a credit and it could go toward a new fork but the colour may not mach, depends what spares are in stock.

Thanks for the responses.

I've put a question on the fork page if it will fit. It's for commuting, I'm not worried about the colours.
I have downtube mounted guard but they aren't great

According to my order note I paid £714.53 in July 2014 on C2W, not sure how it came to that odd number, but looks like it was discounted. I'll have a think about it and maybe order when next C2W window opens.

Jameso,

I have a 2014 arkose 2 (the hydro disc version) I'm having a little problem with the front brake fading, any idea if I can put a 180 rotor on the fork, or will it all end in tears?

rockhopperbike, a bigger rotor means less leverage at the caliper area but the fork spec is 160mm max and I'm not going to say it's ok to go beyond that - I know how the fork is made but not enough about how the caliper re-location changes the stress there.

If it's fading through heat, are you using metal or resin pads? Worth trying a 160mm icetech rotor maybe, can make more difference than going up a rotor size.

Alright thanks for that will look at the better cooled rotors and pads

Hi Jameso - Is the Dolomite 2016 disc frame-set compatible with 160 rotors? Looking to fit some Juin Tech R1 callipers on and they're 160mm only. (before I needlessly replace my 140mm centrelock rotors!)

^ 160mm is fine, you'll just need either a 140-160 for flat-mount or a flat mount to 160 PM adapter.

James, has your website disappeared?
Can't seem to find it.

You mean the Pinnacle site? It has .. It's all on the Evans site now and the plan is to have improved product info capability on those pages in future. Evans site gets a lot more traffic.

Thanks.

Looked nice, the old one though, clean and simple.
Showed off the bikes well, nice big detailed photos.

I have a 2014 arkose 3, has anybody else had any probs with the rear dropouts on the drive train side? I have severe wear on this side, the back wheel is no longer stable under the slightest pressure from the pedals.
Had a torturous time getting home on Tuesday night, the wheel was jumping into the seat stays. I've not been able to speak to Evans locally (phones always busy) any fixes for worn drop outs?

I have a large arkose single speed for sale in the green splatter if anyone is interested. Email in profile

White101, how has the dropout worn? Are the hub caps secure, bearings loose?

Jameso, The back wheel just had a hub service at my local Evans shop. If I could post a pic it might be easier to describe, but the frame has literally worn away on the cassette side, grove worn in from the QR spring.