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Went as company, with a mate to a demo day south of Swindon today. Bugger all the poncy Orange's and Pace's. I had a ride on a Salsa Fargo in the hammering rain. I want one. No, I need one but is there anything else out there? The Singular Peregrine looks nice and class but what am I missing. Basically 700c/29er wheels , disc brakes, drops, steel, .
Genesis make one but it was the 29er rims and low top tube that so appealed.
Well?
Singular Gryphon is the closest thing to a Fargo. More mountain bikey than tourey like the Fargo
Kona Sutra
Or you could go Ti....
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The Gryphon is one hell of a bike.
I feel totaly comfortable riding mine on MTB trails.
I'll post some videos of todays ride tomorrow.
I rode the Fargo today at the demo day too. Are you the chap with the beard (appropriately enough)? 🙂 I thought it was ace as well, though I'm also looking forward to a demo on one of Sam's 29ers.
Surly Karate Monkey perhaps worth a look? But I must admit I rather wish mine was as Fargo. 🙂
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Slightly OT (apologies), but how do you guys get on with the drop bars when you're riding hard? I found the hand position got a bit painful...hands pushing against the back of the brake levers.
.hands pushing against the back of the brake levers.
Try riding in the drops then. 😉
Blimey, that's far too scary!
It's not steel, but I like the idea of the Kinesis Decade Tripster
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Hand comfort needs familiarity, thats all. Those drops were ok but my Midges had better andgles for me and the brakes levers were definitly on the piss. I reckon that stem was a touch long for us sub 5'9er's.
Had a beard trim when I got home so that I can ride my road bike tonight.