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If it was just water I wouldn't mind but the TPT near me is an absolute swamp in places except over the summer.
I don't want every ride to end up with looking like I just done the Tough Mudder especially since I ride to work.
I also like to share with anyone behind
Yes the Fugio is heavy but alot of that weight is in the wheels and tyres. My 20 with mechanical discs weighs 11.6kg with pedals. With a set of 1500g hunts and some decent tubeless tyres I could easily drop over a 1kg off that I reckon. Still not super light but it's a very comy, versatile and capable bike. I love mine and haven't touched any of my other bikes since I got it 6 weeks ago.
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Went for the Gisburn in the end. I wasn’t sold on the colour going by the pictures online but it’s miles better in the flesh.
I really wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I have but it’s ace.
Can't understand having no mudguards in winter.
I’ve got a Ti PX tempest. Force Hydros for £1500! Lots of space for off road tyres and guards.
Plus one for the PX Tempest. Great frame, well thought out, loads of clearance, great feel to the ti on road and off. Got 2 pairs of wheels for fast far/ fat and fun. I figured if it lasts beyond the 5 year guarantee then it’ll be a keeper!
Blow the budget and get a kona libra, that is one serious piece of bike porn!
Failing that I too would go for the build option, did that with my vaya (carbon fork version) which has 700c 43mm gravelkings on at the mo but has clearance for 50c and will also take 650b which is my next planned upgrade.
How did you get a force equipped tempest for £1500? Bargain! I was looking for ages and would have bought one at £1500. Built a bike instead, as it looked like it would never drop that low
Standard PX pricing - wait long enough & it comes to where you want!!
It was about a year ago some special discount I seem to remember. I’d been hovering for ages & it was just too good an offer to refuse!
Snap moorsey72! But I’m running 650b but getting a set of 700c wheels built for some fast road rides out.
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Certainly whips along on the road with 700c fudge. Comes into its own off road though, i assume that will only improve with 650b?
I've got a Kinesis Tripster AT with ultegra di2 and hunt wheels and I'm very happy. It's not super-light and I run 36mm "road" tyres most of the time but it's quick enough and even without swapping wheels it's capable enough offroad in the right conditions (i.e. no sand, no gloop). Putting on something with some tread (currently WTB riddler) makes it not far as capable as my old hardtail MTB, if a little harder on the arms.
This might be a bit too late but for future reference, I built the following utility website for exactly this kind of gravel bike search:
http://www.gravel-bikes.co.uk/?swoof=1&pa_no-of-chainrings=1x&paged=1&pa_fork=carbon