Asking for a friend, throwing it out to the hive mind to see if there is anything out there we’ve missed.  I’ve advised it’s a bad time to buy.

Medium sized and prefer hydro discs.  I have suggested the Pinnacle at £1350.

Well I haven’t seen one in the flesh yet but the new Boardman ADV 8.9 looks a steal at £1000.
GRX 2×10 and hydro.

With that budget id look at 2nd on ebay local to you

That’s what i did a couple of months ago and i got a Boardman ADV9.0 with Sram Rival Hydro groupset, wheels had been upgraded to Hope 20five wheels, Brooks Cambium saddle, Shimano M540 pedals, American King bottle cages plus a host of accessories

The bike was only 6 months old and cost £1600 as standard and i paid £800 with the upgrades

So its well worth checking out 2nd hand bargins

Willier GRX from Merlin, £1100? https://www.merlincycles.com/wilier-jareen-grx-gravel-bike-190123.html

Genesis have a sample stock sale on atm

https://www.merlincycles.com/wilier-jareen-race-tiagra-gravel-bike-179193.html £900

I’m another one looking at that incoming Boardman adv 8.9

I have the Pinnacle at £1350. Great bike, tissue paper tyres.

In stock – unless Planet X maybe – will be the problem!

I’ve got a Boardman 9.0, cracking bike.

Kineses G2

Ribble look to have new stock of the GCR at the start of September .

Thanks all, some food for thought.

I’ll be getting that new ADV 8.9 unless there are any other strong suggestions here.