Using Gravel for want of a better word, which disc frameset for slightly larger profile tyres than a traditional CX bike with all day riding comfy angles?

Dare I suggest a VN Amazon? Just fitted some Nano 40s to mine today.

All City Macho King. 853 loveliness. Enjoying mine.

Saracen Hack will take 42c tyres

I’ve put 37 on my Kona jake- there’s room to spare.

Surly Straggler…

My charge plug 5 came with 42mm tyres and it’s fantastic

Pinnacle Arkose X (as a full bike).

Those Panaracer Gravelking SKs are wider than spec, 40mm version apparently comes in at ~43mm.

Sonder Camino Al. £50 off ATM too.

In great STW tradition! Could I recommend a Mason bokeh.

Mason Bokeh.
https://masoncycles.cc/products/bokeh-frameset

Must have posted that at same time Dickie !!

Rocket dog…. Budget would help?

Like others above I will recommend what I own 🙂

Genesis croix de fer. All day riding, tough as old boots comfy and can fit up to 45mm tyres. I currently run 40mm nano’s with full guards (sks 50mm longboards).

Frameset is something like £350 if you look carefully (frame and fork).

Peregrine (if you can find one), or a Vaya.
Mine are on 47 and 42 respectively, both very comfy all-day mixed condition bikes.

Peregrines are very pretty but I found the toe overlap really annoying.

I quite like the look of these as a Peregrine substitute:

On one pickenflick is worth considering.. Just sold a medium with hope wheelset sporting 45/40mm tyres ..

Too nice as a winter hack so I moved it on

^ mention of pickenflick makes me suggest the bish bash bosh – currently £499 at the DFS of cycling.

Evans are listing Arkose frameset at the mo. 40s fit fine in my 2015, 2017 has even better clearance.

I seen a bish bash bosh in Edinburgh last week in the orange/yellow.. It looked very nice 8)

Open U.P. for expensive niche factor.

I’ve been considering the Palnet-X XLA, bargain, but only 38mm clearance, which is annoying because the ‘gravel version has more tyre clearance but a sloping top tube 🙁

Can fit 47mm tyres in my deeply uncool Raleigh Maverick Comp.

Not forgetting Salsa Fargo if you’re minted, Mango Point AR if skinted.

Mango Point AR, bought a frame set last autumn and have run it over the winter, been a great bike with 40c clearance.

Cotic escapade will take nanos in 42c iirc.

Shand Stoater

I too have a change plug 5 ti and sometimes run bruce gordon rock n roads at 43c

Genesis Vagabond?

Those Arkoses look really good for the money. Does anybody know what the differences are between the 3, 3, and 4 apart from the price and the colour?

I seriously considered the Soma Wolverine until I cheaped out with a Charge Plug. They look amazing with a lot of nice details.

Planet X Full Monty takes 40mm Nanos comfortably. Cotic Escapade? Or if Ritchey eventually release the Outback

Giant Revolt 1, very relaxed geometry & you can fit up to 50mm tyres, yes it does look a bit odd but a good allrounder.

Another option…

Brother Cycles Kepler…

If the yellow Giant Anyroad 1 was proper hydraulics and allowed wider tyres (it comes with 32c, not sure if 35c will fit), I’d be very tempted, love the frame’s curves.

doncorleoni …

Genesis croix de fer. All day riding, tough as old boots comfy and can fit up to 45mm tyres. I currently run 40mm nano’s with full guards (sks 50mm longboards).

Any chance of some pics ?
I’m running 40mm nano’s on my CdF (which rides like a dream) and thinking about fitting some mudguards for the next month or two.

@rOcKeTdOg any reason for the 42mm requirement, rather than 40mm?

Only, as evidenced by the multitude of suggestions in the replies, almost all adventure-road/gravel/gnarmac bikes will take 700c 40mm. It could be said it’s what defines the genre, and one of the things that differentiates them from CX bikes.

No reason, 40mm would be sufficient. I’m just greedy

Has the 2.1″ clearance Marin Four Corners been mentioned yet?

Another I would be interested in, if it had proper hydraulics and a carbon fork.

Those Arkoses look really good for the money. Does anybody know what the differences are between the 3, 3, and 4 apart from the price and the colour?

The spec? Am I missing something

I’d say that 42mm would be tight on a Croix de fer or 2016 Arkose. I’m not saying they’d touch the frame or forks but there would be very little clearance for mud. The arm of the FD might be an issue as well. This is an area where 1×11 or (1×10) has clear benefits