Asking for a friend....

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JohnClimber
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Asking for a friend....

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James my mate has up to £1,500 so spend on a gravel bike.

What's out there in the market place at this moment bin time for that budget please.

PS he'd prefer Shimano if possible

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So many options these days!!

Arkose or escapade maybe?
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Arkose or Sonder will likely offer the best vfm and decent resale value.
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Giant revolt 105 1500
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Had both the arkose and a camino both are great rides. The new camino comes in a nice flat grey colour now to :-bd
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Actually camino is better value for money!
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Never knowingly under biked...
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Thanks all.

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The latest camino Al has a shimano GRX version which looks great. Great vfm.
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Granted it's not Shimano, but then it's not full SRAM either, you can pick up a 2020 Rondo Ruut AL 2 for £1,499. The Sonder Camino Al GRX1 at £1,299 is probably a better proposition though.
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You could also get something carbon or even Ti for around budget from PX.

These start at £1400.

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I really do not get how that PX can be so so cheap. Is it a case of you get what you pay for is it the bargain it could be ?
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Buy stuff straight from a catologue
buy end of lines
buy slight seconds- i assume that is a rumour rather than true.
not have massive QC - tola mate three frames to get one with parallel brake mounts for the rear
Dont bother with customer service to save costs - you tried ringin them ?
Dont worry if the seat post does not quite fit - just reduce the price and call them bargains - was that the London Bike?

I think that is their business model
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I heard from an ex-employee they've been known to order a container-load of parts at a certain price, then "re-negotiate"* the deal once said container is half way across the ocean.

*"50% off, or I'm not buying them."
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Baggy seatposts were a feature of at least the Titus Firelines. I had one (and then a replacement, pretty hassle free).
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Rich3rd wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:28 pm Ribble look interesting https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-c ... imano-grx/
It was this or the Ti version that I was looking at for a while. I went with the Ti but I still really like the colour scheme on the steel version.

Regarding On One/Planet X. I bought a lurcher frame from them (carbon 29er) which has been great. It arrived without the drop outs though, so I tweeted Brant and they were in the post that day. That was 5 or 6 years ago though.
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composite wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 10:27 am Regarding On One/Planet X. I bought a lurcher frame from them (carbon 29er) which has been great. It arrived without the drop outs though, so I tweeted Brant and they were in the post that day. That was 5 or 6 years ago though.
Given all the Planet-X / On-One threads on STW, that's appears to still be the way it works today...
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