Adventure road bike - best under £800

[Piggysmalls]

UPDATE!!!!!

Bad News!
Evans have cancelled my order due to supply issues with the 2018 sequoia.

Good News!
I have upgraded to the Arkose R1 at no additional cost.
https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-arkose-r1-2019-road-bike-EV339950

Mixed feelings a little gutted to be honest but the Arkose R1 for £669 must be a good deal right?

 

[vickster]

UPDATE!!!!!

Bad News!
Evans have cancelled my order due to supply issues with the 2018 sequoia.

Good News!
I have upgraded to the Arkose R1 at no additional cost.
https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-arkose-r1-2019-road-bike-EV339950

Mixed feelings a little gutted to be honest but the Arkose R1 for £669 must be a good deal right?

Did you enjoy riding it?

 

[Piggysmalls]

Did you enjoy riding it?

It's not ready for collection till start of April but will try to post a little review after I get it

 

[vickster]

It's not ready for collection yet but will try to post my review

You should try it before committing to buy

 

[Piggysmalls]

Picked my new bike up last week. Have only done maybe 50 miles but happy so far. I think my bike is much faster on the road than my mates genesis tour de far but its a bit unstable, bubly on the rough gravel. The bike is much more road orientated then gravel and the evens description I think is slightly missleading. The bike came with 28mm donnelly strada tyres and not the wtb horizon 30's as advertised but after I emailed them they are posting a pair to me. (they have since changed this on the spec list but not the description.. Strange?)
Overall I am very happy with my price ☺ even the very helpful guy at the my local shop couldn't believe it! And happy with the bike, build quolity and overall service dispite some hiccups! I would recomend evans and the pinnacle arkose r for sure.

 

[keithmac]

Looks a nice bike, congratulations!.

 

[Venod]

but its a bit unstable, bubly on the rough gravel

Do you mean it bounces about ? if so let the tyres down a bit and consider going tubeless if not already.

 

[si_c]

That looks proper nice with those tanwalls....

 

[Pedropete]

Nice bike, even nicer price. Well done! If it's too harsh on rougher terrain then go for the fattest tyres you can get in (allow a bit for mud/mudguard clearance) and run them at lower pressure. Going tubeless will help too. Panaracer Gravel King (non-SK) 38s are very good for mixed surface stuff and sensibly priced.

 

[Piggysmalls]

So I called evans about the tyres not being as advertised and they have sent me a set of the wtb horizons 30's free of charge.. Feel slightly guilty now.. Hee Hee..
But I can't get the new tyres to seat right on the rims, I've took them off and refitted them 3 times now!

 

[Cycleops]

You could try over inflating them by some margin and this could ping them into place.