Tempest or New ADV 9.0

[Maherees]

Could do with some advice to spend my sometimes hard-earned cash:
I mainly seem to ride potholed roads, occasionally linked by the odd canal path so my choices have come done to either the
Planet X Tempest
ADV 9.0
Slightly wary of the SRAM Rival as I have issues with my current bike not changing to the lowest gears.
Thanks

 

[vickster]

Tempest
I’ve never had an issue with rival. Maybe you need to adjust your current bike?

 

[vickster]

Presumably also there’s less to adjust on a 1x drivetrain?

 

[Maherees]

Yes definitely see the logic. And titanium is a massive plus point. Never rode carbon or titanium and the latter has excellent reviews.

 

[vickster]

Maybe @ianrauk has the Ti?
My Sabbath is very nice to ride

 

[Cycleops]

Both good bikes, choice would be a personal thing. I wouldn't want a x1 set up preferring the triple on the ADV ( no large gaps between gears) Can't see any advantage with ti over steel or carbon but if you feel like a tit why not? What is the 'massive plus point' in your opinion?
The problem you've had with Rival is due to poor adjustment.

 

[chriswoody]

Why do people have this false perception that there are large gaps between the gears on a 1x set up? I have a 3x on my old Galaxy and that is so much more of a pain in the arris to use off-road than the 1x Rival set up on my Kona.

The 3x has a massive hole right in the middle of its range right where I ride most of the time, that just isn't there on my Rival set up. The lower half of my cassette has a 2 tooth jump between each cog the top end has a 4 teeth jump, hardly massive gaps.

I don't know what issues the OP has had with their Rival set up, but I've had over 4000km of faultless mixed terrain riding with mine and would choose that over a 3x set up any day.

 

[cougie uk]

I think it depends on what material you want from the frame. I went with the Titanium Tempest as I've a few carbon bikes and wanted a Ti as my winter/gravel/bikepacking bike that I'd not be hugely upset if I had an off with. Titanium should be sturdy.

That said the Boardman looks nice and I like the extra bosses for bags and cages.

Either would be lovely.

 

[cougie uk]

Oh PX will do you a double chainset too. I'd go for that. Why limit yourself ? 90% of us will be using the gravel bikes on roads so need the gears.

 

[Archie_tect]

I can manage to walk into Halfords from time to time for little things but I'd be apprehensive buying a whole bike.

 

[Maherees]

Oh PX will do you a double chainset too. I'd go for that. Why limit yourself ? 90% of us will be using the gravel bikes on roads so need the gears.

No, they won't - it will not give me the option.

 

[ianrauk]

Yep, I have a Tempest, and a Hurricane.
A lovely, very well made frame. Impressed the mechanic at my lbs no end. Said the frames are as good, if not better than other high end Ti brands.

You wont be disappointed if you get one.

 

[Maherees]

Well just pressed the button and bought a Tempest. Something to look forward to in the new year at least!

 

[vickster]

No, they won't - it will not give me the option.

Don’t they sell as a frameset?

 

[Maherees]

Don’t they sell as a frameset?

I think they do but I do not have the space to build a bike at the moment so have to go for the complete bike. It's a good frame which I can upgrade over time.