Any chinese Aero Gravel frame with bolts for bikepacking?

Started by Zycomatique, August 09, 2022, 10:31:22 AM

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Zycomatique

I m looking for a bike made not for Gravel but for road and compatible with trips but as I Can see only Gravel frames have bolts for bikepacking. As it will be used 90% for road I d love to have Aero shape.

carbonazza

Build two bikes, or find bags that do not need bolts  ;)

svanimpe

As a fellow bikepacker, I'd strongly recommend going for a gravel bike. Not for the bolts (I only bolt on water bottle cages), but:

- Aero frames make 0 sense for bikepacking. As soon as you strap on bags, you lose whatever small advantage you could have gotten from an aero frame.
- Aero road bikes have a fit that's made for pro riders, not regular people. For long slow rides, you'll appreciate the comfortable fit of a gravel bike.
- When carrying bags, you'll want to fit some bigger tyres anyway, so you have more comfort and better puncture protection. For road bikepacking, I usually go for around 35mm.

JimLee

Let's road frame with aero, and gravel with bikepacking.

JimLee

our gravel frame, made in Den Mark.

J0a_87


svanimpe

Those are Light Carbon frames. Good frames, but there's nothing "Made in Denmark" about them.
I used one for bikepacking last year:

sTz

Quote from: JimLee on August 22, 2022, 04:12:39 AM
Let's road frame with aero, and gravel with bikepacking.
Which frame is the "Nynke" one??


RDY

Since I think almost all Guerciottis are catalogue frames these days, if you can find a Chinese seller of the Escape G, it might suit you ... but apparently only 42mm clearance which is a shame.

Anyone know who makes / designs it?