wanted: Gravel Frameset for Audaxing (with stable mountingpoints for a backrack)

[Cyclist]

Hi there! i do a lot of Audaxing and as roads get poorer and poorer i think of switching from my Cannondale Synapse to a Gravelbike with more tyre clearance. I feel a little stuck after browsing through all the different models, so maybe you can recommend some models.....

So far my requirements are:

- Carbon Frameset with a relaxed geometry
- mounting points for fenders and bags and stable (!) mountingpoints für a backrack
- tyre clearcence with fenders at least 40mm
- BSA (preffered) or T47

[kbernstein]

I use a carbonda 696 as a do it all and I'll disagree. The design is quite outdated now. It's neither stable nor relaxed. The BB is by far the least stiff I've ridden, you sit quite high and the toe overlap is pretty bad even on larger sizes. Not to mention the horrible FD mount that is definitely an afterthought.
It's not as bad as I make it sound, carbonda has excellent communication and service, but the 696 is objectively not the best road bike and aged poorly. It does have all the mounting points you could want the grevil clone might not have.
Maybe look if sizing down on the tantan GR201 fits you as it has a lot of mounts

[Cyclist]

Thanks so far :)Serge, the Xiamen CS-GR01 might be a good frameset....but the pinarello look is just not my cup of tea
The Tantan GR201 looks interesting. Is the Tideace Noah GV201 the exact same frameset? Sorry, i am new to the chinese carbon bike scene.....

[meysow]

The Tantan GR201 looks interesting. Is the Tideace Noah GV201 the exact same frameset?

Yes it is the same mold, geometry and features are the same.

GCN published a video on the new grevil a couple of days ago, in fact. They added mounting points

Pinarello making an homage to Peter with these new mounting points, UNO reverse card, the west is now copying the east !
Trolling aside, I just checked the video, the new gravel line from Pina looks so good. Can we make a lobby group to ask Peter to make a new version of the CS-GR01 with the new grevil design or even better, the dogma GR design with mounting points ?!

[carbonazza]

Carbonda is launching a new brand with the AF01 model.
It ticks all the boxes of a great gravel: T47, UDH, plenty of mounting points, 50mm tire clearance
I started to ride the super light model, that is both light and stiff, a joy to ride.

I've posted a description and few pictures at https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,6124.msg83999.html#msg83999
I left all the spacers and the integrated handlebar they provide has a 0º angle stem which makes it very relaxed.