[Blueslim03]

Evening all,

I’m in the market for a gravel bike that will scratch my itch to ride during the winter, act as a commuter in the summer (30 miles there and back) through london and towpaths and be workable for a few days bikepacking in the summer. Quite the wishlist…

Obviously availability atm is the driving factor but ive narrowed it down to the following:

Lauf Anywhere Weekend Warrior – £2280 with delivery or;

(Planet X?) HOLDSWORTH MYSTIQUE SRAM FORCE 1 GRAVEL BIKE – £1799.

They are pretty similar in terms of specs but just the small difference of £500. Only thing is, i can find no reviews of the Holdsworth/Planet x, and if it looks too good to be true it usually is.

Does anyone have any experience either way and help me out from either:

Wasting £500 or buying cheap and buying twice.

Thanks

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[MrMoo]

I got an On One Space Chicken

I got an On One Space Chicken from Planet X to use as a winter bike / occasional gravel bike with force for £1800 and it is brilliant. Definitely at the racy end of the spectrum – better as a winter bike than gravel because it is a bit twitchy for gravel – probably too steep head angle as I get some toe overlap on 700c 40mm tyres.

one thing I would say though – force is nice,  but my old bike is a rival build and you can barely notice the difference except the force levers don’t get as cold in winter as plastic / fibreglass or similar vs rival metal ones. Better buying a rival build and get some upgrades with the difference – I will next time!

hope that helps!

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