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It will yes, summer availability
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^ partly because the weather isn't more reliable in July-August, Late Aug into early Sept is more stable (or was in the past). Common to get afternoon thundercloud build up in July. August is holiday time, busier all round. The trails and roads are way quieter in Sept, less pressure on refuge / B+B spaces. Partly just because I like that time of year and it makes kit selection more interesting, it challenges the bivi types.
And it's a free event - why make it more popular by choosing a time that's in the main holiday season, the numbers the event can have w/o being unsustainable or creating problems I'm not prepared to deal with is fewer than the demand.
Slightly shorter days are no problem - most riders aren't putting in 12hr+ days on this sort of terrain, they're in a restaurant or bar most evenings. -
Yes, exactly - only paint differences
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The forks are ADKs, good spec and not the cheapest. A few other brands use them and I've seen the same at crazy RRPs. We just added the cable routing this year, same as the Dolomite Ltd Edition that had that routing.
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Yeah, sad to see it go but tbh the Arkose on 28s was always my fave bike for big mountain days on the road. More 'settled in' feeling than something closer to race geometry. I just prefer that geo for long rides as well as fast descents. The Dolomite was stuck between road-race and all-road and the market's changing, in the right direction imho.
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I especially like the Road version and Adventure version with a slightly steeper head tube on the men bike (I think they got rid of the Dolomite for 2019? @jameso ? )
Correct, Arkose Road replaces the Dolomite - so many Arkoses ended up on 28-32mm tyres with guards and it has more options for the summer on bigger or 650B tyres. Geometry is the same as before, works well in that middleground. Arkose frame and fork is the same on both Road and Dirt models and only the builds vary.
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Sold to C.B, thanks
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Oh that crown ....
Sure, no criticism read, it's a q that does come up. June or July seems more normal but Sept works. Works out well with Eurobike also. Took a few trips through the area on road and MTBs over the the years and a recce of the route to get to the route used for 1st event.
Nothing else in mind, no time!