I pulled the trigger on upgrading my 2017 Vault! Long story short, I’m an idiot and it’s a small size frame.
Went with SRAM Force AXS with a 46/33 crankset and integrated power meter. Setting up my old Mavic Ksyrium USTs with road tires, and picked up a set of Roval C38s as my Cross wheels (please don’t tell me if they suck, I already bought them). putting 10-33 cassettes on both.
Get the bike back Friday, have a cross race Saturday, then traveling for a week and getting in some road rides so will be able to give it a thorough test on all fronts.
Thanks again everyone for thoughts and input.
Also wanted to include a list of bikes you all recommended as all-in-ones, for people who look at this thread in the future:
Pivot Vault
Allied Able
Allied Alfa All-road
Santa Cruz Stigmata
Open UP(PER)
3T Exploro
Norco Search
Kinesis Tripster ATRE
Cannondale Slate
Cannondale Topstone
Cannondale SuperX
Ibis Hakka MX
(let me know if I missed any and I’ll edit the post to include)
Lots of options. For those who want to narrow it down, start by deciding if you want a 1x or 2x build and find a bike that fits you.
Tools I used for that:
Deciding on 1x vs. 2x: I used BikeCalc.com - Bicycle Gear Speed Chart, and figured out what speeds I could go in various cadence ranges (made the 2x a must for me… better climbers could probably manage a 1x).
Frame sizing:
I got a new bike fit (shout out to Bruce Hendler at Athelticamps in Folsom, CA) and then used
geometrygeeks.bike to figure out which frames would really be a good fit for me.
Hope that’s helpful for others.
Cheers
Greg