I’ll just leave this here for you…
I call it my Epic G+… I essentially wanted a Crux(I have one of those too) with clearance for 2.4" tires. I didn’t wan’t MTB geometry. With a bunch of number crunching I knew I could get there. The main requirement was a big change in the fork. I briefly tried the Columbus Adventure fork, but it’s 470mm A-C length still left it feeling very much like a mountain bike. I then was able to source a 450mm A-C rigid fork, still with boost spacing, and really sleek lines that match the frame well. This effectively puts the head tube angle at 70.9 degrees, the seat post itself is at 75.1 degrees(as the seat-tube of the Epic has a kink, and thereby the listed STA isn’t exactly actual). The bottom bracket height is about 5 millimeters higher than the Crux on 45mm tires. Obviously the wheelbase is longer, as is the front center, but overall it’s very much inline with “gravel geometry”. My touch points are really similar to the Crux(54cm w/ -17 x 110mm stem). I definitely sized down versus what I would run with flat bars. This is a Medium frame, and I’m on a Large Epic Evo.
The crazy part is the weight(lighter than my Crux w/ Di2 2x)… 17.9lbs as shown, with a power meter, pedals, cages, Garmin mount…
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