First gravel/adventure bike. Bokeh vs Cgr

Balazsgal

Hi all,planning to do some gravel fun,bikepacking, adventure races in the future.which bike am I going for?

Ribble cgr carbon 105 vs Mason Bokeh

For the same amount of money I'm getting the cgr nicely kitted,carbon frame,4iiii powermeter left side etc...

I know for sure the Bokeh is a different animal as in frame material,finishing kit(hunt wheels,etc...).so what yous think?link below for the Ribble build and for the Bokeh.thanx for the inputs in advance

https://masoncycles.cc/products/bokeh-105-hydro

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-c ... /#Overview

andyh01

I have the Bokeh ultegra with 700x35c G1s tubeless

Great ride, it is my only bike, always just had alloys so can't compare.

I find it comfortable and could ride all day on it, not aggressive geometry.

I'm not sure on the colour scheme though, I went for shutter black, the forks have an orange Mason, the downtube has a white Mason and the seatstay has a yellow M and the underside of the saddle is yellow, maybe I should of gone for the Grey colour and asked for some photos of the whole bike.

I was planning on getting a set of 650b wheels but not had need at moment and done some blue trails with the current 700x35.

You can specify dynmano lights setup under the upgrades and has plenty of bossess for attachment and infact they're already on V2 with even more fitments I believe. As well as rack and guard mounts

I guess it comes down.to.intended use as does the carbon allow rack/guards for instance and do you need them? Wide fat tyres??

I was tempted with the resolute - steal road tourer but can only take up to 28c tyres with Gard's and no 650b option.

When I was looking for a do it all bike, minimum ultegra , hydro disc brake, rack and guard for year round commuting, the Bokeh was the best and cheapest option.