Gravel bike £1000 to £1400 choice?

tonysj

Hi All,
A mate is after a gravel bike and I've pointed him in the direction of the Sonder Camino AL Rivals 1

https://alpkit.com/products/sonder-camino-al-v3-rival1-hydraulic

But he's seen this and wants to know if it's any better/worse to go for.

https://www.evanscycles.com/brand/pinnacle/arkose-2-gravel-bike-915760#colcode=91576018

He's after something to use as he's 63yrs and has no mountain bike just road bikes but likely to go on trails more with some roads on rides.

Any advice on those or other suitable priced options.

Thanks
Tony.

singleton

Sonder is better than the Pinnacle.
Might be worth checking out the Vitus Substance - he could get some different groupset options inc Apex or GRX.
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/vitus-substance-vrs-1-adventure-road-bike-apex-2021
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/vitus-substance-vrs-2-adventure-road-bike-grx-600-202

joeyhalloran

If it were me I'd go for the Sonder. Though tthe Vitus does look good I prefer GRX to Sram when it comes to hydraulics.

tonysj

Thanks guys. I'll ask him to look at those other bikes.