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Pure Cycles takes to the gravel with affordable new Adventure Series

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Maybe you want to test out gravel without getting too deep. Or perhaps you just don’t have a grand or more sitting around for the purchase of a new bike. Whatever the reason, if adventure road riding may be in your future, Pure Cycles will help you get there on a budget.

Pure Cycles takes to the gravel with affordable new Adventure Series

Their two newest bikes fall squarely into the gravel/adventure category, and neither will break the bank. At the high end, you’ll find the Adventure Pro – a chromoly steel frame with a 1 1/8″ chromoly steel fork.

Pure Cycles takes to the gravel with affordable new Adventure Series

Equipped with 700c x 38mm Hutchinson Overide tires, Pure says that the frame will also fit 650b wheels and tires for even more cushion. As far as frame spec, the Adventure series is pretty basic with standard quick release axles front and rear, a threaded 68mm BB shell, and standard 1 1/8″ headset. But the frame and fork do offer extra braze ons for fork mounted bottles, fenders, or a rack.

Pure Cycles takes to the gravel with affordable new Adventure Series Pure Cycles takes to the gravel with affordable new Adventure Series

Pure Cycles takes to the gravel with affordable new Adventure Series

The Pro features a slightly upgraded 2×9 speed Shimano Sora drivetrain along with a few other improvements like a semi-cartridge bearing FSA headset. Combine that with a WTB STP i23 wheelset, FSA Vero Pro Adventure 48/32 crankset, Promax mechanical flatmount (!) disc brakes, and a host of Pure Cycles components, and you have a pretty solid build for just $799 in Abbot Blue, or a special People For Bikes Edition in white.

Pure Cycles takes to the gravel with affordable new Adventure SeriesPure Cycles takes to the gravel with affordable new Adventure SeriesHowever, for even fewer dollars you can pick up the standard Adventure model which uses the same frame and fork. To get the price down another Benjamin, the bike drops to a 2 x 8 speed Shimano Claris drivetrain, an FSA Tempo Adventure 48/32t crankset, and a loose ball headset. The bike sells for $699 and comes in Floyd Green or Carmichael Black.

Pure Cycles takes to the gravel with affordable new Adventure Series

Both bikes are offered in six sizes from 46cm to 60cm frames, and are available now in most sizes and colors.

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comrad
comrad
6 years ago

Gravel so hot right now

JBikes
JBikes
6 years ago
Reply to  comrad

Its road biking without what many think is an intimidating equipment set.

JBikes
JBikes
6 years ago
Reply to  JBikes

Or I should say that for a lot of customers it feels like a more “well rounded” bike if they are new to the sport and don’t really see themselves road “racing” or on dedicated mtb trails.
Plus its easy to market a “adventure get away from it all” lifestyle.

kimbo305
kimbo305
6 years ago

S/M/L ETT are 55/56/56.5. Not sure I’d call 55 small, nor does the 5mm difference (maybe even less with the steeper Medium STA) between M and L seem sensical.

Michael Fishman
6 years ago

Hey Kimbo (Slice?),

Michael from Pure Cycles here.

What is not taken into account by your comment above are frame angles, head tube lengths, standover heights, and different stem lengths. One of the most common issues on gravel bikes today is toe overlap when you add fenders to a bike. The top tube lengths on our gravel bikes are a little longer on our smaller sized bikes so that you can run bigger tires and fenders and not have toe overlap issues.

Technician
Technician
6 years ago

Bicycle Vsauce?

lop
lop
6 years ago

Are you trolling us?

Fred Gravelly
Fred Gravelly
6 years ago

Exceptionally sub-par gravel bikes… Awesome!

Smale Rider
Smale Rider
6 years ago

530 top tube on an XS, that’s where mediums generally start. 455 chain stay, boat like maneuvering.

jednobiegowiec
jednobiegowiec
6 years ago

Hi,

Nice one. What is maximum tyre clearence up rear and up front?
Planning on frameset offer only by any chance?

Cheers!
I.

Lyford
Lyford
6 years ago

Nice, except that my experience with disk brakes and quick-releases was not a happy one. YMMV.

So-called “gravel” features like wide tires and stable geometry make sense for a lot of recreational riders.

Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot
6 years ago
Reply to  Lyford

Thank you!!!!!!!!! Agree wholeheartedly QR and disc brakes on anything but a MTB frame is a recipe for a headache with constant and fiddley brake chirp. I would rather buy a used CX bike with canti’s than a Mechanical disc frame with cable actuated disc brakes.

whatever
whatever
6 years ago

I like theses overall (except for the brakes), but there is one area where I think most everyone is lacking. Allot of people want a very low low gear, especially if they think they made do some bike packing (allot of gravel bikes have this as a dual purpose), Also, in many locations gravel roads, mean steeper roads or at least steeper sections of roads (certainly the case here). Trying up 20-25% grades and sometimes steeper, on a road groupset on loose gravel. is not my ideal of a fun time.

Because of these reasons, I ended up building my own gravel bike using a cromo frame and mtb groupset, as I found nothing that did not use road groupsets. I really wanted to buy a complete bike (one that was not freaking black/grey) and looked for weeks, but nothing.

Lyford
Lyford
6 years ago
Reply to  whatever

Agree on the gearing. I’ve ridden my MTB on a lot of “gravel bike” rides and was usually grateful for the lower gearing — I could sit and spin while other folks were having to stand.

If not an MTB group, a subcompact crankset(46/30) would be a good start. 1:1 or better should be a minumum low gear for a mixed-surface bike.

Gary
6 years ago
Reply to  Lyford

Well, they both come with a 32T small front chainring and an 11-34T cassette, so they meet the “better than 1:1” criteria.

While the 9 speed rear derailleur is rated for a max 34T, I wouldn’t hesitate to try a 12-36T HG400 cassette. Might throw a $20 Wolf Tooth Roadlink between the frame and rear derailleur for a little extra insurance.

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