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PINNACLE ARKOSE D2

ne thing surprisingly missing from the Arkose is the flared handlebar that can be found on other bikes in this test. What is present, however, are huge 45mm tan-walled WTB tyres, a black paint job set off by reflective graphics, and a test-highest spec, which is no great surprise being a third more expensive than the Boardman. At this end of the market that translates to two groupset tiers higher than the Marin. It ought to blow the rest of the bikes out of the

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