The arkose is our answer to the do it all drop bar bike idea becoming a fast and capable road bike with guards and 28c tyres for some and for others a back roads and tracks explorer with large cyclocross tyres fitted however you choose to ride it the arkose will be a fast agile and comfortable ride without ever becoming twitchy or nervous for 2016 little has changed in our winning formula weve simply routed the brake cable internally with uk specific brake cable routing to keep the cables