Originally Posted by
DanBell
Page 75 in here. A friend of mine has the Strael, their more road-oriented offering. It's a fantastic bike.
Geez no wonder I couldn't find it.
Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
The faran geometry info is here-
https://fairlightcycles.com/faran/fa...v=7516fd43adaa
Some general Faran info is here-
https://fairlightcycles.com/faran/?v=7516fd43adaa
And concept/design notes(story behind the build) is here-
https://fairlightcycles.com/faran-co...v=7516fd43adaa
With all this said, it looks like the Faran is out of stock right now. If you email the company, Dom(an owner and main designer) or someone will usually reply within a business day, if not the same day. They continually resupply the Secan and Strael(beautiful road frame) frames thru the year, so I would think they would have a date for the Faran too.
Curious- what do you like about your Windsor when compared to the Raleigh or Cannondale? You mentioned the Windsor is fun to ride and opened eyes. I'm guessing it has a lot more flex compared to your other bikes, based on the traditional tubing diameters.
Also, I've only been mentioning the Faran since it's a steel frame and fork. The Secan is a full carbon fork and about $1250 for the frame, fork, thru axles, headset, and seat collar.
Just clarifying since you mention the Secan in response to my post on the Faran(similar seeming names for sure).
Yep you guessed it, way more flex. Almost too much in the front end tbh. It's a limp noodle. Makes for a compliant ride but it sure isn't confidence inspiring in the handling department. Part of me wishes I had kept the Tamland, that really was a fantastic bike.
I think for the price of the Secan I'd just go with an All City since I can ride one here in town and support the lbs and be supported. To make this make sense the frame/fork has to be as cheap as possible.