700×55 should fit fine based on the measured dimensions of the frame. Sometimes larger fenders need to be shaped or trimmed a little when maxing out fender size.

There is no maxiumum tire size for the 700c wheelset. We have run up to 2.2″ successfully.

There are no downsides to using the Sram cranksets. They perform well no matter what spec you use but there is no reason we would use the Wide version as it isn’t necessary and will increase the width of the chainline.

We use Praxis because they’ve been flawless for us for the six years that we’ve specced them on our builds. No other crankset has that performance record. The weight is fantastic, as are both cost and availability compared to Sram offerings. We’re interested in providing the best performance / value on our builds and Praxis cranks help us achieve that.

The only advantage that Force has over Praxis is that the logos match.

We’re happy to build any way customers request, but our default builds always represent what we would put on our own bikes.

The crown bolts on Spork 1.2 are m5’s. Female end 45mm ideally fully threaded, male end at least 35mm ideally fully threaded. you can use longer male end but may need washers. depends what is being mounted to the crown.

35mm long male would be almost flush for a fender application w/ washer.

All of the housing on our frames is full run from the shifter to the derailleur.

Richard,
Thanks for the note. We’d love to build relationships in the UK in the future especially since we don’t sell there direct due to how complex VAT is. We can’t quite do that until supply chain stabilizes through. Hopefully that will be in 2022!

Brian,

By our size chart you would be a 54cm.

But be advised on the tire sizes that you listed that 700×2.1 is at the very limites of what Flaanimal fits. It is okay to run in the dry but in mud / clay you will rub. Nothing larger than 700×2.1 will fit the frameset and honestly the bike rides better with 650×2.3 than it would at 700×2.3 if it could even fit 700×2.3

On a 4.1 a 45c wouldn’t fit under fenders especially with Spork 1.2. You would need to size to 38-40mm at 700c on a Flaanimal 4.1

Looks like Velo Orange has the only other option for larger 650 tires. Unfortunately you will need to drop to a smaller tire on 4.1. 42mm Max.