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It sits mid-table because it is heavier than the alloy and titanium frames here and, like them, is not an aluminium frameset.","buyUrl":"https://www.inceptionai.uk/en-UK/sports-outdoors/cycling/gravel-bicycles/gravel-framesets/aluminum-gravel-frameset?buy=genesis-croix-de-fer-frameset","directRetailerUrl":"https://genesisbikes.co.uk/product/genesis-croix-de-fer-ti-frameset-vargn11410/VARGN11410/GN11410LG","data":{"hasPrice":false,"hasRating":false,"hasImage":true,"hasListing":true,"hasWhy":true}},{"rank":4,"title":"Planet X London Road Frameset","brand":"Planet X","asin":null,"image":"https://cdn.inceptionaiapp.com/products/generic/planet-x-london-road-frameset.webp?v=1","price":null,"rating":null,"why":"The only genuinely aluminium frameset in this group and by far the cheapest, which makes it the default recommendation for anyone who came here specifically for an alloy gravel frame. 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