For me this would be a bike which is light and responsive so when outfitted with a set of road wheels it would be competitive with road specific bikes (ex. Trek Emonda, Specialized Tarmac, etc), but the frame would have room for 34 mm or wider tires.
More specific, an aero frame with internal cable routing and a combined weight with the fork around 1.2 kg would fit this. Thoughts? Recommendations?
The Time ADHX (original) has very good all road geometry, but limited to 38-40MM tires ( a stretch). The new version of ADHX has up to 45MM of tire clearance, but longer stays and not as nimble as original. I was close to pulling the trigger on an ADHX and went with a 3T Exploro Racemax Team. Very nice bike, but I wouldn't call it a one bike do-all solution.
The weight of the GVR's frame+fork is essentially the same as Trek's Emonda SL (the Emonda SLR loses another pound, but to get this one's wallet loses around $3,000 sooooo) and the cables and brake hoses route nicely under the stem and into the steerer tube. Using the geometry comparison feature of 99spokes the fit will be good and when running 30c tires the BB height should be typical of a road bike.
