Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

I was running 28's at around 60psi in Crete and had no issues in the gravel (with the pressure at least, I would have liked some 38's)

amey sent me this link earlier to solve a problem I have, so his 'no' answer at #302 seems a little contradictory.
you meant the other way around, didn't you.

A Bowman Pilgrims came through my door this morning. Being built up in an @amey specced by-the-numbers fashion. First new bike in ages, my first foray into disc. I have no idea what I'm doing.

its the other way round .. PM caliper on flat mount forks is possible

Copycat.

I was actually surprised to find out that the fork is flat mount on your Bowman .. not mentioned anywhere! The frame is post mount right?

ah, but mine isn't blue.

(grabbed the last one they had in the sale. just hanging bits on it for now, postie has a bit more work to do before I can build it proper.)

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I was surprised too! All the pics of them online have post mount forks. Weird. Frame is post mount.

those valve lengths will cost insta likes ..

Photoshop.

I seem to remember reading a study* that concluded lower pressures increased hysteresis, but this was pretty much exactly offset by reduced rolling resistance.

There will be a net loss on the #aeroiseverything front (not that I care, as I just don't ride that fast/far), and bigger tyres pretty inevitably mean increased mass (so more effort to accelerate).

For sheer enjoyment of riding, I've sworn off anything narrower than 40c (unless I can be guaranteed pristine new tarmac, or the boards of a velodrome).

*ETA: Might have been @mdcc_tester

I spoke to them on the phone and they said they are post mount =/. Are you fitting an adaptor to the front?

The site says post mount too. It was a bit of a surprise. Going to have to source an adapter. Budget build slowly ramping in price *sigh*

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Thats what I meant!

oh so you have post mount calipers? If so they will go on a flat mount frame/fork. Flat mount calipers wont go on post mount frame/forks.

Doesnt matter anyway, cos as if by magic, I got the email I'd been waiting for and GRD fork has been purchased.

Mine is arriving today. Who knows what combo I'll get.

No, I got FM calipers (So Matt tells me anyway!)
I'm confused now.

Direct mount deraileurs!

I thought they had announced this already

As well as finally getting the memo that road deraileurs have reached their local maxima

No, I got FM calipers (So Matt tells me anyway!)

I'm confused now.

Flatmount caliper on post mount frame / fork = no

Post Mount caliper on flat mount frame / fork = yes, with adapter

Got a spare adapter lying around? :P

I don't have any flat mount things

I'm glad I was ahead of the curve in being confused about post mount / flat mount.

But frustrated I'm still waiting for the frame and fork ordered yonks ago whilst every Tom, Dick and Harry builds a sweet disc gavel biek.

china carbon gravel?

I impulse bought this frame on Sunday evening and I'm only missing rotors and handlebars now (and post mount adapter). It's taking ages.