Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

My Macho Man, light gravel / randonneuse (Pedalroom link)

My personal Wittson project, which has seen some 4 years of use since this photoshoot

Reader's.

Interested to see what it looks like now

well its getting a bit functional, test fit bag position and can't wait to replace those ugly hoods

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Been riding a fair amount of gravel roads around Morzine and Les Gets on this, seems to work. Im thinking some more gears and some flared bars will be in the pipeline. Oh and chopping off the scoblestack/chimney

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Shouldn't you have got a bigger frame?

Seemsfine™ Plus it was cheap.

Edit, the top tube is 23mm shorter than my road bike, the stem on this is 20mm longer and the bars have slightly more reach. So yeah, works for me.

How cheap?

£300 f+f with praxis bb and cane creek headset

Any strong opinions on the 20Five wheels? Considering them for a build.

Love em, have another set on a touring build that has done many miles. Never missed a beat.

Good to hear! Are you running them tubeless?

Have done before but atm this bike is my only bike (the rest are back in the UK) so need to switch tyres fairly regularly for road duty. never had any problems with inflating and getting seated with the gravelking tyres though wtb nanos were a bitch to get seated properly.

I struggle getting nanos seated too. Gravel kings are next on the list after I trash the WTBs.

Flared bars are great. I'd have them on all road bikes if it wasn't so damned unfashionable.

Flared and fashionable: https://www.compasscycle.com/shop/components/handlebars/maes-parallel-318-handlebars/

lovely! love a nice salsa.

@Jaap Y u do this?

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Waits for @PhilDAS to tell you your bike is also not big enough #lfgssbikefit™