Gazelle? Does anyone know anything about them?

Some lovely bikes on this thread.

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Nice! How’s it on the cobbles?
I’m considering taking mine to P-R next weekend... what’s the largest tyre anyone has fitted to an AB frame?
Cheers,
Matt

32 gravel kings on tb14 will fit just with rear at back of dropout

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Awesome! Thank you so much... ordering the 33mm Challenge Strada Bianca for mine now...

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How's this for 'neo-retro'! @erikfox's new Gazelle 125 anniversary:

Damn that’s nice... blue hoods are a bit too much for my taste bit looks great with the deltas! Did you get one as well Peter?

I very much like it that he used a vintage groupset on a modern frame instead of the other way around.

No, before I found out about the new Gazelle I had just bought an other modern steel bike: Jaegher Interceptor... ergo: wallet empty. I'm happy with my 3 vintage ones though :)

I also like he has gone for the Vredestein tyres!
Here is my team Vredestein nearly ready for Paris-Roubaix, just need to tweek the shifter position, tape the bars and see which fit better between Panaracer Gravelking (32mm) and Challenge Strada Bianca (30mm)

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Sweet Champ! I didn't know those SRAM (?) shifters came in silver as well, nice neo retro mix

It was great on the cobbles (other than sounding like a bag of spanners, those athena mechs have bugger all tension) got up all the nasty climbs no probs.

I had 25's in with not that much clearance.. Il try a 28 in there though and see how it goes

I'm going to attempt the local chain gang on it this week and see what happens. I reckon it might keep up with the carbon bikes OK.

Good to hear! I’ve got about an hour to decide between my gazelle with 32mm gravelracers or a titanium bike with 27mm open pave for the weekend...

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Looks awesome.

There's no way I'm fitting in anything bigger than a 28 in my non lugged fork. Just had a look and with 25s it's on the tight side.

That's a cobble slayer right there

👍🏻 Cheers, fingers crossed!! Maybe 32s are a step too far, a bit too novelty... I’m taking the open pave as an option, guys used to do this on 23c not that long ago!

Just a thought, what’s the clearance like at the crown? Given it could be rather sticky mud might it build up?

Very into this

Hmm, the more I think about it the more inclined I am to fit the 27s - @1_n any experience of this? Also pics of the full bike please!
@dbr cheers! It’s been a slow burner but nearly ‘finished’

It looks great, I’d just hate to see it get damaged. Although no idea if that’d really cause any damage...!? More likely just a nuisance.

Thought I recognised that AB-mondial @1_n!
Stop teasing and up with a full side shot.

There you go.

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@mattyc l think you are now more of an expert on tyre size possibilities than l am having been on the pave.
The 32 gravel kings were a very close fit on mine - ok for dust and a bit of mud but not properly filthy cobbles.
Currently showing 28s in the picture.

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