Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

Went to see it for my partner, nice and cheap but disappointing tyre clearance*. She is going to buy an arkose

*My opinion: I prefer bigger volumes because they tend to be more comfortable

I've got Resolutes.
Don't seem particularly bad for losing pressure.

Why disappointing? I rode through 4 inch stream for 100 meters and climbed up 20% gravel roads on 37c Riddlers.

Moar ugly

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Sick air, dude.

I rode through 4 inch stream for 100 meters and climbed up 20% gravel roads on 37c Riddlers.

In what gear tho?

48x16

48x16 4 lyf

They suggest up to 35c
And I like big comfy volumes

This looks great.

Edit: Minus the seatpost & shifters

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Certainly looks purposeful. Is that a 53t?

Swear by that seatpost though. Proper cushty.

Stick some carbon forks on your surly and haven’t you got basically this?

Liking this, looks like a cross bike

Damn that's a cool build.

Thinking the same as you!

Love that, with black tape obviously

This is doing it for me.

I sent them an email yesterday & their response more or less confirms what @frankenbike suggests. I run 38mm tyres on my Croix de Fer, so the hunt continues.

Luke Edwards luke@tritoncycles.co.uk Mon 22 Oct, 14:51 (18 hours
ago) to me

Hi Gideon,

Thanks for your email,

This fork is designed for Trek Hybrid and city bikes, so it may not
stand up the rigours of Cycle X.

This fork is normally coupled with 700x32c tyres on the complete bikes
it’s specced on. It may be possible to go slightly bigger, but 700x32c
safely.

https://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/rahmen-gabeln-c6/rigid-forks-c51/bontrager-satellite-carbon-700c-disc-fork-p21418

I hope that’s some help,

Kind Regards

Luke Edwards

I want to run disc brakes (TRP Spyres) with top mount levers only. Any recommendations? I seem to be reading different advice on what levers will/won't work.

Top mount meaning like cross top levers next to the stem? if so most of these are for road calipers and can be used with Spyres, other wise you need spykes if they are mtb pull.

I know Spyres and Spykes are meant to have different pull ratio but I had the Spyres already and I've tried Avid Speed Dial 7 and now running Paul Love levers and I had no problems.

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Anyone using WTB Resolute 42?

Not really with the tyre, they did need a good shake to get them sealed properly though initially.

Oh and I did pinch puncture one, and plugged it which seemed to make it worse.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/327066/

LF a M size :) but also L I've tried works fine.

noooooo dont doooo thisss... i dont need another time/money "wasting" pitt!!

this one is not so "nice" but the grey one.... WOOW MOTHER!!! I WAAANT! (if they fix the "crashed frame" looks)