Paris Roubaix: Old v New v CX

Actually just followed one of the youtube vids, braced the cranks wrapped in an old towel and brute forced it.
Similar to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X99n15AEJQo

Anything over 28mm makes you a fraud! But I guess if you want a fun day out...

32 I reckon would give a nice balance. I did it on 28s.

Hahaha! I do want to remove it come the CX season as 44 will be way too big for my shit skill level. Who else was racing LCCA last season?

Jesus that's great way of losing a toe.

I agree but I dislocated my shoulder in November, so now comfort is more important than what I look like 🤠

Update: chainring swapped thanks to @Howard lending his lock ring adaptor
Now the joy of fitting gravelkings

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Also @modan has decided to completely sack off riding a steel bike and (given that he works for them) has a Condor cx bike ready!

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That can go straight to anti imo. And are those removable canti mounts on the seatstays?

CX bikes are always anti, if they aren’t you’re doing it wrong. 😂

I think that is the older version of the condor frame could do either canti or disc.

I generally hate condors instantly but I don't hate that one! Good work!

So after much swearing the gravelkings are on. The 38c tires are huge but suit the bike imho

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Finishing touches. Electrical tape on the bottle cages

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I'll be doing this on 42mm Nanos because I can't be bothered to change tyres and don't have time anyway. That'll be fine, right? Apart from massively draggy on the road sections?

Epic!! Tbh the wind will make more difference. It will be a a brutal head wind 😑

Tires

25-30-38

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Love the idea, subbed

Absolutely bonkers! I’m NEVER riding that again! Only 1 mechanical issue. @modan got a puncture on the carrefour 5 star sector and Bryan’s (Sram of course) shifter decided to stop working properly.

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Such a cold day , a pity it wasn't next week when it will be 20 degrees.

Well done all

You will do it again though and hopefully on a proper bike as well :)

Now you’ve done this you, can talk to Linxs about doing it ‘properly’

Stayer 38mm with 36 mm g one tubeless.

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Little chance of that! It was horrible for the first hour. After that constant vibrations actually shook blood back into my fingers!

Bonus roubaix tech spotted on eurotunnel. A zero clearance giant defy 😂

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Going to slowly and holding on to tightly!

Eff me that was a tough old day on the cobbles. How did you find the Gravel Kings? I ran mine at 40psi, I don't think it made it made any difference.

The two things I learnt were

• make sure you've finished your gel before hitting the cobbles.
  
• all sportives should have a traffic jam sector right before the end.
  

Their is a competition in the area for all the cobbled sections plus flanders ones with a prize trophy. Ride to section then nail it.

Hahaha yeah there were some hilarious shunts at the finish line when the Audi riders (Specialized and a Sagan jersey) realised too late that sprinting off the bend meant they needed more space to stop. I went went for the ‘bike friends’ finish instead

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