Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

Can someone explain the order of bestness from cheap and cheerful to Dura ace equivalent in hydro braking for Shimano?

Slx
Xtr
Deore

XTR = Dura Ace
XT = Ultegra
SLX = 105
Deore = Tiagra

Pretty much

Altus
Acera
Sora
Deore = tiagra
Slx = 105
Xt = Ultegra
XTR = DA

Mt200 are oem ones so would sit around sora ish level, work very well though! Just produce to a price point of cheap!

Premature dibs on the spork if you do ever decide to sell!

Lovely. Thank you!

Any recommendations for flared bars? Currently looking at

Soma Junebug Drop Handlebars
Genetic Digest Bars
Love Mud Bomber
Selcof Sterrato Flared Gravel Handelbar - possibly not different enough from current bars
Nitto RM-3 Gravel Handlebar

I didn't get on with Digest bars.
Salsa Cowchippers on the other hand are dope

Ritchey Venturemax comp, or for less flare, salsa cowbells, whatever you get, go wide, as wide as you can get.

I have salsa cowbell and love them, my road bike had the selcoff ones, good because cheap but the shape is no where as nice, I’ll sell them if you fancy as I’m going to get more cowbells

Shimano deore?

Clark M2 brakeset come with literally everything;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clarks-Front-Hydraulic-Hybrid-Rotors/dp/B00XNJPWRG/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=Clarks+M2&qid=1564911947&s=sports&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1

Any recommendations for flared bars? Currently looking at

As mentioned, the Cowchipper is the perfect blend between road and off road drop handlebar.

Alternately the Cowbell have less flare if you wish for a little more road-focus one (this is what I use for off road touring and road).

Cowchipper;

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I didn't get on with Digest bars.

I think there should be a different catalogues, there's flared drop and there's monstercross drop.

Yeah.
Do they work?

These do actually work well, I’d buy shimano probably but wouldn’t change them out from Clark’s tbh

Do they work?

Legit work 100%, it's on the MTB and fitted to numerous customer bike, take Shimano part, mineral oil, easy bleed etc.

Dirt drops I guess

Dirt drops I guess

I really want this tho;

are those the nito/crust ones?

What's the wheelset of choice for around 300ish, not that taken by Hunt wheels. Would I be moron to spunk £600 on Mavic AllRoad Pro Road Discs?

£400 gets you hope rs4 or pro 4 on hope 20five rims, nice wheels.

Or go for this...

Hope hubs custom built onto - https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/rims-tape/24-dt-swiss-r500-db-700c-622-cross-road-disc-rim-black/

Should come in around £400

I love the Ritchey Evo Max compact bar, that I have on my commuter.
It's not as extreme flair, but the tops are flattened and swept back a little, which I find really nice.

58 cm wide?

Claimed 56cm.

Read a great review of the pro4 20five on singletrack lastnight, so looks like a winner, thanks

Didn't get on with the Love Mud Bomber and now I am riding the Selcof Sterrato bars. Compared to the compact drops I had before they added a bit more control on rocky descends and more room for a handle bar roll. I can now strap on my massive 3.5 season sleeping bag and still have enough space to comfortably use every possible hand position.