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Gravel gentrification is real

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I had a better experience with metal (OEM, Berthoud and PDW) than I had with SKS which I always had to fiddle with and had a couple crack too. I mean I wasn't even on IG when I first had the metal ones.

About to remove them from the GF's bike. Fucking racket and vibrating all over the shop. I've had to modify the fittings so often I've given up.
My plastic Bontragers are still going strong 5 years down the line with no adjustment at all.

Good to hear. Fingers crossed.

Mudguards added to a gravel bike make it a FBNPNAP bike though is it?

This feels like the pigeon-holing of music into genres. In your case, guards, ergo grips, and carradice made it fbnpnap, imo.

Is the ultimate forum build one that can feature in every thread?

Yes

As it stands though 2020 is yr of fixie and i'm on board

have a set of velo orange metal guards which have not budged in the time they've been on there, the dings stop after the first month of riding once you get some dirt/ tubeless sealant sprayed on the inside.

honestly love them, if anything i miss the gravel pinging, it's like asmr

Pervert.

i should add ever since you fitted these guards i've had at least 3 separate people ask how they're so free of rattling and what they were.

when responding "i simply paid the bike person to avoid the fiddling" their faces drop as if they knew it would be the answer.

Did I do it? They're obviously perfect then.

I've got carbon guards. pig to fit. not quite long enough.

Horrendous noise akin to nails on a blackboard when stones get in there.

but they look ace. Right thread yeh?

And carbon is obviously lighter and faster.

Yeah they make all the difference on the turbo, really compliments the lateral stiffness and vertical compliance of the bike.

Now the question is, if it was guardless, would it be a flat bar gravel bike? Or would that be a (nother) new thread?

The most important thing is, they were more expensive and we are all very impressed.

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A reminder: Gravel in the US is basically roadbiking on hardpack dirt roads, hence 35mm tyres. We don't have that in the UK so people try and ride stuff that would be more fun on a normal MTB on stupid contraptions with huge tyres and massive drop bars. You end up on the road to get between the bits worth riding and guess what, it sucks for that too.

Mudguards don't have a place on any of that.

new thread title please

There's something about them I agree. I've got one of these I should fix so I can ride (this isn't mine; mine is geared)

True, an XC mtb would be quicker and more fun on most UK "gravel"

A more capable bike doesn't always mean more fun though? And a less capable bike that keeps your bum dry is...good?

Depends where you've got to be after your ride :)