Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

#hippyisalwaysright Cool 8-)

I still wanna go 46T on mine but subcompact cranks + powermeter are what I really want to try out. Time to build a hardtail :)

like that. But having a dangle mug is the equivalent of wearing a snap back cap.

Srsly mate..

Nice build man.

Genuine lolz

Suntour 🙁

Don't be a snob. Suntour make some good forks, just as Rockshox make some poor ones

None of which need to be on a gravel bike

@amey

Cheers

No mudguards needed in this part of the world, it is running well at the moment #UKsand

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anything below 100mm travel is just stupid

Aren't those SIDS you bough 10omm?

they are

anything below 100mm travel is just stupid

Don't be mean to @Howard

What is the clearance with those tyres. I was going to get Donnelly 2.0 but those seem to be a bit better...

anything below 100mm travel is just stupid

Okay Amey

I did the Dave Yates build your own frame thing way back in the distant past. My fixed commuter frame was the epitome of svelte minimalism. The other guy building a frame that week chose to add every bottle / cage / pump / mud guard / other mount in the catalogue (including some of his own specials). 2 days to rush the tubes and then 3 days putting bosses on the thing. Nice.

Hahaha I'm sure he's deep in the pages of bikepacking.com looking for accessories as we speak :)

The clearance is a bit tight with AKA 27.5x2.2, especially around the seatstay bridge, but enough for the dry stuff. I have now mounted some Mezcals in 2.1, which are just perfect. The rims are 30mm wide internally, but both tyres remained true to size.

The clearance is a bit tight with AKA 27.5x2.2, especially around the seatstay bridge, but enough for the dry stuff. I have now mounted some Mezcal in 2.1, which are just perfect. The rims are 30mm wide internally, but both tyres remained true to size.

Looking for a lower external headset cup/bearings (1.5") for 44mm headtube. Hope, cane creek or chris king if the price it right. if anyone has anything please let me know!

I was looking forward to riding my new bike with a quick removal of bell, steerer cut and some other minor tweaks. But no, full cut and re-bleed of hoses and re-indexing joy. The state of them.

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Get rid of the track bar for wider one.

There now follows a brief intermission, where everyone will discuss the merits ( and obvious superiority ) of their chosen width of bar

Thank you for you patience

Wide bars are a fad. I'm sticking with 40s, don't @ me