Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

That's the case with the shifters but the cranks are forged in 600, hollow in 800.
The main selling point is lighter cranks by about 100 grams and servowave and some more adjustment in the 800, lighter as well.
Still saying that is rebranded 105/ultegra with sub compact cranks, but the Di2 stuff looks like it packs some new tech

How many new bikes have you got off insurance??

Di2 levers feel great, like MTB brakes from the tops and drops, I forgot about the cranks as I already had some praxis dyo didn't get any new ones. Basically get either groupset, but don't worry too much about going for the 600, it's good.

Mason I can see where you're coming from (although I'd like a Bokeh), Ritchey not so much?

LOL @miro_o nonetheless.

A Richey is a Harley for wfh liberals.

v funny

Thanks for the feedback all. I’d looked at the Outback but would have to build it up myself (I think) and it could get pricey. Also doesn’t look as nice as the Secan IMHO.

Have you added the proper tax, import fees and shipping to the price of the Secan?

Ha, not yet! Got a few months yet so just putting the feelers out.

your a midlife crisis

Nope, that paid for something else. This is from the woman that drove into me from behind.

Um, off a driver's insurance? Just the one.
From suing the council. Another one.

Most of the other drivers that have hit me have fucked off, leaving me on the deck. I did get a mudguard off another car driving into my back wheel and one of the hit-and-run drivers was witnessed so they got a large fine and points on their licence when it went to court.

Kona Rove and Sutra exist in steel. All Konas I've tried ride nicely.

The Sutra ULTD (which I think must be new) looks awesome if you're after something tough.

They’re usually utilitarian and quietly a bit gnarly. But this is fucking bullshit!

The guys who bought the company from Micky really don’t get what made Spooky Spooky. No connection to the old brand tbh.

This is brilliant

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ7CfCXnCi_/?igshid=9vdu40teohvd

Saw it this morning. It does a nice job at summarizing this thread

Screenshot from insta.

Love this.

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A friend is currently getting a Secan & the waiting time is long at the moment, think it's expected around April from ordering before Christmas.

All items ticked on the Radavist shopping list.

i think its time us brits took our insperation back

it's clear we cant keep lusting after pastel colour Californian dust bikes which they wont even sell here

we need vivid tones to cut through the grey
29r wheels to get rollover for the roots
it needs to not make us look like a yank on holiday
it needs to be low on import tariffs
it cant have tan walls which get ruined after a single ride
it needs a built in caridice support

it's time to take our gravel back

enough of this simping over american gravel culture,

where they get 2 days of rain a year, where they have mountains and fire roads

we ride 4 mile sections of bridal path at a time before for we're stopped by a oddly shaped gate and we like it, we savour it, it's time for our bikes to reflect this

where they have *gravel

✅we need vivid tones to cut through the grey
✅29r wheels to get rollover for the roots
✅it needs to not make us look like a yank on holiday
✅ it needs to be low on import tariffs
✅it cant have tan walls which get ruined after a single ride
✅it needs a built in caridice support

this is british gravel culture, slightly ugly, weird mismatch of our own components and imported important ones, maybe made by a parler poster

i don't like it, but it's what we have

chris king ? sounds like forrin muck to me. not having it #twoworldwarsandoneheadset

chris king hates workers rights apparently, he's a im sure he'll get an obe or whatever soon

is there anything more american than that?