Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

I dread to think how some of the Halfords mechanics I've met would assemble a horse

It’s a grand more than an Arkhorse and essentially the same but ... Kona Rove LTD or the version with nice P2 fork.

#650b
#haterz

Can A Hybrid Bike Be Just As Fast As A Road Bike?

Yeah, if you fucking pedal harder. Fucksake.

This is why I keep coming back to this thread.

That and...

1x is fucking dumb.

1x is fucking dumb

Unless it's 1x1, obviously

anyone else watching wizard works prices track against GME?

i'm unsure if i should cash out or hold the line

they deserve it, should be said, the aesthetic of their bags is miles ahead of most bag operations which look like they're designed by ex aerospace engineers

Obviously

But we don't normally refer to fixed or singlespeed as 1x1, do we?

Sometimes

I dread to think how some of the Halfords mechanics I've met would assemble a horse

Like dis?

Technically a model name. It would still be called a fixed gear or singlespeed bike.

If this was LFG1x1.com I'd be more onboard.

That looks more like the output of a Weight Weenies build.

1x makes perfect sense off road, on gravel bikes as it does on mtb bikes

If this was LFG1x1.com I'd be more onboard

Just LFUCKINGARGUEABOUTEVERYTHING would suffice

after 3 lockdowns people have forgotten what riding a bike is

they've forgotten what it is they even like about bikes, what makes a bike fun to ride,

at best they know what's needed to ride the routes within a 30 mile radius of their isolation facilities

all we have is the idea of riding, what we think would be good for the theoretical task of "riding off road and on road with pals"

friendships break down, accepted truths are lost to time, all that is left is arguments over insignificant things such as how many cogs you need, the length of your crank and if you should have one ring up front or 3

It really doesn't unless your gravel riding is actually mudfest riding or throwing your bike over felled trees riding.

Get an MTB.

http://www.LFGSSonlypostheretotakemymindoffshitatwork.com

pals

AKA virus-ridden fleshbags

Is that the new Surly model?

we're still learning about covid all the time, how do we know one symptom isn't just completely rotting your brain to have bad takes on cycling???

You're a new Surly model

Long Haul Fucker

virus-ridden fleshbags

No no. That's a Surly frame colour.

what about... 0 by

Disagree.

You only notice gaps in big range cassettes when you're riding consistent speed on the tarmac. Off road your speed changes a lot with uneven ground and cornering. The acceptable range of speeds for each gear is wider as you're out of the saddle or moving around on the bike.
Clutched rear mechs are easier to find 1x and narrow wide chainrings help keep your chain on when it's slapping about.

If you've bought a gravel bike but what you're actually doing on it is riding big tyres on the road, keep 2x.
If you're doing ultras, like you and the other 0.01% of gravel bike customers, keep 2x,
Otherwise for chain security, lower maintenance, get 1x.