• Miss spinnnout isn't a fan of her current bike and can't get comfortable on it. So I've agreed to build her an on-point gravel grinding machine, or as some might say, a hyrbid (shhhh).

    I've been extensively researching the Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad thread for a winning combination of the best gear ratios, optimum bar width, tyre sizes and artisanal bar bags but it'll be a mash of whatever parts I can pull from her current bike, the parts bin, the classifieds and new.

    I was just going to get an Arkose then this hot pink Croix de fer came up, what's not to like?
    Seeing as Genesis now sell a flat bar Croix de Fer, it can't be the worst idea, amiright?!

    A few things to learn, don't have the tools for external headsets or adapters for IS mounts. The headset is without bearings so going to get a new (purple) one in.

    Plan is to use a 46/34 Quarq chainset with Shimano flat bar road shifters, a 4700 FD and r7000 RD with wolf tooth direct mount to run a 11-40 cassette. Already have a couple of wheelsets for road/gravel tyres.

  • Seeing as Genesis now sell a flat bar Croix de Fer, it can't be the worst idea, amiright?!

    I had a flat bar CdF in 2015 get with the times!

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