Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

Popping your 12-28 in the oven then spraying with wd40 probable has the same effect .

it is horribly tempting to go for a gold one to match the gold Elite Link cables I've just ordered...luckily they don't have anything 10 speed

Speaking of 10spd, they also do some kind of conversion kit so you can use cable 11spd road shifters with new 12 speed mtb cassettes. I saw an old Specialized Chisel being converted to a gravel bike using this stuff.

Ratio Tech up in Cambridge are all about that: https://ratiotechnology.com/products/

I would quite like a forward-exit converter to make my X9 mech play more nicely with the road routing on my frame, but that's why I've ordered the Link cables, hopefully that'll be enough

im still excited about all the 10speed shimano road shifters I can mate with 9speed mtb mechs!!

I’m with you! All of them but Tiagra 4700 I think. Not sure about the 10sp GRX 400?

GRX is same as 11 speed and 4700.

Yeah but is for SRAM isn't it? The long cage SRAM road derailleurs are pretty much the same size as the MTB ones. Still can use a XT 46t cassette, probably even 50 without changing anything.

I think the point was just the ability to use existing stuff or maybe convert older MTB to gravel with drop bar shifters. I dunno, I'm on Di2 and still looking for an MTB.

I don’t know what’s real anymore

The only one I could accept

that is fucking awesome

I’m into this one but the next one more than makes up for it

That is the perfect Not Quite CX bike. I like it.

Good geometry and the right angles, with a bit of added comfort.

A friend made one exactly like this and it rides like a dream

Fast and fun! No silly 650bs and slack headangles required. I want a go.

I want a go.

He lives in Rome

Fast and fun! No silly 650bs and slack headangles required.

Preach

G Ones and suspension fork at the same time: some sort of pothole cruiser?

Starting early today on Friday Gravé Shitpost Session are we?

is this a deepfake

Descending only.