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I'm about to move back to the North East and the Giant Spoon is something I've never seen so knowing theres good gravel round there, it's not gone on my list of rides.
The Steamroller looks ace. Shame you've not got on with the For Shreds. They've been on my list to try for a while as I love the look of them.
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After riding by myself since June, I coerced my dad and uncle to come along for a little pootle with a dash of premium North East gravel. It may have been nice a few days ago but it’s always worth packing an extra layer or a waterproof up these ends.
Working on the Saracen so much has given me the big to do a few things on my Surly that I’ve been putting off due to a lack of funds and necessity. I really want to build up a matching rear wheel but this Halo just WILL NOT die. I can’t bring myself to replace something that is so reliable and hardy even though the white rim and hub offend my eyes. Been wanting to change up the bars for a while now as well. As much as I love Nitto for the fixie points, those For Shreds suck and are probably the most uncomfortable bars ever. Looking at either some flared drops or some Moto style bars like something from Stooge. Only time and budget will tell I guess.
Updates on the Saracen today as well. Finally brought myself round to getting the cassette installed with the ‘9 of 10’ configuration. Took the 13t out so I’m a bit worried about the jump between the 11 and the 15, but this isn’t going to be a bike where I’m in the 11 much anyway. Maybe trying to get a 10 speed derailleur to work on a 9 speed cassette when I’ve literally never worked with gears might be overestimating my ability but you can’t learn without just giving it a go.
On a positive note, I’m back to work in a couple of weeks so at least I’ll have a hipster wagon to show off to all the people who have 0 bike knowledge.