Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

Strong work this morning @Belagerent @leggy_blonde and @rob_g_clarkson

Maybe it's not a gravel bike but a long distance touring bike?

Tbh if you take hydros on a long tour through remote areas you're just asking for problems

Flats are shit

Sam Hill just rang and said "nah mate"

lol, noob should've brought his full carbon hydro gravel bike with speedplays and proper gear ratios

if you take hydros on a long tour through remote areas you're just asking for problems

I do wonder how many people have had both hydro brakes fail at once on a tour. The worst I've done is taken worn pads to Wales and had to bail on a ride because they were eating the discs by the half way mark and I'd not packed spare pads. Nothing to do with hydro though.

He could've dodged that crash with some proper ATB training

one failure is annoying enough, but yea anywhere with a bike shop nearby is fine

See what skinsuits did to Downhill?

I'll just leave this here...

https://youtu.be/TmvDk8fcheI?t=489

"the greatest downhill ride ever"

Love it. He's like "ah, fucking crashed, it was a bit shit"

Tbh if you take bikes on a long tour through remote areas you're just asking for problems

May as well just walk innit.

There's less to go wrong with hydros, they work better, don't need adjusting, but it might be a bit harder to fix if something does go wrong, but they'll probably be fine.

Brakes are a luxury anyway, just drag your foot on the ground.

#nogravel

Proudly sporting flats and cable discs.

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That bike is full "I'm too crap to ride proper MTB stuff and too slow to race CX but check out how many followers I have

You have changed my mind! That’s the bike for me.

Nothing wrong with flat pedals and bags, but I can’t comment on cable vs. hydro because for me, my upgrade on my bikes is going from canti’s to v-brakes.

Isn’t that what this whole fucking thread is about?

Nothing wrong with flat pedals, bags or racks. Not sure about cable v hydros but want to get those klampers real bad. Been doing 150km rides in this setup.

wow almost looking down my own leg .. same sandal and hair density

Full bike pic please.

foot garnish is on point

(I've also got a gravel-gravel bike not this commuter-tourer bike)

reasons not to put anything/ortleib gravel fork pack mounts on a frame stay?

Wolverine?

Your heal may interfere with it on the up stroke depending on where it sits. That's all I can think off.

If you're adding eyelets to the frame integrating the QLS mount could be a neat solution:

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