Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

Ah I was hoping you had a load of AXS bits to sell

you can. i run a quarq dfour with 50-34 9100 rings on it. i think 52-36 doesn't work but compact rings do fit. not even an extra spacer required. clearance issue is ofc at the chainstay

Spesh have a history of tight FD clearance on gravely type bikes, see Sequoia with bigger tyres.
Crux are lush though, I miss my old one.

I've used a 46T big ring on my road bikes for years now anyway so I wasn't super bothered about it. Just what the review said about road rings. Anyone wanting to ride 53/39 should've bought an Aethos anyway.

My missus has a Sequoia. I think the limiter is the chainstay on the inside, not the FD. She can still run a 700x45mm rear though so it's not a big deal. The fork has clearance for days on that though. Think she's got 50mm Ultrabite on it currently

Thoughts etc

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Is that JayP's long thing (mid-tail)? Or is someone else doing that as well now?

Someone else's I guess.
https://www.bikemag.com/gear/bike-check-jay-petervarys-custom-mid-tail-esker

On here:
https://www.bikemag.com/gear/esker-announces-titanium-mid-tail-mountain-bike

That's a long tail to get kids to school, no?

is that what the bags are for

Probably

Would be curious to ride one, but somehow I don't trust the slack front long back thing.

Hairpin turns on singletrack might be a challenge.

The chainring maxes are always conservative. Factor said the biggest combo that would fit on the LS was 50/34, but 52/36 was comfortable in the end. I'd be genuinely surprised if a 50/34 wouldn't fit on a Crux. But if you're using it primarily as a gravel bike, a 48t big ring is likely plenty (unless you have #rocketwatts)

Checkout some of the Lifetime GP setups to see max chainring limits.

OutdoorBros on yt looks to run a pretty big axs combo on his Crux.

i think 48t is the absolute max, and is maybe iffy? 44t i think is the stated max which is pretty silly imo.

He was running 50/37 on it this video and suggests swapping to 46/33 because its too high for his puny legs (I'll be running 46/30 because lower is better):

https://youtu.be/9uvaEdlj3vA?si=t6j7CWNROf0G5AXr&t=196

I'll be running 46/30 because lower is better

Sounds like something someone with puny legs would say

#rep

That's the joke. whoosh.jpg

Ah. Aussie comedy never was very good

When it has to be explained to thickos.

Go have a coffee.

Anyway, he goes on to say he's running 43mm tyres with fuck all clearance when using an FD. That might be enough for me but we'll see. I like my tyres like I like my mirror - "looking fat!"