Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

Yeah, I don't want to spend any money on this bike though. It's just a tile bagging pub bike these days and I'll get rid of it probably.

Funny. The truth is that I didn't. The Grevil didn't make my shortlist and in fact I explicitly crossed it off as not happening, but it happened anyway lol. This wasn't just in my budget, but cheaper than most of the (new) alu frames I was looking at.

Well that's different.

I don't like the overly complex frame shapes (hence the Crux) but I do like black.

Same here -unless it's an aero road bike. Pinarello's are overly wavy for my liking and exactly why I didn't want a Grevil. Now that I've got it, I'm happy with it lol.

Does it have a power meter?

Hahaha! Nope. I'm not against it but don't think I'll bother. Unless someone lists the new Force PM cranks on here for cheap?

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17242304/

It's very black, but would probably look off in a different color.

Needs a Lauf fork to complete it.

Now that you say it I can see the Tim Burton-ish vibes. @giofox a Lauf fork does curve/bow a tad similar to the Grevil one, so that might not be as absurd as it sounds.

Like my high viz yellow Tripster.
I hated both colour options but having owned it I don't mind it now.
I still hate the bend in the down tube though. :)

o noes! u leaned... u leaned ur biek on the ot ot hot radiators of DOOM!

What an absolute delight.

Got a link to pic? Curious now.

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/15514320/

and attached is road setup used for MdS

Been through a lot of iterations

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Negative gear ratio

That's how I roll.

30x42 probably at the time. Gravel gearing, just road wheels.

It was 1000km with ~25,000m of climbing in it though and we finished in time so, it worked.

Ohhh the Kensis Tripster of course. Nice! Yeah that bend is minor and way less in your face than any Pinarello wavey-curviness.

It definitely looks like it has high tech weapons concealed somewhere, no?
I actually like it in all black.

I did have a pair of Muc-Off bar-end tubeless kit that came with a saw. I guess that could pass?

It cost me £10 each for a gold and silver kit, but the flipping (pun unintended) iridescent one that would match the accents on my bike (headset bolts, chain, bottle cage bolts and secondary colour on bar tape) is £45!

Hipster tax.

I hated the bend too, for who and what it was designed for I don't get the choice. The orange grew on me.

People will take time. But they will get there on the sub compact and MTB cassettes. Just like wider tyres.

Negative gear ratio

You say this like it’s a bad thing?

It's positively low.

Are we really gearing up for a drive train pun fest?

Recognize we might be.

LMAO. I was thinking mtb tax but for a 350% increase, they can Fuc-Off (sorry @Tijs).