Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

I’m fully on board with building a 56 with eye pleasing proportions and then adjusting your body to fit

56cm is my size. Have at it :)

Would pleasing proportions be an apt descriptor?

Yes, HV is my club so I'll be there. The current weather forecast and conditions look nightmarish hahaaa. Say hello if you do come. I'll be the big lanky fella on the green Crockett.

Yeah kinda just want to go out Sunday TBH

If I had the choice and we could move the event to Sunday, I definitely would hahaa. Tbf, a few days ago the forecast was saying tomorrow would be dry so I'm hoping against hope it'll change again and it won't be that bad. It'll be real sloppy regardless but it'd be nicer without rain as well.

Those Slate aren't depreciating in the slightest are they?

Gravel bikes to buy:
Arkose
Crux
Slate

The wind!

Was watching that too! Decent price

Fully sick

Finally.

I’ll be selling this groupset in a week or so. If you need 11s 48/32 11-32 105/Ultegra RX. Levers scratched. Good price.

Let me know if interested .

Means you can fit a long(ish) dropper post

There are so many rad alu rim brake cx bikes for sale at the moment. Great opportunity for old school gravel builds

The wind was the least of the nuisances this morning.. Half of the group came back with no brake pads left, and mine were new last week!

🥴 pray for cjr and dbr tomorrow.

Thank you for the marked safe route!

Was it that one Walthamstow<->Woodford stretch of Effing Forest?

There were 3 sections that were an absolute mess, starting from the worst, the stretch from Birching Coppice to Toot Hill through a field, the "single track" down from Clatterford End and the bit at the beginning of Epping Forest between Hollow Pond and Woodford Green.

I have tweaked these out and marked them green in the revised route below. Still plenty of mud, but somewhat all rideable in case anyone wants to give it a go in the next week or so.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45743474

Might try give it a go this week

Any events that are not sold out or yet to open registrations to look out for?
Have nothing in my calendar and would like to change that!

There are probably less muddy options if you're not sentimental about it

https://www.bikereg.com/fnld-grvl

That bike doesn’t deserve to have a name taken from the detectorists

road to gravel conversion almost complete.

Pay some respect for dis beam of sunshine
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