Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

I have this, works fine if a little heavy. There are boutique options too

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145393007271

Is there any reason to not Just Get a Rujo? https://www.planetx.co.uk/products/on-one-rujo-sram-rival-1-gravel-bike

Heavy as fuck, but cheap.

Check Sonder?

Heavy as fuck, but cheap.

You rang?

#hippyisfat

Some premium SFAB in and around Sherwood today

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Finding the new carradice bag works perfect on a pizza rack.

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Model?

Came here to recommend this too. Perfectly functional if you can stand the colours!

https://carradice.co.uk/collections/bikepacking/products/odyssey-xl-saddlebag

Looks really good. Have you got any close up photos of how youve attached it stabily?

Basically the 2 straps that go around the bar are around the little handle thing on the back of the rack (I plan on replacing these with Restrap fast straps), and then the 2 closure straps are looped through the rack and closed. I had been using a super C but the shape of this works much better and it’s got a plastic base built in (I added one to the super C) I’ll try and get some photos next week.

Sits really stably and takes about 30 seconds to fit or remove. It’s also massive with the long flap top. Best bag they’ve ever done.

The universal bar support they’ve done is really neat as well, building up a hardtail and will use it on that.

No gravel in North Cornwall today

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Hmm interesting!

Today we walked our dog, Dolly along the Norfolk Gravel Superhighway and gravel grinders we thank you for slowing down and going wide past us. The only poor pass was an older gent on an eBike. Top work #SFAB crew.
Dolly says ta!

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#spiritofgravel

Dolly looks like a real good girl tbf

Still a decent bit of SFAB in North London. Some decent gravel too, but plenty of SFAB.

Massively falling back in love with the bike and this malarkey again. Amazing what spring can do.

Can’t get over how much I love the paint job still, too. Shout out to @general_greyharbour and co for the amazing work.

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#SFAB all day yesterday on the L2B grav-grav route. Even the all-weather Downs Link was torn to pieces in certain places.

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I’m tired of doing loops from South London and back.
I was thinking of getting the train to Brighton and riding home.
Any better rides I should consider?

I’m tired of doing loops from South London and back.

I was thinking of getting the train to Brighton and riding home.
Any better rides I should consider?

G!ro have a bunch of 'belgie' routes posted, also the Dirty Winza. Can't vouch for any of them but SFAB is a given.
https://www.girocycles.com/pages/local-loops
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45924637

I did the Dirty Winza a few weeks ago. It had been dry for a few days before I did it but would suggest it's currently too wet. Let it dry a few more days.

Oh and the southern half of the loop is great, really picturesque. The northern part is shite including such hell holes as Slough where the route goes right through the town centre.

The Giro Belgie route is give or take a few minor alterations my regular weekly ride and is in the main rideable at the moment.

the route I rode above is quite doable in reverse but I would give it a few weeks to dry out. I hacked on a different start so that I could join it from my front door but it is essentially the BHF L2B off road route.

https://www.strava.com/routes/7991374

I have no idea, what is "SFAB"; Shit, Fire And Brimstone ? If so I'll leave it a while too ;-)

I think it's generally accepted to be Shit from a butt which is the forum gravelistas take on 'UK Slop n grime' which is generally used by mountain bikers.