Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

we need @BareNecessities back to update weekly agenda

yes they are quick.
vittorias mix great too but on a par in terms of quick wear

Yeah, come Winter and I'll be back to riding on roads - which here means really hard, wet gravel, or the hardtail for actual mud. If the speeds can hold up for at least a Summer - or even two with more sporadic riding - then I think it's worth the plunge.

I know weight, RR and speed doesn't matter as much, but most guys I ride with are roadies and faster than me, so every little helps.

I recently sold some Terreno Zeros. I liked them, but wanted something slightly knobbier.

Everything about this makes me want to give up cycling

If they would have given everyone one of these during covid, it would have ensured we all stayed indoors.

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I reckon they asked everyone in the Kona office that day to design one part of the bike but they weren't allowed to see what anyone else had done.

Great setup but ugly frame. Should be more Mtb-like IMO, XC fork and tires

And they did the same with each frame tube

What even size is that?!

Man size.

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Is anybody running Hope RX4 calipers? I've set them up with Apex AXS and they seem to work very well, but I just can't seem to prevent rub.

The bleeding process was quite easy and I followed Hope's instructions to the letter. It just seems like the (new) pads just aren't far apart enough for the rotor. I made sure that the pistons were pushed in etc during the bleeding process, but still getting a very light rub front and rear. It's not too much of an issue as it really is very light, but still annoying. Do I just need to suck it up until the pads wear a bit?

One thing I noticed is that the brakes clamp very early in the lever action. Can you bleed brakes too well?

embrace the rub

also when you bled did you use the alu spacers that caliper comes with? IMO they are not wide enough, almost bleed with a screwdriver pushed against them so the pistons are flush inside the caliper

It could be that your rotor is slightly out of true, or your frame isn't faced perfectly. I had one frame that was just a tiny bit off which meant the pads weren't parallel to the rotor face and it was impossible to get them running nicely.

I'm going to give this another go - I used the spacers and pretty sure I pushed the pistons in, but perhaps not enough.

or your frame isn't faced perfectly

Seems to be front and back, and they are brand new Futura Cross + forks, so I hope not!

they are brand new Futura Cross + forks, so I hope not!

They don't get less faced as they get older 😁

I had them on my Rival 1 mechanical groupset. There was a small amount of rub but nothing significant. Yes it did go after a short time of wear/bedding in.

Glad to hear they engage with little lever pull on the nexer AXS levers, I had the opposite on those older, crap Hydro levers. Break performance was stellar though.

they come out when you bleed, unlike shimano bleeding spacer hope makes the pistons fair bit outboard

So this is now suitably tinkered with...just the GRX chainset / FD to switch in still...

Not sure I follow, sorry 😅

@keepitmencap ive never been able to completely eliminate rub from my rx4+ calipers, and as they are such a PITA to bleed I just accept a slight rub. It’s normally only ever on my rear .

By the time your on the gravel you can’t hear it anyway

They don't get less faced as they get older 😁

Oh god, I'm thick!