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Looking at the fat slicks for road and light gravel duties on CdF, 3-season use (going to swap for something like Cinturato Gravel M for winter). Corsa N.exts seem to have different quality problems, Challenge are bad in wet, Contis AS too pricey, looking currently at Schwalbe Pro One in 38 mm or S-Works Mondo in 35 mm. Anybody with experience with these? Pro Ones seem to be faster rolling, while Mondos seem to have sidewall protection which should make them more gravel-friendly.

Is that 25 mm rim? Can you measure width of 38 mm Pathfinders on it? I believe oversized 42s will be too much for CdF but these coulde be perfect.

I have just bought a 2020 CdF Ti frameset, anybody with experience of tyre clearance on it? My gravel wheelset has 25 mm inner width rims, would 42 mm Pathfinder Pros fit with any clearance in case of mud? I have read that on such a rim they measure 44 mm.

I have just bought a 2020 CdF Ti frameset, anybody with experience of tyre clearance on it? My gravel wheelset has 25 mm inner width rims, would 42 mm Pathfinder Pros fit with any clearance in case of mud? I have read that on such a rim they measure 44 mm.

My dynamo setup is: Shimano UR705 dynamo, B&M IQ-X and Secuzed lights. Front one has standlight working every time I stop, but the back one immediately turns off then. Is it intended? Wiring problem?

I know it's quite dirt and touring orientated, but would like to use it for a lot of road miles as well, currently riding Sutra LTD with 445 mmchainstays, 80 mm stem and 71 HA and is fine generally (not the most agile of course), wondering if even shorter stem with 69 HA will not be too cumbersome on tarmac. What do you think about it?
Otherwise it will be at least 2 kg drop on frameset so would be much lighter bike, the only downside is lack of front fork drilling, so I would have to locate my dynamo light somewhere around the handlebar.

This sounds much reassuring and made me consider Sonder again.
How do you rate its geometry for road riding? I know it's quite dirt orientated, but would like to use it for a lot of road miles as well, currently riding Sutra LTD with 445 mmchainstays, 80 mm stem and 71 HA and is fine generally (not the most agile of course), wondering if even shorter stem with 69 HA will not be too cumbersome on tarmac.

I got your reply, layoffs are pretty much everywhere nowadays, I just got discouraged by this cable routing issue. I don't know who thought cable rubbing a carbon steerer was a good idea. I have an opportunity to buy a used one here in Poland, current gen, so it has this potential issue. I love titanium, but if I am going to spend loads of money on it to be my "bike for life", it would better not have such design flaws.

Ouch, that sounds indeed a severe design flaw. I have also seen several reports about fork mounts disintegrating. I think I will pass on, especially that I have spent so much on Sutra already and it is fitting me well, so titanium dreams can wait a few years more.

It seems that this is just a rename of TNT and TLR casings to Endurance and Lite respectively. Makes sense, as the old naming gave no clue about the differences, as both are tubeless ready.
I have been using these tyres in 700x47 size in my Sutra LTD for mixed riding, both road, gravel and a bit of singletrack, been quite happy. Good alrounder, tread is more grippy than it looks. On the bad side rear tyre wears quite quickly, I got almost bald spot in the middle after less than 1000 km.

Anybody with experience on current gen Sonder Camino, preferably Ti? I am considering to replace my 2019 Sutra LTD with it as a do-it-all bike. For now most of the time it would be 700x42-45 with full fenders for kid trailer towing duties, later on maybe second wheelset with 27.5x2.2 for more gnarly rides.
Sutra has better tyre clearance, but its high standover (just about 0.8 inches less than my standover) is causing me trouble in more gnarly terrain, I believe dropper routing, longer reach and slacker front would also benefit me. I would also like to drop some weight of boat anchor Kona tubing, so I could use it just as well on road ultraendurance events with a tyre swap.
I have recently built a nice dynamo wheelset with UR705/DT350 and XM421, so I would move it on. I can buy Sonder with 2x11 mechanical GRX, Sutra is Rival 1 + GX Eagle mullet with Ratio kit, unfortunately I would have to at least replace the derailleur to move it to Sonder, as front cable exit version of ratio kit seems not to be compatible with internal routing.

How would you rate Sonder Ti frames in terms of quality, warranty etc.? I had a Pickenflick a few years ago that I still regret selling. I think both it and Sonders are made by Waltly. Considering Camino Ti as a replacement do-it-all bike for my Sutra LTD.

Can't find it available anywhere, but that is generally a good idea.
I just got another idea, as rear light is connected to the front one, can I just disconnect the cable between them when I don't need it?

I am now leaning towards Secula, saw a video of Secuzed and it doesn't look like it generates a lot of light while Secula seems to be much brighter. Do you have any experience with both?

I am looking for a dynamo rear light to be mounted either on seatstay or using a rack mount, front is going to be IQ-X. What would you recommend? Looking at Busch Muller, I am interested either in Secula Plus or μ.
Is it possible to turn off the rear light during the day but keep the daylight mode on IQ-X? Wondering if I can avoid blinding my child in kid trailer when towing it.

Anybody with experience of Michelin Power Gravel? Looking for new set in 700x47-50c, Pathfinder Pro was my favourite to buy but found a great deal on Michelins.

I know this is several days old, but I have 2019 model.

Zefal Wiiz have a lot of adjustability, effectively they let me put the cages so low that I haven't needed any lowerer anymore.

I used them on my Tricross and was pleased, fast rolling with decent off-road grip. Essentially same as previous gen Sport Contact II which are widely applauded on this forum.

Is that battery powered light? If dynamo then what model? I am looking for dynamo light that could be neatly mounted while freeing space on seatpost for seatpack.

How did you mount the rear light? P-clip around the seat tube?

How did you mount the light to the rack eyelet? I am looking for a similar solution for my Sutra LTD future dynamo project.

Terreno Dry front and rear or Dry front and Zero rear?
I decided on these as I got a good deal, need them in 700x47c size for my Sutra LTD, both road and gravel riding and also some gravel ultra events planned for later this year. I know they roll basically the same, just saw some reports of Dry wearing out on the rear quickly and considering Zero on rear because of that.

Going to buy tubeless valves for my new wheels, prefer brass to alloy. Is there any point in paying more for WTB valves or some other that have the rubber oring with the lockout between it and the rim, or are the basic valves from Decathlon (just the metal lockout without rubber) enough?

Actually I have never seen such lowrider kickstands in practice - can they hold an entire bike or only together with a back kickstand?