Author: Grannygear

I wish that this Gravel RC was just a bit lighter both on the scale and under the keen eye of a caliper set ….

Before we dive in, let me restate the obvious. Saddles are a very individual item, in that one person may love a certain one and the next person hate it.

The Gravel RC is a bit of an interesting creature, with very fast looking, minimally low profile center knobs and graduated layers of wider spaced knobs that increase in aggressiveness as you move towards the outside edges.

I rode it the way I ride all my gravel bikes and that is over a mix of good roads, bad roads, dirt roads that are nearly no-roads, and long climbs followed by fast descents.

So what we did was Vulcan Mid-Meld the geo of the Lycos and the titanium of the Ronin into one frame….

When I first saw it upon delivery to the vast and sprawling Grannygear Rancho, I thought, “Meh…looks a bit short and such…”

Lets see what I have found about the three pieces of gear I rode in over several hours and a goodly amount of miles. First, my favorite piece.

Now here is a thought. Let’s say you have a real need or desire for either one of these lights. But the shortcomings are an issue.

So what do you do when you already hand-make top flight bike frames in carbon and Ti and want to go to the next level? You add gold, of course.

So far I am super happy with how the valve clogging issues have completely gone away.