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Simpleton. wrote: 1st gen Crust Romanceur is no slouch. currently running 559 looking to get a set of 650b wheels built up in the near future. Sweet ride.
I own both bikes. The ECR is a great choice for multi-day off road adventures. It's the Willy's Jeep of bikepacking bikes. But if you're just looking for an all-around bike to explore gravel/dirt roads as day rides, a…
Skldmark wrote: FizikK:IUM RAILS K:ium is a fi'zi:k proprietary rail formulation.... Now,that's a lot of information to take in. And way too many colons.
ljsmith wrote: I think the point is that tire pressures should be set for the best compromise of rolling resistance and comfort. If you have to drop your tire pressures lower because you use a carbon fork then you are…
drwelby wrote: I don't doubt it, but that's why I said classic steel fork . I have a fork I built with the Kaisei imperial oval blades and a 1" Pacenti superlight steerer and that's in a whole different class of flex.…
drwelby wrote: One point to add to the discussion: There's no way to get the flex of something like a classic steel fork and run disc brakes. Once you add the disc brakes you're looking at stiff and really stiff. There…
earlethomas wrote: Thanks for all your replies. It's interesting that while there seems to be a near consensus that steel forks absorb better, I still see many bikes, especially higher end bikes, with carbon forks as…
egear wrote: .... A fad is defined as the fat bike. Sold a ton of these things 2 years ago. Cant hardly give one away now. Might depend quite a bit on where you are located. I live in a place with a thriving fat bike…
ronij wrote: In other words, the decision of 1x vs 2x (vs 3x!) is not the same decision for every rider and needs to be made based on your own strengths and weaknesses. This, in a nutshell.
Sweet looking ride - Why R+?
If you're riding steep singletrack, I think it's a great idea. I think it greatly increases the capability and versatility of the bike.
Couldn't agree more on wrist comfort, and how a bar like this contributes to it. After being spoiled by flared drop bars, I have no desire to spend more than an hour riding a vertical drop bar ever again. Nor do I see…
A couple weekends ago we did the "Around the Rock" ride which circumnavigates the Tetons as an overnighter. 157 miles and about 8900' of climbing, with the first 80 miles or so on gravel, and then pavement as you head…
Interesting that you find the VentureMax to have a "narrow" top and hood position - it feels just the opposite to me (I'm on a 44cm version). What bar were you using prior? Cable grooves would be nice, but honestly, I…
New Wolftooth 40t elliptical. I like.
Despite being pretty happy with the Junebug I've been running for over a year now, the Ritchey VentureMax was too intriguing for me to ignore, so I figured I'd try it out. Only a few short rides on it so far, but I'm…
The Klampers are an excellent brake, in both construction and design, and vastly superior to the BB7, imo. And while I haven't ridden the Spyres, a dual-piston design isn't inherently better than a single piston, as…
Just did a 154-mile ride around the Tetons (8900' of climbing) on a C15, no chamois. I'm sold on this saddle (and on never wearing a chamois again).