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The vision of gravel bikes as solely XC mountain bikes with drop bars sounds rather terrible and useless to me, but I'm not too worried because it seems highly unlikely that there will be one dominant design of what a…
You might consider an Ekar 1 x 13 setup. There are 3 cassette options, and the shifting and brakes are superb.
These guys should make a 13 speed option that works with those sweet Ekar cassettes.
Is the cable adjuster part of the kit, and if not, where did it come from?
I was hoping for Trans Kanza. A little homage to the former Trans Iowa race as well.
JWB475 wrote: I am in the same boat, I have flat mount front fork, but a post mount rear brake. Hope also makes a post mount brake caliper that is compatible with some existing Campy levers, it would likely work with…
mattbaar wrote: I've ordered a chinese open mold frame and it has a bb86. I was wondering if there are any good cranksets with that standard or if I should look at getting a conversion. I'm looking at getting a used…
The smaller chainring size up front mitigates the tall gearing of the 9.
Dino wrote: I've been using Speedplay Frogs on my mountain and gravel bikes for many years.Speedplay has been sold and I hear that the Frog pedal has been discontinued. Therefore, I figure this might be a good time to…
Intent is secondary to impact in the area of racial slurs. Not all have been ‘just fine’; many people of the Kaw or Kanza tribe have most definitely not been alright but have been ignored, as is customary. ‘Ethnicity…
Here’s another good article; they’re coming fast! https://www.velonews.com/news/gravel/whats-in-a-name-why-land-run-100-became-the-mid-south/?fbclid=IwAR2Y-vLWamPOrpS_27GvpgcZfUsOZainq31kEpV4mTHz3QZPDsTaz6LwNUs
This article from Bicycling magazine explores the issue of the historical racial slur “Dirty Kanza” in a little more detail. Once you are aware of the history, it’s hard to not agree to a name change.…
Would old-school XC pedals from back in the day work well for gravel? I bet you can get these super cheap. A pair of Suntour XC Pro pedals with WTB Grease Guard would be pretty cool.
Overall height and/or leg length is frequently correlated with crank length. It seems that shorter persons frequently employ shorter cranks... Is this your situation? There are theories and advocates lined up on all…
TBtheWrecker wrote: I'm currently looking at 700x40c clearance on a bike I'm considering. The new specialized diverge has upto 47mm on 700c! How much clearance do I actually need to ride gravel and light singletrack? Is…
My understanding is that SBT has only been around for one iteration - to my mind this makes it an odd choice to proclaim a monument. Part of the monument status in cycling relates to the longevity of the event, an…
The Force 1 and all others of that design will absolutely not work with a 2x system. They are for 1x only.
A lot of gravel bikes have more touring bike geometry, which makes sense for a long haul but also makes for a relatively poor handling road or cross machine, for my taste.
DerekJ_MI wrote: They changed the name to "The Mid-South". Evidently they got negative push back because some think the name glorified the land grab that screwed the local indigenous peoples. Which is true, it did that,…
With this funky geometry this bike is probably great at a specific thing or two and not so good at a whole bunch of things. This is the kind of bike where I look forward to reading a review article where someone else…