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Wheels will most likely be the weak link in the chain. You might want to budget for an upgrade, particularly if you intend to tour off-road several weeks a year. The Kona Sutra mentioned above or a Salsa Vaya would be…
Noonievut wrote: In the past when I owned gravel bikes I ran two wheels, one with more aggressive tires and one with less, switching based on terrain of the day. Now I only have a road bike but I’m getting a new gravel…
chas wrote: Here is the source (since I commented on it so often over the last 5 years): "the carbon Class 5 VRS frame results in a 9% vibration reduction compared to the previous titanium Warbird frame . The aluminum…
300hp wrote: Ti doesn't always mean complaint, especially in a production (not custom) setting. My Salsa Colossal Ti is far from a compliant noodle. It's the stiffest bike in my fleet. It does a great job on road buzz,…
chas wrote: It was from an article I read that came out about the time shortly after they discontinued the Ti version. They were making a big deal about their new (Al and carbon) compliant frames that were designed for…
chas wrote: One thing that struck me in reading about Salsa Warbird, is that they had used hydroforming of Aluminum to make their Aluminum bike roughly10% more compliant than their Titanium Warbird. Dang! Ive read this…