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Sorry to bring up an old thread but do you have any pics of the bike? A friend needed to make some room in his garage so I ended up with this frame set and am looking for some inspiration building it up. Thanks!
Thanks for the awesome review! I've been eyeing up these tires for some time but hadn't read any reviews that really told me anything...until now. I think you just talked me into pulling the trigger on these! Just…
Dura-Ace 7900 crankset, Wolf Tooth 38t drop stop chainring, Ultegra 6800 derailleur, Ultegra 11-32 11 speed cassette, Shimano ST-RS505 shifters, Bontrager CX0 34mm tires
Some shots of my carbon GT Grade. Absolutely love this bike! I think a Warbird is next.
I'm gonna give you my extremely biased vote for the GT Grade. I have a carbon Grade and it is by far the smoothest thing that I've ever ridden. Comfort is king on gravel! I have no experiences on any of the other bikes…
I should also note that these were on 23mm Stan's Grail rims which are way out of spec for 27mm Paris-Roubaix's so I didn't even bother contacting Challenge about it
I had a set of Paris-Roubaix's do that but I figured it was from mounting them almost constantly (switching between them and gravel tires a lot). It didn't get to the point where I thought I needed to glue them but I…
Is there any difference between these and the Xplor USH? Besides the tubeless factor? I was rather unimpressed with the few hundred miles that I used them on...granted much of that was pavement.
Compass is the way to go. I think the base model is like $57? I know it seems like a lot but once you ride them you will understand. Tires really do make all the difference in the world!
I just wanted to add to this topic because I've recently revisited my CX0's. Currently I'm running the 34mm non-tubeless version because I need new Stan's tape and these tires need to get used up. I'm coming off of…
Here's my bikepacking rig. Motobecane fat bike from BikesDirect with a few minor upgrades. It gets the job done. Here's a video from our yearly bikepacking trip too, if you like those sorts of things.…
bobknh wrote: I went to to the Gevenalle website (nee Retroshift). They also sell a CX oriented front der. which I believe can be used as an effective 1x chain watcher. They do recommend a 1x specific front chain ring.…
I also assume that it could handle a 36 tooth cog, like I've been told that my mid-cage Shimano derailleur can do without a problem.
shiggy wrote: \n \nNot clutched. Just has a stronger cage spring. \nAlso it is rated for a 32t max cog size. \n \nOtherwise, it is a relabeled Microshift, which are very good. \n \nI realize it's not actually clutched,…
Does anyone have experience with their BURD rear mech? I'm very interested in one as I'm running a 1x11 Shimano hydraulic road setup on my GT Grade and want something like a clutched derailleur. This seems to be the…
I'm using a Leed frame bag (eBay). I believe I bought the large for my 56 Grade. Fits into the triangle well and doesn't have the bulkiness of the Revelate tangle bags. The fabric is much thinner. Check out the GT Grade…
I run both 105 and Ultegra rear derailleurs in 1x11 setups. You can throw on a little chain guide to ease your mind if you want. Origin8 makes some cheap options that either clamp on the seat tube or sandwich between…
I'm currently using the Bontrager gel tape with the IsoZone gel pads underneath. I'm REALLY loving this combo so far. The gel tape stays nice and tacky in the rain as well.
The only one I've found to exist is the K-Edge CX Chain Guide. $129. Ouch.
Does anyone know of a chain guide that mounts to a braze-on for front derailleur? I run a Wolf Tooth chain ring with Ultegra mid-cage derailleur and I used an E13 clamp on chain guide with my old bike. Unfortunately my…