I have a GR300 with internal routing. If I bought again I'd go external. The internal routing looks neat, but uses frame triangle volume (where my frame bag goes) inside the head tube, and is external beneath the bottom bracket anyway.
Other than that I absolutely love it. Wasn't sure at first as it was higher at the bars than my other gravel bike, but the more relaxed geometry inspires on the techy stuff off road, and makes it a great bike to spend a few days on. My first titanium frame and whilst it feels springy and alive, it also seems to dampen the worst of the hits that my carbon framed bike left me feeling battered.
protohype wrote:Do you love it? A used one in my size popped up locally. Was strongly considering it.
It's a great bike. If I sold them all except one, the Lynskey would be a keeper. The ride is very supple. It weighs just under 21 pounds, so it's not super light, but still not like riding a tractor. It's been very stable descending on and off road. I recently took it out to old hwy 105 in NC. It has a nice endurance geometry for general smashing around and also bike packing. It's my go to bike for rough roads around town or gravel in the country. The quality of the welds looks to be very high. They have obviously done something to smooth out the "stack of dimes" look on the joints. I've had my GR270 for about 10 months. So far I'm really enjoying the ride. It's durable, nimble enough, and I like the minimal look of Ti.
I’ve had my GR300 for 6 months, and love it. I find it to be a great all-around balance of stable geometry, supple ride, and light (enough) weight. I opted for the internal routing too, and was initially put off that Lynskey moved the cable inlet inside the front triangle, since photos of early GR300’s showed the cables entering the bottom of the downtube. My Oveja Negra 1/2 pack bag still fits just fine, since the front of bag just confirms around the cables. If you’re considering a used GR300, it’s possible it has the original cable routing, or external, so this may be a non-issue. I run both 650x47 with Vittoria Terreno Drys and 700x38 with Gravel King SS.
If I had to drastically thin the herd tomorrow, the GR300 would definitely survive the cut.
Sounds like everyone loves these! Unfortunately the seller isn’t willing to budge on his price, which isn’t too far off from the new price with the current 20% off offer. Plus it has Ultegra and the current models come with GRX, which I’d prefer. I think I’ll just wait it out and get a new one on some Black Friday type killer deal, as I’ve heard are known to happen. Thanks for the feedback to all of you!
protohype wrote:Sounds like everyone loves these! Unfortunately the seller isn’t willing to budge on his price, which isn’t too far off from the new price with the current 20% off offer. Plus it has Ultegra and the current models come with GRX, which I’d prefer. I think I’ll just wait it out and get a new one on some Black Friday type killer deal, as I’ve heard are known to happen. Thanks for the feedback to all of you!
If you’re considering buying new, sign up for their email list, and then visit their website a few times a week. I can’t confirm if this was by design or coincidence, but after I spent a couple weeks kicking tires on their website, they emailed me a hefty discount code that I couldn’t pass up. This was in early March before everything bike-related became a hot commodity, but it’s still worth a try now. PM me if you want to know the details.
I had the same experience as JTW, I reached out to them through chat once and then a few weeks later they followed up. They threw in a bunch of "upgrades" like titanium stem and seat post, upgraded finish and a hefty discount on top of it all. I don't recall the exact % but it was definitely way better than the perpetual 20% they have on the site.
I’ve had my GR300 for 6 months, and love it. I find it to be a great all-around balance of stable geometry, supple ride, and light (enough) weight. I opted for the internal routing too, and was initially put off that Lynskey moved the cable inlet inside the front triangle, since photos of early GR300’s showed the cables entering the bottom of the downtube. My Oveja Negra 1/2 pack bag still fits just fine, since the front of bag just confirms around the cables. If you’re considering a used GR300, it’s possible it has the original cable routing, or external, so this may be a non-issue. I run both 650x47 with Vittoria Terreno Drys and 700x38 with Gravel King SS.
If I had to drastically thin the herd tomorrow, the GR300 would definitely survive the cut.
My experience is almost identical. I've ridden my GR300 over 2,400 miles since I got it at the end of June, mostly on asphalt. I hardly ever ride my carbon road bike anymore, even though it weighs over four pounds less. There's something intangible about the Lynskey that I find appealing. I'm using the Oveja Negra bolt on top tube bag and the 1/2 frame bag. Running Panaracer Gravelking SK 700x38 on Stans Grail mk3 wheels tubeless without any issues, even after three gravel races and many miles of gravel riding. I feel like I can ride the crap out of that bike without worry. If I had to only have one bike, the GR300 would be my choice.
KStraker wrote: It's a great bike. If I sold them all except one, the Lynskey would be a keeper. The ride is very supple. It weighs just under 21 pounds, so it's not super light, but still not like riding a tractor. It's been very stable descending on and off road. I recently took it out to old hwy 105 in NC. It has a nice endurance geometry for general smashing around and also bike packing. It's my go to bike for rough roads around town or gravel in the country. The quality of the welds looks to be very high. They have obviously done something to smooth out the "stack of dimes" look on the joints. I've had my GR270 for about 10 months. So far I'm really enjoying the ride. It's durable, nimble enough, and I like the minimal look of Ti.
Do you have any gravel routes uploaded in ridewithgps around the Linville gorge area? I'm in Greenville SC and am looking for places to bikepack and/or explore for a day ride.
