Here's my build out on a new Lynskey frameset. Components from my old gravel bike and some upgrades: Rival cranks and rear mech, red front mech, force shifters, new TRP spyre mechanical brakes, Roam wheels. Coming upgrades are force cranks and some carbon rims on I9 hubs, red of course! Tires are Maxxis ravager on front, rambler on rear, both 40's.
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\nWeighs in at 22lbs in a ML size now. Shooting for mid 20s with new cranks and wheels.
I was going to buy the 260 but they didn't have my size available when I needed it. They offered the pro at a great price so I took it. I don't think you can go wrong with either of them.
Is it possible to put 27.5 x 2.2 tires on this bike? although it max recommendation is 2.1. How about ordering from Lynskey website, I heard their customer service is horrible. any thought on this?
Very nice build! I'm waiting for mine to come in. I will have hydraulic Rival shifters with Force compact crankset, Force rear mech and Force 11-32 cassette.
What is that fender for the front tire you have on?
Axsdeny wrote:Very nice build! I'm waiting for mine to come in. I will have hydraulic Rival shifters with Force compact crankset, Force rear mech and Force 11-32 cassette.
What is that fender for the front tire you have on?
I got the fender from Big Pig Racing team. I've seen several like it online recently, just can't recall where. It's held on with zip-ties making it easy to remove/replace when I ship the bike or just when I don't need a fender.
pnoygravel wrote:Is it possible to put 27.5 x 2.2 tires on this bike? although it max recommendation is 2.1. How about ordering from Lynskey website, I heard their customer service is horrible. any thought on this?
I am not sure how similar the rear triangle is on the Pro GR, but I have a GR250, which is probably similar if not the same. Mine easliy fits a 27.5 x 2.25 tire. When I bought mine they were shipping with 3T forks, which have massive tire room. I suspect the 2.1 spec they list is due to the newer Lynskey fork they use not having clearance for anything bigger. Below are pics of my rear tire clearance.
27.5 x 2.1 Thunderburt
27.5 x 2.25 Racing Ralph 27.5 x 2.35 Nobby Nic (side knobs rub) 3T fork with 27.5 x 2.35 Nobby Nic
J. Peel wrote:Here's my build out on a new Lynskey frameset. Components from my old gravel bike and some upgrades: Rival cranks and rear mech, red front mech, force shifters, new TRP spyre mechanical brakes, Roam wheels. Coming upgrades are force cranks and some carbon rims on I9 hubs, red of course! Tires are Maxxis ravager on front, rambler on rear, both 40's. Weighs in at 22lbs in a ML size now. Shooting for mid 20s with new cranks and wheels.
Just wondering if you upgraded and whether you managed to hit mid 20's?
Also, what are your impressions of the fork? I'm building one up in the same size, but have yet to buy a fork.
I'm ordering a GR260 from Lynskey, and I'm sort of between sizes.
I'm 181cm, or 5'11.25", which puts me right between the M/L and L sizes.
Do you have any advice? I don't have the opportunity to test ride, in Australia.
I'm the same height and bought a M/L. Haven't built it up yet so couldn't tell you how it rides. It's my first drop bar bike since 1994! I rode a mates All City Cosmic Stallion with a 580 mm top tube and it was too long for me so here's hoping 565 mm is perfect.
I'm a SAFA living in the US and ended up buying from Chainreaction in the UK. The world is a village!
