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For all kinds of reasons the small/small combination should be avoided. I don't intentionally use any cog in the small half of my cassette with the small chainring. Yup. More an issue on a mechanical system where you…
If I get in again, the 200. This would be my 8th, Mens 60+ Regarding tires, a few things I have learned. Volume is more important than casing toughness. Larger tires roll faster but have a bit more aero drag. Larger…
Since this video I have swapped out the GRX 46/31 rings for Specialites TA 44/30 rings. Shifts better and the gear range is more useful. The 46x10 was too huge even for downhills. Someone commented asking to see the…
It works! https://youtu.be/m95zOSdvrPI?si=B4qomV1Zefcf03MT
I had a similar idea but using a SRAM PG 11-44 cassette and Wolftooth Roadlink DM on 12s GRX Di2 2x. I have it working but shift performance isn't great. It will cross chain and still has RD tension when small ring x…
Race report: The bike setup was perfect. I did manage to knock the FD out just before Aid 1. Dropped the chain, which happens occasionally. Never a real issue because I can just shift it back on with the FD. But it…
https://youtu.be/6g3CIoW0Mb8?si=aXWdf1lsXMFuUKBf
Built this Checkpoint SLR around the fork. 40mm Rudy with a lockout. 1.1lbs heavier than OEM fork and worth every ounce. Game change for me. So much more grip, stability and comfort. I'm on 45c Terra Speed on 35x24mm…
Davis3inCO wrote: You look pretty clean based on the photos I saw of the mile long mud pit. Great job! I put a little towel from the hotel in each drop bag. Wiped my mug a bit. I learned from previous races that mud is…
Davis3inCO wrote: You look pretty clean based on the photos I saw of the mile long mud pit. Great job!
This was my 5th Unbound, I had finished 3 of them so far. Coming off some injuries last November in a dirt crit (broken rib & collarbone, 2x cracked ribs and scapula) I was in decent shape, but not in as good shape as…
Headed to Belgium this week to ride the Tour of Flanders sportif (Fondo). Doing the full race distance 159 miles, 7500'. Decided not to take my Cervelo S5 disc. Wanted bigger tires, lower gears and shock absorption for…
kman19348 wrote: How close are you to front derailleur clearance with the rear tire? Usually the limiting factor in the rear with a 2X is the tire interfering into the FD, which is usually at 40 to 42mm. A few mm, close…
https://youtu.be/5b0qteUq4x8
From Belgian Waffle Ride - Cedar City, UT. Oct 17
Boken is a good tire. IRC is a BWR sponsor, thus the very specific recommendation you see floating around. Only a handful of people know the precise route as of today. Having ridden in the area, and elsewhere around the…
Update after a few thousand miles of mostly offroad use. Had the nuts that hold the isospeed trunion in place come loose. Misdiagnosed as a loose headset so I rode on it for a while that way. Doh. Thankfully, the nuts…
bnystrom wrote: It's not unique to gravel riders by any means. Roadies and MTB riders are no different. I have to chuckle at all the people I see on road bikes with 53/11 (130") top gears.. Yup. I was 3rd at road…
bnystrom wrote: It seems to me that the real question is does he actually need a 50 x 11 (123") top gear. Most people can't really push a gear that big on the road unless they're going downhill with a tailwind, and it's…
Zurichman wrote: I just had the GRX Ultegra 48/31 and 11-40 put on my Roker and loving it. The only thing I noticed is when you switch from the low gears to the high you pretty much have to go to the lower gear in the…