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9T allows you to use a smaller chainring for a given speed. This means that you have better climbing gears with the large cogs.
I've the Stigmata but swapped in an Easton EC90 crankset. I put in a Wolf Tooth 34T chainring. It's the Race Face Cinch model with the Boost offset. This according to the Wolf Tooth support person has the same 3mm…
I've been using e*thirteen XCX cassettes. I've all 3 (9-34, 9-39 and 9-42). I currently have the 9-34 on my Stigmata with a 34 chainring. This gives me enough range for flats and climbs and the whole setup is light. The…
I'm in the market for (yet-another) gravel-ish bike. I have the new Synapse and love it but the non-standard rear wheel dish of the Topstone Carobon is a turn off. I won't be able to swap wheels (and their tires) around…
I used to build my own wheels (primarily centered around BHS hubs and Kinlin rims). When I started to go disc brakes on road/gravel bikes, I ended up going with DT Swiss. As long as you don't shop in the US (where…
You may also check what's marked on the tires. I just got in a set of WTB Exposure 32. On the sidewall, it is clearly marked that the maximum rim internal width is 20mm. In other words, WTB appears to not recommend…
You can actually get a 0 offset SAVE seatpost on Ebay. It goes for something like $200. Being sold by "cannondaleexperts". An alternative, which I bought and didn't use is an FSA SL-K. I bought it from…
I'm running a Sunrace 11-46 with the Rival 1 on my RLT 9 RDO. I had to turn in the b-screw a little for the derailleur cog to clear the large gears in the cassette. I noticed that I had to insert a 1mm spacer behind the…
+1 on Bay Trail and Guadalupe although parts of the latter is currently underwater due to the rain. You can do the paths around the Aliviso salt flats that run approx 9 miles, then cross over to the Baylands park where…