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I'm no longer active on the Gravel Riding Forum. But I still ride gravel daily in my southern NH gravel paradise. Other than the fact that my tires are wider (50mm), I still feel that tubeless is not worth the hassle…
Hi - If you are asking me -- I have Ritchey Venturmax bars which are measured at the bends -- not to the bar ends, which extend the width at the bar ends by a total of 2 cm due to the 24 degree flare. This works great…
Renegade wrote: What brands does everyone use for their bibs/shorts for endurance? I am looking at a pair of Aero|Tech|Design. I am not familiar with this brand, but they look pretty decent. I need to invest in a…
I agree with those who prefer the 11-36. I would suggest a 36T chainring up front. I found that the 36T 1x chainring gave me high enough gearing for most situations on gravel. And, by dropping the effective gearing of…
Bike John wrote: At this year’s (2018) Eurobike, PowerTap showed off a demo wheel with their new *G4* disc-based rear hub that will use standard Centerlock rotors and have compatibility with “142 thru, 148 Boost thru…
Late to the party again. I'm already there: 44 Custom Steel with 2 wheel sets. Both wheel sets were built by Dustin Gaddis at Southern Wheel Works. Wheel set 1 uses a White Industries CLD hub laced to a Hed Belgium Plus…
The new Powertap G3 disc hub, may a good solution to power measurement with sub compact gearing as it will allow you to use any crankset or gear set you fancy:…
red1992v6rs wrote: Well, I finally pulled the trigger. I picked up my 2017 Raleigh Tamland 1 last Friday. I went with a 60cm based on the input from my LBS as well as input from Raleigh themselves. They felt it would…
clarksonxc wrote: Be careful mixing the Shimano road/mountain cranskets and crank arms. The Q factor would be different between your left and right leg! The XTR/XT Stages meters can be found relatively cheap if you hit…
brando wrote: Hey, that's me! I am really liking this setup. I have a Stages 6800 on my road bike so having the same left-crank power has been good going from one to the other. I also happened to get this at a time when…
simplemind wrote: bobknh, you do seem to have a high level of power knowledge, so I'd like to segway to "why not use a pedal power meter" such as a Garmin Vector 3? Sure eliminates the issue you're having with…
drwelby wrote: They work fine with a 68mm BSA shell, the bottom bracket includes spacers. You could possibly run the XTR triple and toss the small ring to get a 30/40. I don't think there any larger aftermarket…
Volsung wrote: Easton has one but your lower limit is 46/30. Looks interesting. Not cheap though. About $900+ for the power meter/ crankset, plus $$$$ for the direct mount chainring pair. And as you point out, 46/30 is…
barturtle wrote: Those are only for hollow aluminum cranksets: Shimano, Campy, Cannondale are the ones they list as compatible. Thanks for the info. Another burst bubble. Some of the suggestions for Shimano XT or XTR…
I've been riding with Stages power meters for many years. Why I use and recommend direct read power meters, is a topic I could write a book on; but other cycling coaches and experts have already done that! My Stages…
My $.02, having several thousand miles of mixed (50/50)paved and unpaved roads on Compass 35 MM Bon Jon's (smooth tread), 38 mm Gravel King SK's (dimpled tread with knobby corners), and 40 mm Schwalbe G-One Allrounds…
No science here, but several thousand miles on Compass Bon Jon's both tubed and tubeless. My riding is mostly on paved and unpaved town roads in southern NH where the unpaved town roads are regularly graded and…
I've been using the SKS X- Tra Dry rear fender on muddy days with good results. Although designed to be used with 26" mountain bike wheels, it works quite well with 700 C wheels and gravel tires. Inexpensive, easy to…
Thanks for the link. I somehow missed this. A lot of very interesting observations and conjecture- all be it with a limited sample of one make and model of tire. Jan Heine at Compass Tires/ Bicycle Quarterly must have a…
lawnman wrote: Ok I like the idea of changing the 50t large ring for a 46. Advice on which one and were to find one. I don't think shimano offered one? Aftermarket? Thx! If you have the 6800 Asymmetric this will work:…