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Ferrous wrote: I'm 71kg and I think I weighed my bike before the last trip around 24kg. So yeah, there's a bit of weight there. I think carbon makes so much sense on the road, but maybe it just doesn't have as much of a…
Ferrous wrote: It’s two years. I know that the hard way… I own three Carbonda frames. My son has one and I have two; one setup for bikepacking and the other road/light gravel. Of the three frames, two have recently had…
ljsmith wrote: You can get a Garbaruk Cage or other aftermarket cage for your Apex. You could also get a GX Eagle derailleur and use a Ratio Technologies cable fin on it. I will warn you, if you are going to use a…
I'm looking for Rear derailleur/long cage for 11-50 11-sp cassette. I currently have a Apex 1 long cage - so swapping the cable fin to a Eagle derailleur is out. Is my only option to get an 3rd party extra long cage and…
Does your offseason have much snow or mud? That would make a difference in recommendations. I run S-Works Fast Trak - supple and light. Thunderburts are popular - but forewarn if you only use as offseason - they tend to…
YMMV or YRRMV. Not much love on this forum for the Byway. I'll say I've only run the 700x40 (38mm measured) Byway. My riding buddy has the 650x47 Byways and agree, he's had similar issues mentioned above. He's the same…
RideWithPride wrote: What are tires would be similar to the GravelKing SS and a theoretical Rene Herse semi-slick? Thinking 38mm or 44mm RH slicks with a front semi-slick. . Oh I didn't realize your OP question. Answer…
I was just going to complain they don't have a 650b tire wider than 48mm. But lo and behold: https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/tires/650b/650b-x-55-umtanum-ridge-tc-tire/ Foot is back my mouth. Probably my…
Also toe overlap is more of issue is you ride flat pedals - big platforms and your foot position tends to be more mid-foot on the pedals moving your toes forward towards the front tire.
Cool frame - but I'm still wonder why frames coming out in 2021 don't have wider clearance for 650b x 2.2". 700c x 50 is cool, but for shorter folks that's too much toe overlap on smaller size frames.
Dogdude222 wrote: Normal WTB casings. I agree - the WTB casings are also impressively supple. And very tough. (Knock on wood) - I don't think I have ever managed to flat a WTB tire. I have a vivid memory of running my…
Which casing are you using with WTB? Normal or SG2 (extra protection)? I wore out normal casing Byways after 2500miles and decided to give GK SS (normal casing) a try. So far so good, but I actually find the Byways…
Stack height looks exactly where I would want it to be. To be honest - and maybe a bit blunt - riders should work on their mobility and flexibility. I'm no yoga master or gymnast, but stretching and mobilizing keeps my…
I've patched my rear MTB tires with puncture on the sidewall about 3-4mm from the bead. It lasted 1500miles until the end of treadlife. With some pretty heavy trail and some euduro riding. I would just give patching a…
mtbnut87 wrote: Is he running that with a 2x? I heard that you can't mix F/R mechs with Di2? Road or MTB? 1x. 2x 11-46 is some pretty crazy range. Not sure that's really needed as you don't get the tight cadence…
mtbnut87 wrote: Super curious about the 11-46. I'm using Ultegra 8000 Di2 med-cage RD with the Wolftooth DM, GRX 46/30 and 11-42. There a couple climbs around here where I still run out of gear.... if I could make an…
This is really nice bike for the price. I totally get size specific geometry and wheel size. That said, that's not what I'm looking for. I want a do-it-all bike frame that I can run both my 700x38 and 27.5 x 2.1" and…
stu wrote: I'm old and slow so I can't ride hard enough to need food before 2-1/2 or 3 hours of riding. But when I get home I eat everything in sight. I drink around a quart of water right before going out and…
I train fasted - empty stomach, no even coffee, just a couple glass of water - 2x week - first thing in the morning. They are shortish 60-90min sessions. No water bottle either. It's mostly Zone 2 efforts. But I do bang…
Familyridz wrote: Did you have issues like ccand51997 mentioned above: " I had to throw my Byway away (front use only) when it would no longer seal and it probably still had 90 percent of the tread life left. The…