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Planesio wrote: Hello, I have a Specialized Roubaix that I plan to use for some light gravel, the future schock would be of some help. Since I would like to sell this bike in a few months, I was thinking of using a…
Gravel wrote: Squak! This is such a helpful comment. I'm all in for big wheels and big tires. I loved my fat bike set up with 29+ tires in dirt season and I prefer larger wheels with larger tires. I've been holding back…
Gravel wrote: I find the rocker to have a very low BB. Have you had any issues pedal striking when riding trails since when switch? I've been looking at making the same change. When I got my Roker I considered trying…
chas wrote: I was interested in doing that, but ended up just getting a 700x50mm tire for the front. Gave me what I needed for single track, and saved me a LOT of money. (And, those 650x47 GK-SK are kinda slow compared…
Zurichman wrote: DPCX hoping you or Mark can jump in here and give me some advice on my Roker. I thought my Roker xplor mso rear tire was giving me problems. After the Saluda Roubaix ride this weekend(rear tire was…
Cody wrote: Have you noticed any difference in the smoothness of shifting between the SRAM cassettes and the SunRace cassettes? I currently have 3 bikes (2 mountain and 1 gravel), each with a different brand cassette…
Cody wrote: I'm going to start a new gravel build and I'm thinking about pairing a Shimano XT M8000 11-46 cassette with a SRAM Apex 1 crank 42T. Does anyone have any experience with this combination? Will I run into any…
HollyBoni wrote: My 43 SKs measure 42mm on 20mm ID rims at 30psi. The 38s sit at 40 on the same rim. If I pump them up higher they grow a bit. Never use external rim width, always internal. The wall thickness of the rim…
dangle wrote: I have 4 pairs of Crests (2 ZTR) and one pair of Arches (ZTR) all with gravel or cx tires. Three Schwalbe pairs, one Specialized pair and one Schwalbe/Specialized set. All tubeless. I used a WTB TCS set…
Anyone using Stan's ZTR Crest rims for gravel? If so, which tubeless ready tires have you been able to install without breaking a bunch of tire levers in the process? The only gravel tire I've been able to get on the…
ChillyWilly wrote: The Roker Comp is a great bike and I love mine a lot. But you said "race bike" and I think that might mean that the Roker is not quite for you. The two issues I see are the geometry and the groupset.…
Zurichman wrote: So here is what I think I want to do. I know most think I am crazy why not just sale the Roker. I really like the Roker have it dialed in for fit and really like how it gobbles up bumps. Lomng term I…
DarKris wrote: I have a Giant Toughroad GX and it has a stated 50mm tire clearance, and I would say this is accurate. I am currently running Clement MSO 50mm on 23mm WTB rims, and at 40-45 PSI the tires at the tread…
Zurichman wrote: Thanks zimba but I really don't think I can live with the shifting. The kicker is I am trying to save money to retire in 2 years and this is going to be some coin to switch. I did see a member on here…
Zurichman wrote: I had some shifting issues on my Roker Comp lately. I was up at the Rose Mt. Rumble with Bobkh and he did do some adjustments on it. Worked for a short period of time but still went back to the original…
Thanks Mark. I wasn't sure about the bearing angles. So if get an equivalent to the FSA No.42 it looks like I need a 45/45 upper and 36/45 lower.
Mark_Landsaat wrote: @Chas, thanks for the share! And to anyone on the forum, if you have any questions regarding my new Noble Bikes let me know. Also since I designed the Raleigh Tamland/Roker/Willard. If any of you…
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calnaction wrote: I got a set of these to try out the 650b thing on my Giant TCX: DT Swiss Syncros XR2.0 27.5" Mountain Bike TLR Wheelset // 15x100mm // 12x142mm I haven't had them long, but they seem decent, especially…
Thanks for sharing your Roker 650b setup. I've been running a set of 700x40 Elwoods on my Roker and I think they're great tires. Have you measured the actual width of the tires? My Elwoods are 42-43mm (on 23mm ID rims).