Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me.

[PeregrineA1]

Picked this up here from climbdgh and put it together with Ribble and stuff on hand.









First ride on Saturday. Can't wait.

[Erik_A]

That Poprad is a classic!

[JasonF]

My Seven Axiom SL was never designed to be a gravel bike per se, but an all day comfortable cruiser. But having longish chainstays (41.3cm) and the fact that Seven's non-long reach fork still provides nice clearance makes this a very versatile bike.

Here it's pictured with 28c Kenda Karvs on Hed C2's.

[adampaiva]

That Poprad is awesome!

[AngryScientist]

Damnit Jason. I want a Seven more and more all the time.

[fa63]

Originally Posted by JasonF

My Seven Axiom SL was never designed to be a gravel bike per se, but an all day comfortable cruiser. But having longish chainstays (41.3cm) and the fact that Seven's non-long reach fork still provides nice clearance makes this a very versatile bike.

Here it's pictured with 28c Kenda Karvs on Hed C2's.

I am jealous. Did you have to spec the frame to be built to accommodate larger tires (not gravel large), or is it just how Seven built it?

[JasonF]

Originally Posted by fa63

I am jealous. Did you have to spec the frame to be built to accommodate larger tires (not gravel large), or is it just how Seven built it?

Signature Cycles helped me with this and I wanted a bike that could accommodate as big a tire as possible while still using Campy calipers. Since I'm on the short side I didn't want toe overlap either.

In hindsight I should've simply told them to design it around Seven's long reach fork so I could go up to 32's but it still works ok. Definitely no worries about harming the finish on dirt roads!

[Deedub76]

Thru-axles front and rear and clearance for 40c tires. 1 X 11 drivetrain with hydro brakes.

[superbowlpats]

Love the color and the bits of red!!

[sandyrs]

Originally Posted by Deedub76

Thru-axles front and rear and clearance for 40c tires. 1 X 11 drivetrain with hydro brakes.

Rad.

[Mzilliox]

Originally Posted by Wilkinson4

Geoff

Here is my 60/40 bike. 60% pave, 40% dirt. It is a road bike, with 8cm of drop and I think 60.8mm of trail, I have run everything from 25mm to 33mm tires on it and it has room for about 38mm or so but I haven't needed to go bigger... Right now, I have Challenge Eroica tires on and I love them but, I have not been in the dirt yet.

So, it really becomes a queston of what you want to do. Dirt roads in Colorado are pretty easy on a road bike with +32mm tires. Doable on 28mm, but with as sandy as it can get I prefer a little wider tire. There isn't much gravel, not like the flint hills but if you want to do stuff like that a bike that can take 42mm would be nice.



I think the Black Mountain Bikes are very nice. Also, consider some old vitage steel like a Specialized Expedition or Raleigh International.


mIKE

Sweeeeeeet ride!

[Mzilliox]

This thread has lit the fire for me as it has for so many on the site recently. I have this one in the mail now! Can't wait to pound the gravel I was gingerly riding with my Berthoud Rando. Now I won't have to worry about chipping paint or slipping tires!
Now we have been on a few rides and it kicks ass
[IMG]Top of the hill by Matt.zilliox, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]All Terrain Vehicle by Matt.zilliox, on Flickr[/IMG]

[R3awak3n]

thats another good one, you are on fire lately

[Mzilliox]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

thats another good one, you are on fire lately

tax time... and i decided bikes now have to be either too cheap or too good to pass up, and sometimes both. This one and the Weigle were each a BOTH!

so i got rid of my 2 mid range bikes and decided I am into this enough to have a proper stable of bikes. I'm sure you know how it is... I've seen pics of your bikes around

[sandyrs]

It's a cross bike but it fits 40+mm tires or 650b x 2.1's, probably.