Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me.

[John Price]

Here's mine "grinding" some gravel in Italy. I built the frame and fork with clearance for 32s and fenders. Fenders are nice to keep the rock chips and dust to a minimum.

Like some have said, here in Colorado anyway you rarely need tires bigger than 30-32. I run Panaracer Paselas and find them a good compromise between gravel and pavement. Yeah, in the deeper stuff (typically at the bottom of long downhills out on those country roads) can be a bit dicey but it just adds to the fun.

[donevwil]

Comare MAX

[spaced_ghost]

Originally Posted by donevwil

Comare MAX

whoa! that is rad! more info plz!

[Ssalmon]

This was my gravel/cyclo cross bike last year.

[spacemen3]

Here's my gravel fun bike.

[JayBay]

That Fierte is one super cool build!

[donevwil]

Originally Posted by spaced_ghost

whoa! that is rad! more info plz!

Jess of Comare Cycles here in Petaluma built it with an NOS Columbus MAX tube and lugset. It was a challenge getting big tire clearance with these road based parts, bit he did it. I can fit narrow 35mm 'cross tires (Kenda Small Block Eight) or 28 road tires and fenders (28s no fenders in pic). Powdercoated frame/fork/old Salsa quill stem. Recently upgraded from Cantis to Paul Mini Motos. Running Campy Record/Chorus 10.

[spaced_ghost]

Originally Posted by donevwil

Jess of Comare Cycles here in Petaluma built it with an NOS Columbus MAX tube and lugset. It was a challenge getting big tire clearance with these road based parts, bit he did it. I can fit narrow 35mm 'cross tires (Kenda Small Block Eight) or 28 road tires and fenders (28s no fenders in pic). Powdercoated frame/fork/old Salsa quill stem. Recently upgraded from Cantis to Paul Mini Motos. Running Campy Record/Chorus 10.

sweet. nice ride.

[soulspinner]

Originally Posted by donevwil

Comare MAX

Great lookin big boy bike

[Marcy]

Here's a stock Coucours CX I picked up a little over a year ago. Great bike -- have changed a few things since getting it (like that bad green tape, and the brake position). Like Veloduffer mentioned, not many of these around -- mine was the 2nd 59cm made -- is there a 3rd out there?

[BikeTech]

Calfee Cross, hybrid drive train of Campy square taper CT cranks, Shimano Ultegra Di2, disc brakes, Reynolds tubeless carbon clinchers, Woundup disc specific cross fork. I modified the Di2 a little so the battery would sit up nice and high beneath the saddle.

Raced several times at a few Ultra CX races in 2012. Currently converting the mechanical disc brakes to a Hope V-Twin hydraulic setup, 160mm Hope floating rotors front and rear.

http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/...ss-Calfee-Disk

[spaced_ghost]

Originally Posted by BikeTech

Calfee Cross, hybrid drive train of Campy square taper CT cranks, Shimano Ultegra Di2, disc brakes, Reynolds tubeless carbon clinchers, Woundup disc specific cross fork. I modified the Di2 a little so the battery would sit up nice and high beneath the saddle.

Raced several times at a few Ultra CX races in 2012. Currently converting the mechanical disc brakes to a Hope V-Twin hydraulic setup, 160mm Hope floating rotors front and rear.

http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/...ss-Calfee-Disk

i dont even like Calfees but that is awesome

[jr59]

Originally Posted by BikeTech

Calfee Cross, hybrid drive train of Campy square taper CT cranks, Shimano Ultegra Di2, disc brakes, Reynolds tubeless carbon clinchers, Woundup disc specific cross fork. I modified the Di2 a little so the battery would sit up nice and high beneath the saddle.

Raced several times at a few Ultra CX races in 2012. Currently converting the mechanical disc brakes to a Hope V-Twin hydraulic setup, 160mm Hope floating rotors front and rear.

http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/...ss-Calfee-Disk

That is VERY nice indeed!

All in all there are some great bikes in this thread.

[Wilkinson4]

Originally Posted by jr59

That is VERY nice indeed!

All in all there are some great bikes in this thread.

That Calfee is bad a$$. This is my favorite thread. Geoff, you inspired yet buddy?

mIKE

[firerescuefin]

Originally Posted by Wilkinson4

That Calfee is bad a$$. This is my favorite thread. Geoff, you inspired yet buddy?

mIKE

Yes....very.