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Gummee

03-10-2013 02:50 PM

Ended up on the Crosshairs on the road with 28c Gatorskins on. Tires ride like poo, but they make up for it by being tough.

1 x 2km-ish stretch of freshly plowed (read gravel stirred up) dirt road.

M

bigman

03-10-2013 03:06 PM

Nice finagling ...Dave.

jr59	03-10-2013 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by spaced_ghost (Post 1309017)

geez Dave, nice work. hooray for the Daves!

indeed! and a few others!!!

:hello::hello::hello:

fourflys

03-10-2013 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Gummee (Post 1309025)

I gotta say I've ridden Gators when I was commuting then got a set of 28mm Clement Stradas and they have held up just as well both in San Diego and now in Alaska... and the ride is SO much better than the Gators...

scrubadub

03-10-2013 03:12 PM

Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me.

My Zanconato, clean and fresh on delivery.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8...74029826_b.jpg

Before the fenders went on for the winter.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8...59404526_b.jpg

jmeloy

03-10-2013 03:13 PM

Strong Effort

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Wanted a bike I could take out to the country when my wife's riding her horse. Carl builds a great great bike. This is smooth, stable and fast in all conditions. Spent the last three weeks riding her in the KC snow.

Gummee

03-10-2013 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fourflys (Post 1309036)

The Gatorskins were very free...

I don't like em, but free makes up for a lot of sins.

M

William

03-10-2013 03:35 PM

A lot of very nice rides here, all up to the challenge of a gravel ride, but I have to say that Strada Fango is the kicker!:cool: Dave hit that one out of the park imo.:)

William

Dave Wages

03-10-2013 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by William (Post 1309054)

A lot of very nice rides here, all up to the challenge of a gravel ride, but I have to say that Strada Fango is the kicker!:cool: Dave hit that one out of the park imo.:)

William

Thanks all the nice comments, hopefully I can get some decent miles in before gravel season starts around here. Weather lately has been pretty unpleasant, but I've gotta get my butt moving soon, rides start in April (Dairy Roubaix and Strada Fango) and things get real in May (Almanzo)!

Cheers,
Dave

sjbraun

03-10-2013 05:36 PM

Dave,
The fat tire rando frame is just the bike I've been thinking about.
Aside from the brakes, is the Strada Fango much different?
I've read that disc brakes can wear quickly in dry, dusty conditions. Do you think they are necessary on a drb or were you just playing?

Steve

sc53	03-10-2013 05:44 PM

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My version, taken on yesterday's ride in the Patuxent River area of southern Maryland. The only thing it won't do is fit my Bruce Gordon 700 x 43 tires!
(The Black Mountain monster cross will.)

cmbicycles

03-10-2013 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by oliver1850 (Post 1308542)

If you're going to be riding it much in the cold, consider bar end shifters. I find them much nicer to use than either STI or Ergo levers when wearing heavy gloves. On this Trek I have SRAM shifters with an X7 rear derailleur and 12-36 10 speed cassette.

What size tires do you have on this bike? I have the exact same frame laying around, and hadn't considered knobby tires as an option.

rcnute

03-10-2013 09:55 PM

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One of my two Rawlands...

Ryan

TheWolfsMouth

03-10-2013 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by David Kirk (Post 1308903)

My bike got a bit dirty - ahh Montana riding at its finest.

dave

http://www.kirkframeworks.com/blog/w...1/DSC_9850.jpg

The seat stays are crazy!

spaced_ghost