Gravel Bike - Bars and Gearing

[GregL]

Originally Posted by nublar

46/36 is traditional CX gearing so the 46 ring was "optimized" to shift to the 36 ring. But there are many that claim to run 46/34 just fine.

Shimano says the same thing. Fortunately my 46/34 Ultegra 6800 cranks can't read and shift just fine .

Greg

[rst72]

Originally Posted by nublar

46/36 is traditional CX gearing so the 46 ring was "optimized" to shift to the 36 ring. But there are many that claim to run 46/34 just fine.

Ok...that makes sense.

[donalrey]

I'll have the easton on an upcoming build. It's flared but not tooooo flared like the other bars. A good, in between. I can't wait to try it out.

As far as gearing, 1x with 42t front and 10-42t rear. It's done me well on bike packing trips...although, I would consider a 40t front.

[ptourkin]

Originally Posted by sparky33

Where can one find a pair of 44cm Easton EC70 AX these days? Looks like the internet's stock is dried up at the moment.

Yeah, my saved eBay search doesn't bring up much. I think I went through Bike24 for the first set.