Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me.

[feynman]

I really like the look of that Secan.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by coelacant

I'm sooo happy with how this turned out I just have to share. the actual work took 2 days, but 2 mos to get to it- strip it down to bare frame, do prep work, apply gun blue and put it all back together. Plushness!
Learned a new trick.
Oh, and saved about $500 for a paint job.

Style.

What are we looking at?

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by weisan

Quick update:

Often heard people say something like "I rode my gravel bike with fat tire on the regular group ride and it didn't slow me down, I could keep up no problem...."

And I am thinking...."yeah, right....not the whole truth."

Today, I get to verify the statement myself. Brought the Crux to the regular road ride and I was expecting to work a lot harder to keep up or maybe even getting dropped but to my surprise, none of that happened, and I even took a pull in front on one of the sections where we usually hit speed upwards of 26-30mph. My perceived effort for the entire ride was a lot lower than I expected, in fact, I dare say almost identical to my "A" regular road bike. I say perceived - because I don't use a power meter or a heart rate monitor.

As a speculated guess, I would attribute this to a number of things:

1) The Crux is designed to ride more like a road bike. My position was set up more like my road bike.

2) The Rene Herse tires really do roll very well on the pavement even the wider ones (42mm).

3) I have lost quite a bit of weight and gain flexibility over the last 6 months, improved overall fitness has allowed me to perform better on the bike, regardless of which one I am riding on.

Now I am really curious how the Crux will perform in my regular GRAVEL route. If it performs 90% as good on the gravel as my regular gravel bike, then I have really found the bike that can do it all.

I’m thrilled with my Crux. I use it primarily as a “fat-tire” road bike. I think it’s fantastic in that capacity.

[coelacant]

Originally Posted by charliedid

Style.

What are we looking at?

Can you see the photos on the previous page?

[72gmc]

Hey dmitrik4, how do you feel about that PNW bar?

[weisan]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

I’m thrilled with my Crux. I use it primarily as a “fat-tire” road bike. I think it’s fantastic in that capacity.

Agreed!

Swapped out the Rene Herse 650bx42mm for Specialized Pathfinder Pro 700x38mm, had been riding the Crux in the last 2 group road rides this week.

[mattscq]

Here’s my Mars Cycles gravel build.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by coelacant

Can you see the photos on the previous page?

Sure but it's not clear to me who made it?

[kppolich]

Crux now sporting Red

[p nut]

Nice Crux. Do you like those Pathfinders? I am looking for some fast ~38-40mm tires. Another tire I was considering was the Terra Speeds.

[br0qn]

it's a '98 voodoo loa, a cx bike. rear can clear a 42 or so but the fork i found, 1" canti aint easy, is about maxed with the 38s on there. i understand the Alpha Q carbon CX forks will clear a 42 but i can't bring myself to remove the colnago

[ridethecliche]

Mullet it with a disc in front!

[coelacant]

Originally Posted by charliedid

Sure but it's not clear to me who made it?

It's my 3rd frame.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by coelacant

It's my 3rd frame.

Ah ha!

Nice

[dmitrik4]

Originally Posted by 72gmc

Hey dmitrik4, how do you feel about that PNW bar?

I like it a lot; the FSA bar that came on the bike had a longer reach and deeper drop than I wanted, so this works well. My fitter recommended moving to a 42cm, and I might give that a shot.