Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me. - Page 7

Gummee · #91 03-10-2013, 03:50 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 · #92 03-10-2013, 04:06 PM

Nice finagling ...Dave.

jr59 · #93 03-10-2013, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by spaced_ghost

geez Dave, nice work. hooray for the Daves!

indeed! and a few others!!!

fourflys · #94 03-10-2013, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Gummee

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

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 · #95 03-10-2013, 04:12 PM

My Zanconato, clean and fresh on delivery.

Before the fenders went on for the winter.

jmeloy · #96 03-10-2013, 04:13 PM

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 · #97 03-10-2013, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fourflys

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...

The Gatorskins were very free...

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

M

William · #98 03-10-2013, 04:35 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!

Dave hit that one out of the park imo.

William

Dave Wages · #99 03-10-2013, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by William

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!

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 · #**100** 03-10-2013, 06:36 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 · #**101** 03-10-2013, 06:44 PM

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 · #**102** 03-10-2013, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by oliver1850

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 · #**103** 03-10-2013, 10:55 PM

One of my two Rawlands...

Ryan

TheWolfsMouth · #**104** 03-10-2013, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by David Kirk

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

dave

The seat stays are crazy!

spaced_ghost · #**105** 03-11-2013, 12:41 AM

you should see the ones he came up with for Serotta....