Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me.

[donevwil]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

with compass rat trap pass tires.

freaking awesome.

squish for dayzzz

who needs suspension!

I'd love to hear more about the Rat Traps, standard or extralight, challenge dialing in pressure, how do they handle at speed and in the turns, general riding impression?

[weaponsgrade]

Nice setup. I've been thinking of doing something similar with an old 26" mtn bike I've got kicking around. What was the change in handling like going from straight mtn bars to drop bars?

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

with compass rat trap pass tires.

freaking awesome.

squish for dayzzz

who needs suspension!

[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

with compass rat trap pass tires.

freaking awesome.

squish for dayzzz

who needs suspension!

Love how this turned out Nick!

[cachagua]

Yeah, that's really tempting me to abandon 29" for my next backwoods bike. "Who needs suspension", that's what I used to ask in the '90s!

[joosttx]

changed the water bottle

[roguedog]

wow, joostx. that is amazing.

[jonbek]

Joost I need to understand where that is... I live here (the bay) and can't figure it out...

JB

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by jonbek

Joost I need to understand where that is... I live here (the bay) and can't figure it out...

JB

Hi, the trail is basically Gunsight Trail which start on Sir Francis Drake. Rd at Whites Hill on the outskirts of Fairfax in Marin. It goes along the ridge the separates San Geronimo and Lucas Valley. It end at the top of the hill on Lucas Valley road in Lucas Valley.

Be forewarned there is a sustain 10-18% grade climb that always seems very hot. Even today, I unzipped my jersey.

Originally Posted by roguedog

wow, joostx. that is amazing.

Thanks. Follow my instagram feed if you want to see more.

[vav]

Joosttx, I rode on some dirt today with a friend and I mentioned how your rides/pictures are amongst my favorites. Oh, and your Instagram rules too

Some of mine today. Not Cali style but we do the best with what we have

[IMG]20170419_123400 by VIAR VAPA, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20170419_123411 by VIAR VAPA, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20170419_105843 by VIAR VAPA, on Flickr[/IMG]

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by vav

Joosttx, I rode on some dirt today with a friend and I mentioned how your rides/pictures are amongst my favorites. Oh, and your Instagram rules too

Some of mine today. Not Cali style but we do the best with what we have

[IMG]20170419_123400 by VIAR VAPA, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20170419_123411 by VIAR VAPA, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20170419_105843 by VIAR VAPA, on Flickr[/IMG]

Awesome. I'll be at D2R2 this year on a family vacation

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by donevwil

I'd love to hear more about the Rat Traps, standard or extralight, challenge dialing in pressure, how do they handle at speed and in the turns, general riding impression?

standard weight tires. i pump them up pretty high in pressure to keep the ride reasonably firm, they handle very well at speed, but the turning is a bit less "crisp" than with lower volume tires.you get used to the ride pretty quickly though and it is quite predictable.

i'm considering riding this thing at deerfield this year!

[miksibis]

i read somewhere that the ideal way to let a bike know who's boss is to make the first ride a 100 mile gravel ride with 11,000 feet of climbing. it seems like an amazing bike so far. this should break it in nicely!

[Duende]

Originally Posted by miksibis

i read somewhere that the ideal way to let a bike know who's boss is to make the first ride a 100 mile gravel ride with 11,000 feet of climbing. it seems like an amazing bike so far. this should break it in nicely!

That's a beauty!

[stephenmarklay]

Is anyone riding an Open U.P. ?

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by stephenmarklay

Is anyone riding an Open U.P. ?

I have and they are rad