Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me.

[Gummee]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

rim brake works great on gravel, disc is better on gravel and that is that. Even so for the fact that braking on disc will not fatigue your hands the way cable brakes do.

Depends on the brakes, nicht war?

Old-school cantis? Yeah, takes some finger force.

New-school mini-Vs or hybrids like the RevoX? Not nearly as much

But rim brake will be fine but in 2018 and you are getting a new bike, choose disc

This. My next 2 CX/Gravel frames are disc. I'm likely to go disc on the road too, just to keep the garage cross compatible.

Note: I don't particularly think that road discs are all that and a bag o chips, just that I want all the wheels to fit all the bikes

M

[choke]

Originally Posted by Aaron O

I've been using my first disc brake bikes extensively of late, and my opinion is...they're perfectly fine. As were dual pivot calipers. It's not a feature that I find especially attractive, nor unattractive. They just are.

I guess they're easier on rims?

Well, aesthetically they're less attractive.

I'm not saying that they don't work or that some people don't prefer them....I think that both cases are true. For me the downsides of discs far outweigh any upside they might have.....for others that's not the case.

I just get tired of seeing people imply that someone is a moron if they don't choose discs over rim brakes.

[Aaron O]

Originally Posted by choke

I'm not saying that they don't work or that some people don't prefer them....I think that both cases are true. For me the downsides of discs far outweigh any upside they might have.....for others that's not the case.

I just get tired of seeing people imply that someone is a moron if they don't choose discs over rim brakes.

I am not disagreeing with you

I feel like I get more crap stuck in the brake with discs...especially in rain/mud. Overall, they're brakes. It isn't a must have for me, it isn't a can't have. I doubt I'd make a bike choice, riding or buying, based on this.

[Aaron O]

These are the ones I use for gravel most often...depending on the ride, my mood, their repair status...

[ptourkin]

Originally Posted by choke

I respectfully disagree. Rim brakes work fine and the only real benefit that I can see to discs is that they give you the ability to run 700 or 650B wheels on the same frame with only a wheel swap. But from what I've read very few people do take advantage of that ability.

I do this.

[Jaybee]

Originally Posted by ptourkin

I do this.

Me too, and it's awesome.

However, I think it's probably a fair point that most people "riding gravel" end up on whatever Diverge or Checkpoint or Vaya their LBS puts them on, and they don't modify much from that stock bike other than maybe a saddle. Picking out every component on your bike with thoughtfulness is common here, but niche for most of the cycling world.

[marsh]

Night Creeper/best of early 2000's technology/Michelin Mud 2's

[d_douglas]

Originally Posted by Aaron O

These are the ones I use for gravel most often...depending on the ride, my mood, their repair status...

That ranges from the sublime to the absurd

Love that Vanilla. The Huffy scares me, though sure it is fun

[nublar]

My budget $1100 bike:

[rst72]

Originally Posted by marsh

yes.

[Aaron O]

Originally Posted by d_douglas

That ranges from the sublime to the absurd

Love that Vanilla. The Huffy scares me, though sure it is fun

Those huffy decals cost me $15 on eBay

Frame is a 90s Litespeed. That bike may look stupid, but it's actually a GREAT city ride.

[jr59]

Originally Posted by Aaron O

Those huffy decals cost me $15 on eBay

Frame is a 90s Litespeed. That bike may look stupid, but it's actually a GREAT city ride.

With command shifters. One of my favorite bikes, I see on line

[Aaron O]

Originally Posted by jr59

With command shifters. One of my favorite bikes, I see on line

I changed them for Kelly’s! Likely going Sti soon.

[cachagua]

Originally Posted by Aaron O

I changed them for Kelly’s! Likely going Sti soon.

What do you want for the command shifters?

[GOTHBROOKS]