Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me.

[joosttx]

Thanks, its a moots rsl stem.

[mistermo]

Originally Posted by joosttx

new stem

No more camo fork?!? That seemed to be your trademark!

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by mistermo

No more camo fork?!? That seemed to be your trademark!

I switch between forks about twice a year.

[tab123]

Originally Posted by bob heinatz

Tab123 please give us some updates when you can. Also looking at Open to buy.

Sorry for taking so long to post. Bottom line: I love the Open.

We were on a trip to Idaho and Montana (with a little bit of Wyoming thrown in). On my fifth ride on the bike in Idaho on the old Yellowstone RR trail, I had a major mechanical failure. I was on the descent back to the campground. In switching to the big ring, the front derailleur went beyond the big ring, and the chain seized up. I could not get the FD back into place and coasted/walked back to camp. The FD hanger was bent! I have no idea how it happened. The two mechanics I saw while on the trip could not fix it.

Back home I got a new FD hanger and took the bike out for a 30-mile ride yesterday. What a fantastic ride. I rode on everything from packed gravel to sloppy gravel and packed dirt to sand and a few miles on easy single track and a few miles on pavement. The bike handled it all better than I expected (and better than my fat bike). The bike was stable but nicely responsive. On the pavement I was on a fast descent (35 mph+), and the bike handled as well as my road bike.

The reach is a little higher and shorter than my road bike. I might go a little longer but keep the height. We will see after a few more rides.

I have Compass Switchback Hill tires and ran them at around 40 psi. That pressure seemed to handle rocky sections well while rolling nicely over the packed sections.

I've only used Campy on my road bikes and went with Sram eTap with hydro discs on this bike. I may be an eTap convert. The shifting is crisp. There are a couple jumps in the cassette, but I'm used to them now.

I can't wait to get back on the Open, and I'm hoping we don't have as much snow as last winter so I can ride it all year.

Karen

[tab123]

Originally Posted by tab123

Sorry for taking so long to post. Bottom line: I love the Open.



We were on a trip to Idaho and Montana (with a little bit of Wyoming thrown in). On my fifth ride on the bike in Idaho on the old Yellowstone RR trail, I had a major mechanical failure. I was on the descent back to the campground. In switching to the big ring, the front derailleur went beyond the big ring, and the chain seized up. I could not get the FD back into place and coasted/walked back to camp. The FD hanger was bent! I have no idea how it happened. The two mechanics I saw while on the trip could not fix it.



Back home I got a new FD hanger and took the bike out for a 30-mile ride yesterday. What a fantastic ride. I rode on everything from packed gravel to sloppy gravel and packed dirt to sand and a few miles on easy single track and a few miles on pavement. The bike handled it all better than I expected (and better than my fat bike). The bike was stable but nicely responsive. On the pavement I was on a fast descent (35 mph+), and the bike handled as well as my road bike.



The reach is a little higher and shorter than my road bike. I might go a little longer but keep the height. We will see after a few more rides.



I have Compass Switchback Hill tires and ran them at around 40 psi. That pressure seemed to handle rocky sections well while rolling nicely over the packed sections.



I've only used Campy on my road bikes and went with Sram eTap with hydro discs on this bike. I may be an eTap convert. The shifting is crisp. There are a couple jumps in the cassette, but I'm used to them now.



I can't wait to get back on the Open, and I'm hoping we don't have as much snow as last winter so I can ride it all year.



Karen

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[Pi Guy]

New tires...really liking them. They corner much more nicely than the G-ones.

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[ColonelJLloyd]

^ Proper!

Originally Posted by tab123

I have Compass Switchback Hill tires and ran them at around 40 psi. That pressure seemed to handle rocky sections well while rolling nicely over the packed sections.

Tubeless? Have you tried them closer to 30psi? I'm 195# and I run them about 28/32 (maybe a touch more for pavement) on i23 rims.

[Mzilliox]

My Wife's new "gravel travel bike"
[IMG]Lavecaise Megans by Matt.zilliox, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Bonesbrigade]

Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd

^ Proper!



Tubeless? Have you tried them closer to 30psi? I'm 195# and I run them about 28/32 (maybe a touch more for pavement) on i23 rims.

Man, that really jumped out at me too! I run my switchbackhills with 26inch Michelin latex tubes at 23-28 psi depending on the amount of pavement and trail I plan on hitting. I'm only 145 pounds, but 40psi would is a little nuts for those tires. A buddy I ride with has them too and he's 175-180 pounds and he runs them around 26-28psi.

I would try 30psi and lower them 1 or 2 psi until they feel too low.

Sic bike and setup!

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by Mzilliox

My Wife's new "gravel travel bike"
[IMG]Lavecaise Megans by Matt.zilliox, on Flickr[/IMG]

wowzers

[Mzilliox]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

wowzers

its work in progress... really got to clean up the stem area, bars will probably come own and the spacers will match at some point, haha. then i gots to see if it actually will fit into a S&S case

just finished building it 2 days ago, this type of bike is not easy, and fender lines are fun.

[AngryScientist]

Fenders in a breakaway travel bike? That's just nuts-0

[R3awak3n]

You will probably have to leave the fenders at home when you go travel, and that is ok. Love the color and the mono stay. Lyon really makes a good bike.

[Mzilliox]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

Fenders in a breakaway travel bike? That's just nuts-0

no, its rinko! and its gonna get done

[ninjaman]

Just tooling around at the edge of town...


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