Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me.

[RobJ]

Originally Posted by robertbb

This looks like an M8000 medium cage rear derailleur - what cassette is that if you don't mind my asking?

Correct. XT medium cage mated to a Microshift bar end shifter. Cassette is a Sunrace CSMX8 11-46. Use these quite often. I prefer these mostly because of their gearing versus the Shimano or other brands. Sunrace has a 40 to 46 tooth jump where the others go 37 to 46. Plus these are one of the lightest and available in silver or black. Usually pick up off eBay since they are less available from online vendors.


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[robertbb]

Originally Posted by RobJ

Correct. XT medium cage mated to a Microshift bar end shifter. Cassette is a Sunrace CSMX8 11-46. Use these quite often. I prefer these mostly because of their gearing versus the Shimano or other brands. Sunrace has a 40 to 46 tooth jump where the others go 37 to 46. Plus these are one of the lightest and available in silver or black. Usually pick up off eBay since they are less available from online vendors.


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Cheers, appreciate that. I agree I think the Sunrace cassettes have better gear progressions, though I've been reluctant to take the plunge as unsure about shift quality

[Epicus07]

My interim gravel bike/dad bike. Surly LHT 90s mtb conversion.







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[saintruggler]

Is that a Mary bar from On-One?

Originally Posted by Epicus07

My interim gravel bike/dad bike. Surly LHT 90s mtb conversion.







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[livesadventure]

Pivot Vault on 650b


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[Xrslug]

Rivendell Atlantis (old version) with Shimano 11-speed bar end shifters, GRX rear der, CX70 front der, 46/30 crankset. 43mm GK tires.

[Steve in SLO]

Seeing that this thread is now 10 years old, I spent a few minutes reviewing the first few pages. (Including post #2 from Bruce Gordon). It was a fun look back at how we used to look at gravel bikes and the fact that they were often times cobble together with very satisfactory results.

[woodworker]

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[erolorhun]

The Rivendell above is wonderful

[Chris(NJ)]

Originally Posted by livesadventure

Pivot Vault on 650b

Nice! I enjoyed my Vault during the time I had it. Plush ride.

[Hilltopperny]

This thread has been buried for too long! This was my set up for The Black Fly Challenge yesterday. I'd say it worked pretty well for its intended purpose!

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[trener1]

Looks great.

[CNY rider]

Originally Posted by Hilltopperny

This thread has been buried for too long! This was my set up for The Black Fly Challenge yesterday. I'd say it worked pretty well for its intended purpose!

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Nice!
Is that new to you?

[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by CNY rider

Nice!

Is that new to you?

It is a new build. I picked up the frameset from the House.com when they were closing threw some bits I had around at it and then grabbed the remaining stuff from the local bike shop. It was pretty great for the Black Fly!

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[wkeller79]

Following up Adams post regarding Black Fly Challenge, here was my set-up, seen post race refueling at the ice cream shop!