eshoote - my Tripster is currently perched beside me on the last night of my b&b tour, shod with 37mm Travel Contacts which have performed flawlessly on a huge mix of surfaces this week. Plenty of gravel, slate, hard pack - but also rolled along nicely on the road thanks to the big centre tread. I'd recommend them.
Have either of the other Gt Grade owners had issues with the stock rims?
Yep - spoke pinged bust on the road the other night. Rear wheel not true now .. had to walk home.
GT Grade 105 Carbon
Salsa Warbird post Trans Iowa in 2013
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Halo Twin Rail 38 tyres are an excellent choice for those looking for an all purpose tread
paulx I had a few of the original spokes ping just riding along, so got it re-built with DT spokes and its still going out of true now. Thinking of replacing the whole wheelset. Any recommendations for strong gravel/cross wheels?
Kinesis Pro 6 with Stans Iron Cross wheels. Managed to squeeze 40mm front and 35mm rear tyres in, to smooth out the rooty singletrack a bit.
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I can't get paid the picks of mine to post.
I do rate Vittoria xg pro though, as wellwell as wellwas kenda kommandos although theythey wear fast.
Couple more of my CDA. On reading this thread I now know that my stem is the 'right' way up but I have too may spacers. I don't like the aesthetic of the saddle bag but it's uselessness overcomes this.
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a couple more of mine from my Mull trip
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bumper that last photo makes me want to get out and ride, superb! 🙂
double post 😐
soma_rich - Member
bumper that last photo makes me want to get out and ride, superb!
me too, shall we skive tomorrow off work 😆
bumper - Member
a couple more of mine from my Mull trip
Very gravelly. 🙂
My commuter in occasional offroad mode - good fun when I have the time!
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Akrose + Tiagra + Spareparts + Weird Wheels + 42cc Contis
Just back home from my five day tour to Snowdonia. Plenty of mixed surfaces - from A roads (poor route choice on my part!) to lanes, cobbles, slate, gravel, singletrack... you name it. One of the bridges near Conway on R5 had rubber tiles on it. Proper [s]red[/s] black carpet treatment.
Anyway - here's the Tripster in loaded-up mode. It performed brilliantly, happily trotted up lots of long climbs, enjoyed some great off-road bits in Wales and when I turned for home this morning, helped me stick some pretty quick miles in to finish it all off.
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Some great bikes on this thread - it's very interesting seeing how everyone has specced them out to suit their needs. Much as I've enjoyed the Tripster in this configuration, it'll be nice to stick the 28mm tyres back on and lose some of the luggage 🙂
A wee spin round Rothiemurchus today checking out the site for the Stopover Festival next weekend.
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That's the Amazon wearing Maxxis Raze 35's at the moment, though I'm tempted to try something in a 40. Perfect area for a grrrravel bike too.
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Slated beyond belief on here the other week......
but here you go....
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I`m now prepared for the barrage of insults again..... 🙄
Bumper what photo effect turns clouds that black?
^Is that the bike with the awful green hubs and mismatched colour calipers?
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Bumper what photo effect turns clouds that black?
hdr with a high contrast and saturation.
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Taken yesterday. How embarrassing. I've just realised that i still have the reflectors on the wheels.
@stoney: no insults from me mate, i quite like it, although i'm not sure i would ride a bike that colour myself.
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@jerrys: vayas rule. 😀
Not your worst effort, Jerry! 😀
Good to see your now traditional stack of spacers in there!
Good to see your now traditional stack of spacers in there!
In my defence, that's how it came. I've only fiddled with the gearing so far 🙂
Norco Search
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Some lovely rides here....where can I get some of those satori MTB drops in the UK?
Some really nice bikes on here. Really like those Norco Search. Stoney, your's is a delight - love it. Bumper your pics make me want to get out for a weekend.
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My current dirt tourer on some Italian military roads a few weeks back.
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james*o, is that a new bike you are testing or a cobbled together frame fork and bits? 650b tyres? Like the pics on your flickr, looked like a great trip. Anymore news on the Pinnacle bikes 2016 range?
overnighter in Wales
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Jupiter, yes to both new testing and cobbled together, just trying some things out of personal interest at this stage.
Pinnacle '16, won't hijack here but will be up on the Evans site unfashionably late, later in Aug. Or early Sept, post Eurobike.
Out and about on the Gower yesterday.
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Any recommendations for some flared drops? Fancy a bit more control when hurling myself down rocky descents.
Salsa Cowbell 2's?
+1 cowbell
Ali - is That Pwll Du? (spelling!!)
As an aside, readers may be interested to hear that Spesh are now doing a Fatboy slick in a 700xlots size with skinwalls! Only available in the US at the moment, I believe. Might be trying some as a winter road basher.
Skinwall tyres are just betterer.
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Are 29er gravel roaders allowed in here?
Ali - is That Pwll Du? (spelling!!)
I can answer for him that it is. I was also there yesterday - bloody busy (unsurprisingly given the weather). The climb up the other side is a bvgg€r, not sure if it's even possible to ride it clean
Yes JohnC, that's an interesting bike..
Tell us more 😀
Hell, yes, John!
The thing about these bikes to me is that they almost go back to what mountain biking/riding was all about for me when I got in to it.
Get on bike. Go. Explore. See what's out there, up that lane, along that bridleway. Over that hill. Just going out and riding. Not busting phatt movezz on da jumps or schralping teh gnat. Riding. Just plain, simple, brilliant riding.
Some nice bikes on here. A question for those posting bikes with tubs- do you actually take them out for long rides?? I'd love to use my cx more than for racing but I'm scared sh1tless about getting a puncture even a few miles from home... No way to repair on the fly right??
Use open Tub's then?
bikebouy - MemberYes JohnC, that's an interesting bike..
Tell us more
Travers Rudy 29er http://www.traversbikes.com/travers-frames.html
Lauf Trail Racer forks http://www.laufforks.com/
Genetic Digest bars http://www.ison-distribution.com/english/product.php?part=HBGED44K
2 x 10 set up
Stans Flow rims
Brooks Cambium saddle
Use open Tub's then?
Apart from the grocers apostrophe, this is good advice!
I've pair of Soma Junebugs for flared drops.
