NBD – gravel content

After much valuable advice from you lot on dipping my toe into the world of curly barred bikes for the first time, my new one arrived today.  Sonder Camino Ti GRX 2.  The weather has been a bit gopping here and a lot of the back lanes are still flooded but I snook out for a quick 20k country road and bridleway blat after assembling it.  I put some flats on for the first ride, whilst I got used to the controls and riding on drops, but I will swap these for some SPDs tomorrow.

Early days but I’m really chuffed with it.  It’s nimble, light and quick (compared to my mtbs) and comfortable (so far – obvs needed testing on longer rides).  Riding full pelt down a very chewed up, badly potholed track without any suspension took a bit of brain calibration, but was loads of fun! The weather is looking better tomorrow, I’m looking forward to taking it for a longer ride.

Very nice. I bought my Camino three months ago and already have 750km on it because it’s great. I went for an Alu frame and AXS gears, but sort of wish I’d done Ti with GRX mechanical gears. Some teething problems like the bike arriving with chips on the paint I wasn’t made aware of, despite the PDI sheet saying I had been, but a few emails later and a £100 apology voucher was on its way which was fine.

Excellent choice (i av 1 2) 🙂

Do you want me to visit and fix your levers for you  😉 🙂

Do you want me to visit and fix your levers for you

😆 educate me. I know nowt!

Lovely 🙂

educate me. I know nowt!

I know less than nowt,I would only be using the visit to ask for go on your Tiger* 🙂 🙂

Is that Sonder changed the cable routing (again) on that frame?

Mine has the cables going through the head tube,which I wasn’t that impressed with.

*I av 1 ov them 2

😉

Nice!

Enjoy…

Oh my. What a big bottle you have. Nice looking bike.

That board edge on the corner of the building has me twitching some.

That board edge on the corner of the building has me twitching some.

My shed, not my doing! It’s very old and it doesn’t irritate me enough to change it (sigh of relief my patio or lawn aren’t in shot)!

Is that Sonder changed the cable routing (again) on that frame?

Mine has the cables going through the head tube,which I wasn’t that impressed with.

They must have, into the down tube and fork top, not head tube. Looks neat enough to my uneducated eyes.

*I av 1 ov them 2

You are more than welcome to meet up for a two wheeled pootle, of the pedal or 4 stroke triple powered variety. Genuine offer 🙂

Don’t worry,I have stolen all the details from your Picos trip for next summer 🙂

I just need to stop ditherin about what my next moto is going to be and to get a some test rides booked.

Couple of mates have Caminos in both Ti and Al flavours.  My Arkrose is my oldest and most ridden bike, must need replacing….

Riding full pelt down a very chewed up, badly potholed track without any suspension took a bit of brain calibration, but was loads of fun!

this is 100% why I love riding gravel bikes, the modern mtb just makes my local trails boring, it’s way to good at ironing out the bumps. the Gravel bike brings back the peril of not knowing if you’ll still be on the bike by the end of the trail. it’s an adrenalin rush that i just don’t get with my mtb.

oh, your brifters look fine to me, don’t hcange anything until you’ve a few rides under your belt and got used to it and then see how comfy you are before moving anything, it’s not a road bike so don’t follow any advice based on road bike “rules” they don’t apply

#norulesjustride

@rOcKeTdOg thanks. BTW in my pre purchase research, I stumbled on your YouTube channel. At least I think it’s you – UK gravel collective? Am enjoying, have subscribed.

yes that’s me. thanks for subscribing and the feedback, it means a lot. been out today recording a “will this drop bar make my mtb a gravel bike” video so shifter angle has been on my mind!

Looks awesome, can’t beat a clean ti frame!

Very nice. ??
I am soooooo tempted to get a Camino Ti to go with my Broken Road but can’t justify it no matter how hard I try.

(Note to self: must try harder.)

it’s an adrenalin rush that i just don’t get with my mtb.

Try brakeless fixed gear, it takes it a bit further and I think that is why I keep going back to it.

Looks great, sure you will enjoy the Camino Ti as much as I am.

South Shropshire, plenty of hills to test a Camino on. Maybe a ‘Caminoista Gathering’ is required 🙂

South Shropshire, plenty of hills to test a Camino on. Maybe a ‘Caminoista Gathering’ is required ?

I’m up for that 🙂