Ghost Ryder

Brake interuptors...Google them...
Heck search BF, I'm sure you'll find a few threads.
You must be a noob to CX, or 12 if you've never heard of them.
Cross brake is a term for noobs who don't know what Brake interuptors are.

linus

LOL. I must have registered here when I was 3.

FYI, Brake interuptor is an old term. Now days people call them Crosstop Brake Lever. I don't know why you have to insult me the way you did, but I laughed because I haven't heard that term in a while. Anyway, sorry if I hurt your feeling. Have a great night.

EDIT: I work in the industry but, feel free to guide me to things that I don't know.

Ghost Ryder

I was shocked someone whos has been registered as long as you who was surprised by the "interuptors" to tell you the truth. I realize its an old term, old habits die hard.
I apologies if I offended you, or you felt insulted.
It was more of a joke than anything.
I use smileys to show that, since sarcasm is impossible to gauge on the web.
Just remember never to take any of my posts too serious.

Nothing really bothers me on BF, I don't take things as serious as most here.

manneh

Been lurking around here for a while now. Decided to sign up for an account
and show off my newly completed rig for next season.


Frame: Ridley X-Fire, size 52cm
Stem: Pro Vibe 7S, 100mm
Handlebar: Pro Vibe 7S compact, 42cm
Handlebar tape: Pro Smart Silicon
Brakes: TRP EuroX Carbon with Swissstop Black Prince
Front derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 9000
Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 9000
Shift/brake levers: Shimano Dura Ace 9000
Cassette: Shimano Dura Ace 9000 11 speed, 11-28
Chain: Shimano Dura Ace 9000
Crankset: Shimano Dura Ace 7900 46/38 with 172.5mm cranks
Pedals: Shimano XTR PD-M980
Wheelset: 4ZA Cirrus Pro Carbon
Tires: Dugast Smallbird 32mm
Saddle: Prologo Nago Evo
Seatpost: Pro Vibe 7S

Ghost Ryder

Nice rig!
Welcome to BF.

If cantis are good enough for Sweden, then North America doesn't need discs either.
*I'm a joker just to get that out of the way.

pdxtex

heres mine. 2001 GT ZRX. 105 9 speed with some aksiums and conti cyclocrosss speeds. around here its more like moss grinder then gravel but it dries out from time to time.

Ghost Ryder

This belongs in your "epic" thread.

Barrettscv 

^^^ Great bike, I love those triple triangle GT frames.

pdxtex

thanks! i love GT's also. the wacky triple triangle has been around for awhile. i think gt just made it their trademark back in the 80's and 90's. here is an old school version. 1951 Thanet Silverlight (not mine)

60Cycles

Waiting......

knobster

They sure do. I use to use my Soma ES for this type of riding, but recently switched to my old 89 Trek 950. Does awesome on this type of surface.

NZier

Nice wheels.... do some commuting/touring with that rig too?

Kobe 

I have been using this Mongoose Crossway 450 to ride gravel trails. It is an early 90's hybrid in the largest (23") frame size I could find. I still needed the Nitto techmonic stem to get the handlebars up high enough. The early hybrids are great for tire clearance, these WTB's are wide at 42 and it could probably take a 45.



My other bike trail riding bike is a Salsa Casseroll, not a true gravel bike because of the dual pivot brakes but it will still take wide tires.



At this point even though I am happy with the way both of these perform. I don't like the way they look with all the stem and seat post showing, so I may consolidate both of these into a Soma DC or a Surly Straggler.

60Cycles

Thanks.
No commuting. I've been looking into doing some touring this year. Never have before.

John

RhinoDave

My everyday backroad bike is a 2001 Bianchi Axis that has been setup in many many configurations over the years. It currently is set up with a road triple crankset and MTB cassette and rear derailer. In a moment of stupidity, I traded off the all steel Fierte. Still regretting it but I really never rode it much. I always grabbed the Axis.

BluesDawg

Why do you say the Casseroll's caliper brakes make it not a true gravel bike? My 2009 Casseroll with those brakes can easily run 35mm tires and it was the bike that started my infatuation with dirt road/gravel riding. With its low bottom bracket, it makes a better gravel grinder than many cyclocross bikes.


11-28-12 by BluesDawg, on Flickr

Kobe 

I suppose you are right on the calipers not kicking it out. I oly had one instance where they loaded up with mud and that was after a lot of rain andi went a little farther off road than usual. I am surprised at the tire clearance they have. Originally I went with 38's.

MileHighMark

Discs or even canti's aren't necessary for gravel/all-road bikes. My Black Mountain Cycles sees plenty of unpaved miles, and it sports standard-reach (47/57mm) sidepulls.

Ghost Ryder

You re right about the type of brake used for GG'n.
Like Kobe just mentioned before you, there are times where road calipers have a slight disadvantage.
That being said, any type of bike can be use to GG, same goes for components.
All the little "creature comforts" make things a bit more comfortable/less things to worry about.

Pynchonite

Ditto that. Love that look.

Andy_K 

With cross season behind us, I've pressed my Major Jake into gravel grinding duties.



It seemed like a good time to install the Retroshift levers I've been wanting to try.

Ghost Ryder

Love it!

Kobe 

What do you think of the Retroshifts? Seems like they would be easier to use than bar ends, unless you use the drops a lot.

Andy_K 

I like 'em a lot. They're much easier to use than bar ends, and as anyone who has used bar ends would expect the front shifting is WAY better than STI's. (I had this bike set up 1x10 with 105 shifters before.)

I've got pretty small hands, so there are a couple of positions where I can't quite reach the shift lever from my normal hand position on the hoods, but it's actually really easy to just pivot my hand around a bit to make the shift ("reach around technology"). I experimented briefly with setting the left shifter up in "joystick mode" (see below), but it turns out that shifting from the big ring to the small ring (the shift that requires the reach around) is just as easy with the shifter installed "correctly" and shifting the other way works better with the correct setup.



Fear of the small hand issue had me hesitant for a while about going the way of the goats, but a couple of juniors on my CX team use Retroshift with no problems so I figured it could at least try it.

retroshift

Thought we recognized that bike, your local Andy (Portland!).

We have a picture of one of your junior team mates you mention right here:

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XOXO

The Goats