Show us your C&V Gravel Grinders
03-21-16, 03:32 AM
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Met a guy on the ride yesterday with a 650b converted Quickbeam.
Said the same thing as you did in this post.
I was a little surprised how easily he kept up with the pace to be honest.
Nice work PCB!
03-21-16, 11:55 PM
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Thanks! I can't generally manage fixed on a really fast ride. If it's geared high enough to not spin out at 23-25mph, it's too tall for me to climb. I'll use a Sturmey-Archer S3X fixed 3spd on club rides sometimes.
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03-22-16, 12:02 AM
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Snapped a few pix of my Kelly Knobby-X today. Not quite C&V, not quite modern. Kelly doesn't serial his frames, all I know is it's pre-2005 because of the bent chainstays.
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03-22-16, 04:27 AM
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This is a little on the mountain bike side of the gravel grinder continuum, but it works great on any terrain. The frame is a bit of a mystery.
03-22-16, 05:44 AM
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I posted my '93 Bridgestone XO-2 earlier in this thread but I have since completely rebuilt it with new wheels (deore hubs, mavic 717 rims, DT spokes), tires, crank (a ritchey "trekking" crank, 44-32-22), and claris brifters and derailleurs (they were a take-off from a BF member's trek cross bike). The bike is currently set up as a 3 x 8. I'd like to pick up a set of the VO hammered alloy fenders for this bike. It's a true all rounder and I ride it a lot in the rain as well.
I love the way that the combination of road bike geometry and plush 26 inch wheels ride on all sorts of road surfaces:
I love the way that the combination of road bike geometry and plush 26 inch wheels ride on all sorts of road surfaces:
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03-22-16, 05:03 PM
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03-22-16, 08:03 PM
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Bridgestone MB6 drop bar conversion. Got tired of trying to ride my road bike on the crappy roads around here. It's a tank; slow on the paved roads but nice on gravel roads
03-22-16, 08:06 PM
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Nice! When did you get that jawn?
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03-22-16, 08:23 PM
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I'm ready. Tell me when.
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03-22-16, 08:43 PM
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Where are you now? Longer would be Blue Marsh Lake https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Portal...cess%20map.pdf Short could be Wissahickon trails in Philly or something closer to you. Let me know maybe next weekend or the one after?
03-22-16, 09:05 PM
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Where are you now? Longer would be Blue Marsh Lake https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Portal...cess%20map.pdf Short could be Wissahickon trails in Philly or something closer to you. Let me know maybe next weekend or the one after?
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03-22-16, 09:49 PM
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Thanks!
I've been trying the Soma Supple Vitesse in a few sizes, 33/35/38, all EX (thicker tread). They have that nice light/supple ride, do very well on pavement, hardpack trail and light gravel. We don't have much gnarly/heavy gravel around here. No knobs, so they're a little squiggly in mud. To me they feel as nice as, and not much different from, Compass and Grand Bois. Mine run a couple mm narrow, I've only gotten the labeled width on wide 25mm rims.
I have a set of 42mm Supple Vitesse SL (SuperLight) for a Wraith Paycheck I'm waiting on.
I've been trying the Soma Supple Vitesse in a few sizes, 33/35/38, all EX (thicker tread). They have that nice light/supple ride, do very well on pavement, hardpack trail and light gravel. We don't have much gnarly/heavy gravel around here. No knobs, so they're a little squiggly in mud. To me they feel as nice as, and not much different from, Compass and Grand Bois. Mine run a couple mm narrow, I've only gotten the labeled width on wide 25mm rims.
I have a set of 42mm Supple Vitesse SL (SuperLight) for a Wraith Paycheck I'm waiting on.
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03-22-16, 09:51 PM
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Beautiful! The Dugasts really add a touch of class...
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03-22-16, 10:13 PM
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I have found the same with the Soma B Lines and the Panaracer Paselas . About 3mm narrower actually. I no longer trust their sizing. It's a pain to explain that I can fit 38's on a bike, but they're actually just 35's. Strange when Pacenti and Compass tires tend to run true - they all come out of the same factory.
03-22-16, 11:20 PM
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Huh. I haven't tried that many different tire brands, but the Paselas seem to be the only ones that are actually the size marked on the side wall. Everything else seems to be 2-3mm narrower than marked.
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03-23-16, 04:13 AM
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Thanks!
I've been trying the Soma Supple Vitesse in a few sizes, 33/35/38, all EX (thicker tread). They have that nice light/supple ride, do very well on pavement, hardpack trail and light gravel. We don't have much gnarly/heavy gravel around here. No knobs, so they're a little squiggly in mud. To me they feel as nice as, and not much different from, Compass and Grand Bois. Mine run a couple mm narrow, I've only gotten the labeled width on wide 25mm rims.
I have a set of 42mm Supple Vitesse SL (SuperLight) for a Wraith Paycheck I'm waiting on.
I've been trying the Soma Supple Vitesse in a few sizes, 33/35/38, all EX (thicker tread). They have that nice light/supple ride, do very well on pavement, hardpack trail and light gravel. We don't have much gnarly/heavy gravel around here. No knobs, so they're a little squiggly in mud. To me they feel as nice as, and not much different from, Compass and Grand Bois. Mine run a couple mm narrow, I've only gotten the labeled width on wide 25mm rims.
I have a set of 42mm Supple Vitesse SL (SuperLight) for a Wraith Paycheck I'm waiting on.
I have a set of 32 EXs going on my workhorse Alu Cross. In addition I put a set of 32SLs on my McLean.
So far, I am mighty impressed.
03-23-16, 05:50 AM
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03-23-16, 07:17 AM
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Thanks! I picked this frame/fork up off the Riv list in almost new condition, for less than half of what it would have cost new. Custom paint and a custom low trail fork (plus the original). I love shopping on that list!
