Show us your gravel/cross bike...
09-18-16, 07:40 PM
#3627
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This is my Motobecane Fantom Cross Ti. I changed the brake calipers for BB7's to TRP Spyres. Vittoria 31mm Cyclocross tires.
09-18-16, 08:36 PM
#3628
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Bikes: Kona Kahuna DL Drop Bar - Sensah SRX Pro 1x11 (2012 Frame), Giant Toughroad GX 1 - Shimano Road Hydro + SLX 1x10 (2018), Diamondback Sync'r - SRAM NX 1x12 (2020)
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Small (Big) update to my bike. Running a set of 650b wheels - Currently running 42mm Paselas. Didn't like the tan sidewalls at first, but with how comfortable + fast they are I got over it quickly.
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09-19-16, 08:34 AM
#3629
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Join Date: May 2014
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Genesis Croix de Fer 10 on a quick tour on the Pyrenees.
09-21-16, 01:22 AM
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Old Raleigh outta the Santa Cruz Mountains
Found this ay a garage sale, guy moved outta the mountains and parked his bike for a long long long time...thought I would just leave it like it is for a while...He said he had a lot of fun on this bike in the mid eighties...does this site have a moderator who can spin those pics abit....bike looks pretty cool when upright...has a lot of attitude.... said he was probably going to take it to the dump if nobody wanted it.....I couldnt let that happen.....it followed me home ...and I instantly fell in love with it....."But Mom... cant I just keep it"
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09-21-16, 01:53 AM
#3631
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I tried out and really liked the '16 Renegade Expert, but none were available in the size that fit me best. I waited all Summer for the '17s and I think I made the right call. It's the nicest bike I've ever owned by a mile. The ride is incredibly smooth and the hydraulic discs are so easy to modulate, even with a single finger. The stock wheels and tires are definitely on the heavy side, but they do well on some of the torn up streets around here. Here it is with my commuting rack installed.
Nice bike.
Why is the rack fitted like that? Which rack is that? Stable with only the single front central support?
09-21-16, 07:46 AM
#3632
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Northern Virginia
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Bikes: 1990 Specialized Hardrock Sport, 2007 Pinarello Galileo 105, 2014 Raleigh Cadent 2, 2017 Jamis Renegade Expert
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Anyway, it's an Axiom Streamliner Disc DLX rack. It's been plenty stable with 15lbs of briefcase pannier on one side when commuting. It's fine for general-purpose use, but I certainly wouldn't trust it for loaded touring. Between the extra set-back of the rack (which I like) and the distance to the bridge on the seat stays, I had to have my LBS make an extra long arm out of scrap steel. The included arm was several inches too short.
09-21-16, 02:25 PM
#3633
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I absolutely love this bike. Sometimes I get sad about my lack of carbon fork. But then I do something stupid and nothing breaks and I go WHOOOOOPEEEEE!!!!
09-26-16, 08:17 AM
#3637
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Found this ay a garage sale, guy moved outta the mountains and parked his bike for a long long long time...thought I would just leave it like it is for a while...He said he had a lot of fun on this bike in the mid eighties...does this site have a moderator who can spin those pics abit....bike looks pretty cool when upright...has a lot of attitude.... said he was probably going to take it to the dump if nobody wanted it.....I couldnt let that happen.....it followed me home ...and I instantly fell in love with it....."But Mom... cant I just keep it"
Beautiful bike! What tires are those? I'm running some Club Roost 27x 1 3/8 on my Schwinn, but they only measure out at 31mm. Your tires look like they've got some nice volume to them.
09-26-16, 10:16 AM
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dirty
Thanx......the bike should clean up pretty good, I have been hesitant to do so cause iit took 25-30 years to look like that ha..Tires are Ritchey Tri Cross, I have been looking for some on ebay for a long time for some other projects but they dont come up to often...especially in a 27
09-27-16, 01:04 PM
#3639
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Awesome thread. I have a cyclocross race bike that I also use for gravel riding. At the moment I'm building up a 1x10 cross frame for a do it all bike. Looking forward to sharing!
09-30-16, 01:08 PM
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Got out today on mine for a ride around some areas me and a cross bike have no business being on. I've ridden these trails a lot on my full suspension bike but on a cross bike with a steep head tube it's a whole different ball game. I managed to descend everything without going otb but there were about 5 climbs I just couldn't clear and had to walk it up. Ate it once but all in all this was a hell of a beating on this thing.
09-30-16, 02:56 PM
#3642
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That AWOL is really nice and understated. When my cheap OEM 30TPI MSOs wear out I may be tempted to try out a tubeless setup. I might even just stick with the MSOs, since I've been pleasantly surprised by my stock tires. Also on my radar are the WTB Riddler 37c and the Nano 40c TCS.
10-01-16, 02:25 PM
#3644
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10-02-16, 08:11 AM
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nokia8860, Howdy;
Would you please take that auto-play jerky image off or at the least disable the movement.
Some of us have to pay for data usage and that thing can get costly while someone is reading
the rest of the page.
Thanks.
hank
Would you please take that auto-play jerky image off or at the least disable the movement.
Some of us have to pay for data usage and that thing can get costly while someone is reading
the rest of the page.
Thanks.
hank
10-02-16, 10:19 PM
#3646
Share the road.
- Shimano Ultegra 6800 CX hydraulic disc group
- H Plus Son rims with Ultegra CX hubs
- Chris King Bottom Bracket with Shimano road adapter
- WTB Nano Tubeless 40mm tires
- Brooks C-17
- Shimano M-8020 XT wide pedals
- Salsa Cowbell III 42cm handlebars (not pictured)
- Paul pink seatpost collar
- Thomson seatpost (not pictured)
- Thomson 100mm stem (not pictured)
- H Plus Son rims with Ultegra CX hubs
- Chris King Bottom Bracket with Shimano road adapter
- WTB Nano Tubeless 40mm tires
- Brooks C-17
- Shimano M-8020 XT wide pedals
- Salsa Cowbell III 42cm handlebars (not pictured)
- Paul pink seatpost collar
- Thomson seatpost (not pictured)
- Thomson 100mm stem (not pictured)
10-03-16, 01:48 AM
#3647
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10-03-16, 07:06 AM
#3648
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At the time, I was running a set of WTB Dual Duty rims laced to Shimano hubs. The tires were Halo Twin Rail 700x38. I no longer have this Jamis as the frame started cracking in the chain stays around the bottom bracket.
10-03-16, 02:47 PM
#3649
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Thanks. Sorry to hear about your Jamis. Saw older posts and it looked very rugged.
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10-03-16, 03:33 PM
#3650
Senior Member
That AWOL is really nice and understated. When my cheap OEM 30TPI MSOs wear out I may be tempted to try out a tubeless setup. I might even just stick with the MSOs, since I've been pleasantly surprised by my stock tires. Also on my radar are the WTB Riddler 37c and the Nano 40c TCS.