Gravel Bikes
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Couldn’t find a thread of this topic so I started one.
Last year I transitioned from full roady to gravel grinder! And I’m never looking back!
I’ll show my Rig here but I want to see what you’re all riding too! Along with any adventure pics!
I haven’t done any bike packing yet but I have some rides planned this summer and I couldn’t be more excited!
Here’s my build list:
Frame: Custom steel Smeltzer
Wheelset: Hifi carbon 650b w/ Pokémon decals
Tires: ultradynamico Rosè race (tubeless)
Crank: sram 44t chainring
Rear cassette: sram eagle 12speed 10-50t
Derailleur: Sram XO1 Eagle axs
Shifters: sram red axs
Brakes: sram red hydraulic disc
Rotors: Shimano ice technology
Saddle: brooks B17
Seat post: Thompson elite
Bars: Enve gravel bars 48cm
Bag: Fabio’s Chest / make shifter
Front rack: Nitto M18
BB/headset: Chris King
Dynamo hub: SON
Light: SON edelux II
Charger: sinewave Revolution
Computer: Karoo 2I rode today out and back on the Deschutes River Trail. It was a great day. I’ll post some pics from today and some older pics of my bike.
Let’s see what you got! And talk Gravel!
My Father in law rides a Rodeo Labs Flanimal 5.0 700c 1x12
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Brock, this is cool as hell, man! I don't even know where to begin.
I LOVE those shots of the bike on the broken earth. That's like something out of an iPhone ad
What's the difference between a gravel bike and a road bike? The thickness of the tires? It almost looks like a mountain bike but without the suspension?
How long have your rides been with this thing?
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@Brock - incredible bike and beatiful photos man! I really dig the hifi wheelset
here's my ride - Ribble CGR Titanium. I have two sets of wheels both offroad and slick tires, changing them depending on the occasion
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Brock, this is cool as hell, man! I don't even know where to begin.
I LOVE those shots of the bike on the broken earth. That's like something out of an iPhone ad
What's the difference between a gravel bike and a road bike? The thickness of the tires? It almost looks like a mountain bike but without the suspension?
How long have your rides been with this thing?
Thanks man. Those pictures were taken on what is now a barren reservoir in Eastern Oregon.
That’s essentially it, they tend to have road geometry with off road capabilities. Wide Drop bars, 1X Drivetrain, dynamo hub. They have also been called Adventure bikes or All terrain Bikes.
This build wasn’t finished until lte in the season last year so I don’t have too many miles on it yet. Today was my longest ride yet, we did 30 miles. I’ve done a few around 25 and at quite a few 10-15 mile rides. Nothing overnight yet.
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[mention]prpx [/mention]
Love the Ribble. How’s Ti? I’ve heard good things
And thank you, I also thought [mention]neph93 [/mention] would appreciate the nod to Pokémon
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@Brock - i like Ti a lot, it's like steel but lighter. riding characteristics almost the same. stable and comfortable ride. not firm and agile like carbon, and of course not harsh as the (old) aluminum frames.
i got it to retire myself from my cc weekend rides that just got too hard for me
This is for enjoyable cruising on the road, and offroad rides which i enjoy a lot
riding a road bike the whole time, the hardest pill to swallow were disc brakes. so noisy and big and ugly, but i got used to them. no real alternative when riding wide tires. -
@Brock - i like Ti a lot, it's like steel but lighter. riding characteristics almost the same. stable and comfortable ride. not firm and agile like carbon, and of course not harsh as the (old) aluminum frames.
i got it to retire myself from my cc weekend rides that just got too hard for me
This is for enjoyable cruising on the road, and offroad rides which i enjoy a lot
riding a road bike the whole time, the hardest pill to swallow were disc brakes. so noisy and big and ugly, but i got used to them. no real alternative when riding wide tires.That’s awesome I need to try it out sometime. I hear you. Disc brakes do kinda suck but the stopping power is well worth it. This is my first bike with disc brakes and I’m about to change out the pads for the first time. I’ll be watching some YouTube I’m sure
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Here’s mine..
Shimano GRX drivetrain
Cotic Steel frame
Brooks saddle
Thomson dropper and finishing Kit
Tubus rack -
I spend most of my time on the road but every now and then pull out the G bike. Here’s a few from this weekend.
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Nice^^
Similar for me, fire roads, and wind farms..
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Awesome guys!! I rode my Smeltzer over the weekend, it was an epic day!
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Hahaha that’s hilarious! I think it’s mostly the way that my grandpa cut the sleeves off this old wrangler… [emoji23] [emoji199]
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More Gravel this morning…
Someone had some fun out here…
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Someone had fun. Based on the foam doughnut, someone else had to grit their teeth and bear it.
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More Gravel/Adventure riding
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Love it!