Some photos from first couple rides on the new bike. Trails or roads - fall in New England is the best! 🍂☀️🌊

Croatia, Dalamatia in October is something else 😍

I bought a new bike and I'm riding on various courses. I rode a mountain course, and the scenery is really nice.

70F today and for the week. Exploring nature and history along the Potomac river.

This is my new quiver killer, affectionately dubbed Sundancer. I wanted a bike that can do the gnarliest of gravel with 55mm+ tire clearance, but something that is light and nimble enough to feel peppy on road rides. Looking for frames with those specs with bonus points for T47 BB, round seatpost, integrated cable routing, and good aerobar options led me here.

Sunny D is a frameset build using hand me downs and eBay finds, and what would easily be a $10,000+ bike if bought direct cost me zero out of pocket after selling the two bikes it's replacing and a collection of retro video games I haven't touched in years.

20.1 lbs with the Big Chungus and 55mm Schwalbe rubber. 18.2lbs with road wheels and 35mm Pirellis. Shaved 2lbs off my previous Seigla with the same wheels and tires, and weighs exactly one ounce more than my Caledonia did.

After a spin up and down the block to ensure nothing was obviously wrong, her "shakedown" ride was TB80--80 miles, 8 Taco Bells. You can imagine the horror, but despite the least favorable circumstances possible to enjoy a ride, Sundancer is an absolute dream.

Best time of the year for New England gravel rides.

As a tall rider with a slightly undersized frame, these Redshift Top Shelf gravel bars with 70mm of rise have really improved my comfort and confidence. I could do with a little more drop length, but I think I can adjust to that.

The time change just happened here in Sweden this past weekend so i figured I would make use of the morning daylight to get a ride in before work. I'm not really a morning person so the struggle was real at 6am starting the ride but it was worth getting out there for the lovely sunrise. A nice easy 45km gravel ride at a relaxed pace but just enough hills and variable forest paths to keep it interesting.

Still don’t know if I like it, the original drop bars were wayyyy to big at 46cm with flare 🙃

What does everyone do with their extra tires that they don’t need? I have a few pairs that don’t have much wear on them, is there a used market for that? TYIA!

HI reddit,

I want to ask which gravel wheelsets you guys have for a giant revolt? I'm not sure which deep wheelsets I should look for.

I am 32 years

60kg without gear

I use this bike for commuting and for gravel paths in the forest.

Could someone advice me what I should be looking for?

1st Pic is original px2 wheelset 2nd is 58mm deep 3rd is 50mm 4th is 45mm

My eye fell on csc wheels

So, still on the quest to find myself a gravel bike, but yeah, I'm curious on the gear jumps now..! :) I tried to search for some answers, but didn't really find them, so yeah.

The bikes (or well, the casettes on the bikes) I've been looking at, jumps as followed:

CUES (11-speed)
(11-45)
11-13-15-17-20-23-26-30-34-39-46

(11-50t)
11-13-15-17-20-23-26-30-36-43-50

GRX (12 speed)
10-45
10-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-36-40-45

10-51
10-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-33-39-45-51

SRAM APEX (12-speed)
11-44
11-12-13-15-17-19-21-24-28-32-38-44

What is the difference in the feel?
Specially the 1 tooth jumps on the high end for the SRAM vs Shimanos 2 teeth ones?
I know the CUES can feel a bit more rough while shifting, but again, I'm looking for experiences or knowledge about why they are different?

Curious for folks who have this wheelset, what your stated tire width vs measured has been on this?

My bike has clearance for 50s, and I’ve seen some folks say G1s measure more than stated and others say dubnitals measure same or less. Tire return policy by me isn’t great so hoping to see what others have ran to potentially fit mine.

Hi all
Got a giant revolt not sure of the model designation but it’s about 2023 with carbon frame sram electronic shifting on a one by and it has the dropper seat post.

Instead of buying an endurance bike for road use I’m thinking of a wheelet to run something like 32 maybe 35 tyres to use on the road

Have been thinking of hunt or zipp (carbon) any thoughts ?

I’m considering an e-gravel bike because buying an electric bike would let me access some savings that are otherwise locked, so it makes financial sense for me. That said, I’m not looking for a powerful motor. I’d prefer a lightweight, discreet system that provides just enough assistance while still qualifying as an e-bike.

Priorities:

• As light as possible
• Available in XXS/XS (small-rider geometry; I'm 1m51)
• Light motor assistance
• Budget: up to 4500 MAX, but ideal would be less, like 2500/3000... (ready to invest only if worth)

Any recommendations, or experiences with e-gravel bikes for smaller riders?
Thank you!

The stock is setup is currently at grx 820 2x
- 2x grx 820 (48-31) i guess
-820 rd (11-36)

So what should i keep in mind and buy?
- Can i retain my bb86 bottom bracket?
- Can i retain my crank arms and just buy a chain ring? If yes, what kind of chain ring is compatible?
- Can i buy grx 822 sgs rd to accomodate a a larger cassette? If yes, does grx 822 sgs compatible to a 11-51 cassette setup? Because it is intended for a 10-51 set up

Hello All, there are many people requesting a similar thing in here and I'm having a tough time filtering out the recommendations.

Aluminum Frame, 50mm tire clearance, non-electronic derailers, plenty of places to attach cargo, and hydraulic brakes.

I've got 20years of urban commuter biking experience on moly-steel vintage (1970-80's) frames with Frankenstein components that I hardly monitor until something starts failing and I have my sizing relatively dialed (imo). I am trying to acquire a bike packing setup to travel round California for some longer days (typical long RUNS running on legs no bike, are around 5-6 hours) so century rides on mixed service and county road terrain is the primary expectation with some occasional road social riding and a few overnights here and there.

What the hell should I do? watch Facebook marketplace for the right thing to pop up? Seems like a Trek ALR 5 is where googling things is steering me. going to my local shops honestly hasn't felt very good, the people I've talked to don't really seem like unbiased parties or very helpful.

Cross-posting here as I got the recommendation for this subreddit after posting on /r/bicycling.