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Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

07-20-20, 12:22 PM

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What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

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Posted By HTupolev

Not quite. It's been sitting around...

Not quite. It's been sitting around half-finished.

Technomic-series stems do as well, although they use a normal hex nut rather than the specially-shaped nut on the Pearl/NP.

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

07-19-20, 11:34 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

I've dealing with some creaks recently, and I...

I've dealing with some creaks recently, and I think the stem is the culprit. I'm also slightly lengthening the stem reach and switching to a shorter-reach bar to try and open up some leg room at the...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

06-19-20, 07:43 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

New cassette. ...

New cassette.

https://i.imgur.com/1u4jcJj.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/x1DzA5I.jpg

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

06-13-20, 09:05 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

New middle ring. ...

New middle ring.

https://i.imgur.com/X0dAvfv.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/W7WA2XK.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ceOgoJz.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/MLO5wCl.jpg

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

12-16-19, 02:51 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

It's to address an actual problem. Part of...

It's to address an actual problem.

Part of the issue is that the rear derailleur is an Alivio T4000, which does not have a super-strong tensioner spring to compensate for the super-long cage; the...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

12-15-19, 11:48 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

Deda Dog Fang. ...

Deda Dog Fang.

https://i.imgur.com/LvchMbb.jpg

I hope to never discover whether or not it works!

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

11-27-19, 12:52 AM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

Because you can make a wider-diameter spindle...

Because you can make a wider-diameter spindle with similar strength and rigidity at a lower weight in lower-density materials. Obviously this poses its own drawbacks, but making BB shells huge to...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

11-24-19, 07:43 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

Shininess starts with the bottom bracket. If the...

Shininess starts with the bottom bracket. If the bottom bracket isn't shiny, the bike will never look shiny. Probably. Better safe than sorry, right?

https://i.imgur.com/ZDzduIE.jpg

Installed...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

11-22-19, 04:11 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

New brake pad day! ...

New brake pad day!

https://i.imgur.com/jBA6MhG.jpg

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

11-15-19, 02:35 AM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

This is the part where I charge headfirst into...

This is the part where I charge headfirst into what is most likely a really, really bad idea.

RX800-series hydraulic disc brifters for 1x11 mechanical drivetrain.
...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

11-11-19, 06:57 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

HED Belgium+ 650b rims ...

HED Belgium+ 650b rims

https://i.imgur.com/qQJWugw.jpg

CX-Ray Spokes

https://i.imgur.com/80okOxb.jpg

RS770 hubs

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

09-17-19, 10:00 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

Yep, it was definitely a frameset in that box! ...

Yep, it was definitely a frameset in that box!

https://i.imgur.com/kWmUqus.jpg

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

09-17-19, 01:46 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

https://i.imgur.com/htmIuqq.jpg It's not in...

https://i.imgur.com/htmIuqq.jpg

It's not in my hands yet, but theoretically there's a 50cm Ultra Violet Road+ frameset in that box.

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

09-05-19, 04:08 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

You need to up your beverage color game. The...

You need to up your beverage color game. The purple bike is going to be for those Riptide Rush days.

Frameset might land some time this month.

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

09-05-19, 01:32 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

You already have. The Stumpy matches Gatorade...

You already have. The Stumpy matches Gatorade Arctic Blitz.

https://i.imgur.com/foD1eDI.jpg

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

09-05-19, 11:15 AM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

I've never punctured my Rat Traps off pavement,...

I've never punctured my Rat Traps off pavement, including riding roads covered in thorns. Most debris in my area that's aggressive enough to poke through tread rubber is man-made, and human traffic...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

09-05-19, 10:53 AM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

I don't have any plans to ditch the Stumpy. ...

I don't have any plans to ditch the Stumpy.

Imagine getting up one day, deciding that you want your beverage to taste like Gatorade Arctic Blitz, and then not having a bike to color-match the...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

08-30-19, 12:23 AM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

I just ordered a set of thru axles. And the...

I just ordered a set of thru axles. And the Gravel Stumpy does not use thru axles.

The bicycle that they are for does not yet exist. Or, at least, it has yet to reach its distributor. But I'll...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

08-17-19, 07:08 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

So this is pretty much what I did. ...

So this is pretty much what I did.

https://i.imgur.com/CS4ydUc.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/KckCUgu.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/syoRDB5.jpg

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

08-11-19, 06:49 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

Purchase not yet made, but my plan as it stands: ...

Purchase not yet made, but my plan as it stands:

-Get a BSA ST BB that has a flangeless NDS cup, a few millimeters narrower than the current 118mm BB. (115mm IRD QB-75?)
-Get a 4mm BB spacer,...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

08-10-19, 08:57 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

Got around to mounting the new cockpit pieces,...

Got around to mounting the new cockpit pieces, but haven't cabled it up yet...

https://i.imgur.com/F16djFm.jpg

Just came in the last couple days, new rear derailleur and cassette.
...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

08-01-19, 01:33 AM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

https://i.imgur.com/lKdO3zr.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/lKdO3zr.jpg

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

03-21-19, 07:47 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

Once laced up - hubs+spokes+nipples+rims - wheels...

Once laced up - hubs+spokes+nipples+rims - wheels came to about 2030g. Not super light, but not bad given cost and availability, and a lot lighter than the old wheels.
...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

02-01-19, 01:11 AM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

https://i.imgur.com/BRG7aE1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/BRG7aE1.jpg

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

07-13-17, 03:11 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

It's because it is a high-end race tire.

It's because it is a high-end race tire.

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

06-28-17, 02:41 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

If your cassette uses an 11-13-15-18 pattern, you...

If your cassette uses an 11-13-15-18 pattern, you could also replace the 36T with a 38T to give yourself a decent 1.5-step offset in the road cruising range. If it's a 12-14-16-18 pattern, a 39T...

Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)

06-28-17, 02:17 PM

Replies: 1,161

What did you just buy for your gravel bike?

Views: 315,874

Posted By HTupolev

Just ordered new cranks for my vintage Stumpy...

Just ordered new cranks for my vintage Stumpy drop-bar conversion. I'm keeping the gearing the same, but reducing the arm length to make the pedal stroke feel more like my road bikes, and hopefully...

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