Old 05-16-18, 07:37 PM
  #85  
ColonelSanders
Banned.
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Vegemite Island
Posts: 4,130

Bikes: 2017 Surly Troll with XT Drive Train, 2017 Merida Big Nine XT Edition, 2016 Giant Toughroad SLR 2, 1995 Trek 830

Mentioned: 29 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1916 Post(s)
Liked 310 Times in 218 Posts
Originally Posted by mongol777
Thank you! These tires are probably half the magic here. When I originally got them - I used them on 1x1 drop bar build and absolutely loved them. That started me looking for frame alone the lines of GM or Midnight Special. They weren't announced at the time so I started saving for Crust frame. But alas - when GM was announced it was love at first sight and rest is history.
They roll amazingly fast on pavement and hold their own on mild singletrack and 100% of the gravel I ride. Very fast and very comfortable tire. I also have them in 700x40 on my Nature Boy and while it is a nice tire - 650Bx2.35 is the bee's knees in my opinion
Yeah you really look like you could go anywhere with that bike.


Also like the blue offsets you have gone with in hub choice and headset to complement the orange.
ColonelSanders is offline