They are 170mm mtb cranks and I took off the 175mm roadies.Small roadies and toe overlap, you nearly have pedal overlap on that one
They are 170mm mtb cranks and I took off the 175mm roadies.Small roadies and toe overlap, you nearly have pedal overlap on that one
You can play a tune on the front spokes with yer toes while turning the cornerThey are 170mm mtb cranks and I took off the 175mm roadies.
Where is the butt plug? On second thought, don't answer that!Through some generosity from @Dales Cannon and a bargain buy from @Wake Jake - got to try out some 12deg backsweep bars on the gravel bike.
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For the TL;DR - I'm still getting the positioning dialled in 100%, but initial impressions are good. Certainly spent a lot more of the ride with my hands around the grips rather than resting on top (to relieve the slight angle my wrists sit at with conventional bars). I think the 12degs are seemingly a good match for this style of gravel/cross country bike where you want the arms/wrists to rest at a more natural angle while covering ground seated and still feel good while cornering, but don't think I'd want them on a trail bike and definitely not on an enduro bike. Hard to describe exactly but I feel like conventional bars would still be preferable where you want to brace yourself against impacts a bit more (IMO).
FWIW - The 25mm jump in stem length from 85mm to 110mm seems to have kept the grips the same distance away (reach?) too. Which is mint as I wanted to retain the same fit and steering response just change up the grip angle some.
It was a most irregular shape. Lucky I had a big tub of Slick Honey handy is all I can say.Where is the butt plug? On second thought, don't answer that!
And I used a worn insert to give that ribbed effect.It was a most irregular shape. Lucky I had a big tub of Slick Honey handy is all I can say.
8/10 for difficulty.
2/10 for comfort.
Definitely glad I ordered the 31.8mm version instead of 35mm, though a 22.2mm one would've been better again.
Almost as good as new bike day!
And you said hoblow wasn't doing well.
At least you could eat the teapot...$6k worth of carbon frame is worth about as much as a chocolate teapot.
$18.5k road bike!I stripped down an $18.5k road bike that a customer's wife decided to drive into the garage door. Took a while, with all the internally routed BS cabling, but nice to get the frame in my hands and see that yes... $6k worth of carbon frame is worth about as much as a chocolate teapot.
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