yes: I swapped out a fork 29 on my van dessel WTF depending on trails.
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yes: I swapped out a fork 29 on my van dessel WTF depending on trails.
Anyone have any expletive with bikepacking seat bags and dropper posts?
I am looking at the revelelate Vole. I have also though about modifying a porcelain rocket Mr Fusion.
Any thoughts or preferences? Needs to be at least 6L and ideally larger.
Found mine on Pinkbike. "Ridden 5 miles". As far as I can tell the 2019 and 2020 Ragley Trigs are sold out everywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by ticketchecker
As I just bought a nukeproof mtb for the kid, and all this ride from home talk, the nukeproof digger looks like a good setup. Appears to be sold out though
My super old kona major jake with cantilever brakes is getting crusty. don't love the geo and wouldn't mind something edging closer to Ned Overend/Tinker Juarez style
You still thinking about selling it? If so, what size and how much?Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
It's a size medium. I get it in the mail Wednesday. Gonna ride it at least 50 miles and see if for some reason I don't like it. Will let you know if I want to unload it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RootSkier
My WTB Riddlers have both blistered at this point. I could continue to run them with tubes, but instead I ordered some WTB Byways. I hope they provide a good performance balance for bike path, Vermont pavement, plenty of gravel roads, class IV/jeep track and a slight bit of singletrack.
do you need both at the same time? how RAD do you get bikepacking?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tailwind
but other answer is not many will work, and often not at full "drop" too.
Salsa Fargo vs Trek Stache
Purpose: some gravel, some bikepack, really looking for a Swiss Army bike.
I just installed a dropper with the remote in the drops, and if I go bikepacking (might happen one day) I will probably be too lazy to undo my wrap job to get the remote out. So, I'm sort of in the same boat. I have resigned myself to not having much drop at all with a seat bag. Several seat bags make use of the Wolf Tooth Valais, which reduces dropper travel in a way that doesn't suck for your stanchion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tailwind
Porcelain Rocket used to make dropper-compatible seat bag like the Mr. Fusion, except the rack part attaches to the seat rail clamp instead of the seatpost. It was called the Albert. Maybe they could still make one for you?
I’m looking at the CO trail. It’s pretty gnarly in sections and while I get you don’t need a dropper it would be helpful. For my wife, a dropper really helps, I would probably be fine without one but it sounds like a nice luxury. I am slightly worried about a post failing on the trail as well... trying to setup a 12-14 lbs trail weight (including food but excluding water) that will let riding feel a little more normal.
Also thinking for times I don’t feel like swapping posts for a quick overnight. More than anything, the ideal bag could be run with a dropper with an adaptor, or could be used on a rigid post.
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Originally Posted by mntlion
CO trail on a gravel bike? That sucks the fun out of a lot of great singletrack...
I was reading the forum title as gravel or bikepacking. I
Not gravel bikepacking ;)
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Originally Posted by simple
Have not ridden a Stache. Picked up a Fargo (the one with 3.0 tires) on a wim when my LBS buddy was trying to unload the last one cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Falcon3
I don't bike pack but I do have good gravel climbs out of the house. My other bike is a Spartan. The Fargo makes me giggle. It's super fun. I ride trails on it when I'm not looking to go fast downhill, around town to the bars, gravel roads, whatever. It's just fun. All my buddies have tried it and really liked it. The geo is fairly upright and comfortable and the bigger tires soften the ride and the traction is great.
Arrival. The moto/UK brake setup is interesting. Kind of an ordeal to switch it. Wondering if I can swap the hoses without needing to do a bleed. Probably not. Got me an amazon special frame bag too.
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As a follow up on the Fargo, I do a little 12 mile loop from the house and this bike is perfect for it...just got done with one. About 4 miles of pavement, a mile of gravel, 4 miles of up and down easy single track, and 3 miles of gravel back to the house. I can skip the pavement and go dirt but the pavement adds a bit of climbing just for some exercise. I usually stop where this pic is taken and have a beer because there are no bars for happy hour right now, then a nice easy descent down to my house at the edge of town.
That about sums up the Fargo. It did nothing on that ride well and I didn't go fast but I was comfortable and had a good time. I ran into a friend on a Following and on the easy single track descents, I didn't give up much. He would of crushed me on rocky stuff but this ain't the bike for that.
Go with a lauf fork. They can be had used for $450 and will work for all but brazeon attachement. Super big in the fat tire scene with the carbonara, but you could get 60mm of perfectly linear progression, low maintenance, and still ride stiffer on the occasional pavement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
The dark brown tape/saddle look great. If I see you out, I'll say hey.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Is that 3 Bears somewhere between the bottom of Freestone and start of Shane's? Picture won't quote because, well, it's TGR.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conundrum
Yep. I live down by Military.
Nice. When I was in Boise, I lived right on the edge of the VA. If we're able to make our way back there, it'd be tough to live anywhere else.
Agreed. Been in the neighborhood about 22 years.
Initial thoughts on that cheap framebag? A longer term review would be cool, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Hopefully gonna do the first ride with it today. Weather/work been getting in the way. I saw someone on a tour divide rig post was running these moosetreks bags. Figured they were worth a try for cheap price. Seems lightweight and maybe not very burly, but tougher than I expected for the price. Will update once I have ridden with it for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
Anyone have a line one a decent and price friendly bar bag/bed roll/compression sack system? Titan straps and call it good?
Welp, my gravel bike fucking rules. I took the extra time today and swapped the hoses on the brakes so they weren't moto which involved all kinds of fuckery and tiny screws and having to fully bleed both brakes again and then retape the bars etc.
Then I got rid of those damn tubes and put in some matchy blue anodized tubeless valves and some goop.
Just a magical fucking ride. At first the steel felt weird, but after just a little while I really started to like it. Just a pleasant damn ride. Bike feels nimble and capable. So good to just ride and not have to worry about every damn pebble larger than a marble. Lots of pavement, fresh gravel, hardpack, etc on a fairly mellow 28 mile loop. Stock saddle was the worst, but it's definitely getting replaced with the one from my road bike. I can see how a Lauf fork would be really sweet too.
I saw a ton of birds, a gorgeous pheasant, a golden eagle. sandhill cranes, a million ducks, etc. Also a fucking killer full rainbow. Glorious.
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I saw a ton of birds, a gorgeous pheasant, a golden eagle. sandhill cranes, a million ducks, etc. Also a fucking killer full rainbow. Glorious.
This right here.
Cheapest option is to buy a compression sack and a couple straps and strap that sucker to your bars. I used that setup for quite a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Went way up the ninemile yesterday, had a lollipop route in mind but ran into snow. Saw a moose up there near where I turned around, luckily it was scared too and ran away. Then took a little detour on the way back and found a bit of trail. New tubeless wheelset is here, going to get those on tomorrow and possibly try them out although I was thinking about just a road ride. Didn't buy new tires and probably should but would like to put that off for awhile because I need mtb tires too, and to do some other maintenance.
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this is what I love about gravel bikes. Suck everywhere, but can go anywhere.
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Originally Posted by evdog
I have a couple revelate pieces and supplement them with dry bags and compression straps. Big fan of the salsa everything cages, one on each fork leg.
Thoughts on plastic vs metal anything cages, salsa vs blackburn vs any other brand?Quote:
Originally Posted by ticketchecker
Right, anything, not everything forgot the actual name. Stoopid pandemic
I've only used the plastic anythings so no comparo's to offer. Buddy of mine who does quite a bit of solo bikepacking around Maine uses them too, he's got the Salsa anything bags too which I'm envious of when we go on a trip and I'm squeezing my dry bags into the cages.
Jetboil fits into the anything bag/cage combo pretty slick like too and jetboil is a mini pantry.
Seat bag, frame bag, handlebar roll, tank and cages will keep you from having to carry much on your back. As a touring sea kayaker I've been packing in lots of small bags for years, bikepacking is another level of efficiency in packing. Still getting my kit dialed
Tubeless on this thing finally
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Reasonably light, 350 hubs, 18mm internal width, which isn't huge but it makes that nano about 3mm bigger than it was on my old wheels. Rear tire was pretty worn (well, both were), and it was easiest to buy one new tire for the front and put the old front nano on the back. They fit and there was one on the shelf. And if I get a disc brake cx bike in the near future I can still use them on my road bike. If I don't it'll be nice to have a second wheelset I can race on, will probably get some file treads and then keep more aggressive/mud tires on the tubs.
Easy to setup. Just put them on, added sealant, and they're seated and holding air. Then went on a dumb ride where I went way the hell up a road and walked through snow for awhile, got to a saddle and realized I wasn't making it through, had to walk back down through the snow. If it hadn't been 7pm I might have tried to keep going. Maybe in another week.
Nice. How do you like the Nano tread? I am running the WTB Resolute 650x42 that came on my bike. I think they are great, but a little too spaced knobs in the center and some pretty good road hum on pavement. I can squeeze 2.1" tires on my bike. That's factory claimed numbers, so I am guessing even some 2.2" would actually fit. Gotta take into account mud buildup if I get caught in some gumbo.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamal
I need a bigger tire of I am gonna try to bikepacking with singletrack sections. Any suggestions anyone? I would rather have better pavement rolling and worse on dirt vs. good on dirt and slow pavement riding if that makes sense. I like the look of the WTB Venture, but I wish it came in a wider size. Oh and I am one of those jerks now who likes skinwall tires. Looks rad and that's important!
They're fine. Decent off road grip, rolls pretty well and is quiet on pavement thanks to that pretty continuous centerline down the tread. Main complaint is the cornering bite isn't great, but I'm pretty used to flimsy, narrow, fast rolling tires for xc and cx so not a big issue.
I was planning to go with something different but couldn't decide what to order. I kind of like having a faster rear tire and grippier front on this and also the hardtail. The nano front, tracer rear was ok. Conti's new terra, with the speed rear, regular front, or staggering some combination of g-one all around, bite, ultrabite are ideas. Just need to be sure that the tires don't actually measure over 40mm.
havent looked at the previous 18 pages but i got a Salsa fargo sitting in the front room, its waiting for its new owner to PU so i took it for a spin around the hood, a bikepacking off road touring bike
1x on a bike with drop bars seems weird ?
with 29x2.2 tires the bike is pretty stable running over curbs and things which is as far as i could ride it
edit: I think I would have been more impressed by wider bars at the brake hoods not just flaring the ends out to 25" on the Salsa woodchipper bars
I got a set of the pnw coast bars in 520mm. They're so wide, so right. Climbing out of the saddle is like using bar ends on a mtb. So much more control in the drops on chunky decsents too. They make the midges that I took off look so small.
The better half's gravel rig got some shiny bits too. I replaced the bar end 10 spd deore with 11 speed xt, still bar end shifting but a much bigger range now. She's also rocking new tubeless 44c wtb radlers and some wider bars. Attachment 328056Attachment 328057Attachment 328058
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Hey, springs - did you have to redo all your brake lines and shifter cables to accommodate the wider bars?
odds are yes. you have new bars, so new tape, so while you can route the cables in easily, why not? I guess hydro lines are a bit pricy, but cable/housing is cheapQuote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
As far as length goes? Nope. They worked, there was enough slack to fit the new width
Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by springsproject