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Re: Traditional cable routing options????
@chrisb I ordered that frame a few weeks ago but in the green brown gloss colour and have a donor 105 groupset bike to move stuff off of. Can you go through (or if you have a build page accept my appologies!) the gearing ie front chainring size/make and the same with the cassette? any any other nuggets to help with a new build! Did you get the 386BB or the new T47 BB frame? I have the 386BB and installed an old 105 crankset combined with a Stone chainring with 42 teeth. The 105 crankset did not need any adjustments or spacer it just worked perfect with the Sensor SRX Pro derailleur and 11-46 Ztto Casette... my guess is that a GRX would work without problems as well. Here the front:  and the back:  Just last week I changed the crankset to the Racework N1 carbon combined with Sigeyi Powermeeter and a 44 tooth Stone chainring. This combination still needs testing on a longer ride but so far looks and feel good.  BR Chris January 17, 2023, 06:39:04 AM |
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Re: Chasing Wind GT20 Gravel Frame build
Looking forward to your build, always interesting to see how others solve some of the practical issues that may come up. Here the link to the thread with my two builds for reference: http://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,3552.0.html BR Chris March 04, 2023, 07:04:50 AM |
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Re: Gravel Bar Width poll
I'm currently running 41/42cm drops with 55cm flared drops. I was previously using Ritchey Comp Beacon flared bars at 44cm and 59cm flared drops. The Ritchey bars were better navigating technical single track, but was less aero on the road. My current bars are definitely more road aero, but don't offer the same stability on the trail, but still very good. I think it really depends on the conditions you ride in and what your body feels comfortable using.
March 06, 2023, 01:09:59 PM |
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Re: Gravel Bar Width poll
Bar width will depend on peoples sizes. Reach of the bar is also a factor to keep in mind. Supposedly the hoods/shifters should match your shoulder width. 42cm wide has always worked for me. I prefer shorter reach as well. March 06, 2023, 02:45:14 PM |
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Re: Chasing Wind GT20 Gravel Frame build
Bit of help or advise please! Thats a critical area of the handlebar, which is a critical area of the bike itself. The stem will put a lot of stress there from clamping on. That's the last place you want to weaken. March 06, 2023, 02:47:35 PM |
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Re: Gravel Bar Width poll
I have 46 cm bars on my gravel bike. I'm fairly large (190 cm) and I like having more leverage on rough trails. I ride 42 cm bars on my road bike. March 06, 2023, 09:30:43 PM |
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Re: Chasing Wind GT20 Gravel Frame build
Thats a critical area of the handlebar, which is a critical area of the bike itself. The stem will put a lot of stress there from clamping on. That's the last place you want to weaken. Indeed. I had a similar handlebar and after tightening the faceplate of the stem there was a very small crack right next to the faceplate (could even have been the paint...) and I scrapped the handlebar. You are already taking a gamble with these handlebars. No need to try your luck any further... March 07, 2023, 04:44:11 AM |
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Re: Chasing Wind GT20 Gravel Frame build
+1 to above. You can get handlebar which has cable pass through holes already done from factory.
March 07, 2023, 12:30:29 PM |
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Re: Chasing Wind GT20 Gravel Frame build
I also would advise against this if you don't have your bike fit/measurements dialed in. It's going to be an annoying task if you ever need to swap stems, with the cables being routed inside the stem.
March 07, 2023, 04:47:38 PM |
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Re: Airwolf YFR068 - 2023 Gravel Frame
Some back and forth with the manufacturer has told me a few things. The cable routing is fully internal, in the same way that the Aspero-5 is. That means that the steerer tube is D shaped, and for that reason, you can't order it without their stem, since it is made to fit the steerer. I'm sure you could use your own stem, however. The fork also has flip-chips. It might be the case that they only have a single fork across all sizes, unlike the Aspero itself. I'm thinking this might be the case, because I asked for the fork offset, and was only given a single set of measurements (46mm and 51mm). Haven't confirmed it explicitly, though. You'd be good to go if you ride a size 54 and up. March 10, 2023, 09:52:02 AM |
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