I have a Poseidon and went ahead and threw the eGR on there. Honestly, worth it. Great frame and the groupset has handled more abuse than I would have expected it to. Fingers crossed it can handle a gravel race series coming up near me.

Redwood or X? I didn't want to spend the money for the eGR, but wanted to get Hydraulic brakes, and was looking at Jun Tech 4 pots, but that was the same price as the 12 speed groupset with Hydro.

I just had my chiner carbon seatpost crack on my first gravel ride with it this weekend. Fortunately I made it home. Makes me very hesitant to try a chiner carbon bar for gravel riding.

What model/brand?

I have an 057 Mtn Bike, with rigid fork, bar, seatpost (until I added a dropper) and rims. Have thrashed it on the same trails I ride Full sus or steel hardtail enduro bike and never had an issue.

Just starting to look.

What Gravel bar options are out there in the Chiner world?

Didn't notice that spec, but was looking at the Wheel Builder weight, which has it at 1090 vs 1230 for the LightCarbon version.

Another spec is the LightBike max weight 331 vs 265. I'm not close to either, but that 265 would have been close for rider+bike a few months ago.

Hmmmm..

But the CS-887 is 71 degrees head angle, while 057 is 69.5, also less reach, etc. 

How about some details about the frame?  Size, gloss or matte, ud or 3k etc, 142mm spacing?  Do they still do BSA (threaded) BB shells, and did you get that?

The main issue I have with my 057 (4 years old now, Dunno if it is still the same) is that it gets water in it.  As I hang my bike (mainly used for commuting) in the rack at work by the rear wheel, my head set often rusts out.  I also had issues with rear shifting - Dunno if there's metal in the internal guides that rusted, but it gradually got worse.  I now run the rear shift cable externally.

I also had shift issues, I have since drilled out and run full length cable housing.  I think there was a kink or something in the internal guide.

I would firstly check if your hub is 142mm wide.
If not, maybe did forget a shim somewhere(eg: between two cassette cogs, or a hub end-cap, a shim inside the freewheel, etc. ) ?


This is a good axle a lot here are using: https://r2-bike.com/DT-SWISS-Thru-Axle-RW-RWS-12x142-mm-E-Thru
You can order a couple of nuts M12x1.5 too in case you loose one: https://r2-bike.com/SHIFT-UP-Nut-M12-for-Shimano-E-Thru-Thru-Axle-12-x-142-mm

This is the Axle I ordered and have used for 2 years now.

I should have done this a LONG time ago.  It's like a new bike.  So much more fun and lively on the descents with the seat dropped.  As a secondary, it seems to have resolved some noises from the saddle.  I had a 0 setback post before and my saddle was mounted about as far back as possible, causing creaking and popping.  The new post is a 25mm setback and the saddle now mounts in the center of the rails.

Some Pics on the trail.

20180728_092325.jpg by Matthew Kogan, on Flickr

20180728_092335.jpg by Matthew Kogan, on Flickr

20180728_092341.jpg by Matthew Kogan, on Flickr

20180728_092356.jpg by Matthew Kogan, on Flickr

Life through old Oakley Persimmons lenses on an overcast morning.
20180728_092520.jpg by Matthew Kogan, on Flickr

20180728_092532.jpg by Matthew Kogan, on Flickr

20180728_092718.jpg by Matthew Kogan, on Flickr

And lastly a memorial for an 83 year old man that had gone missing last Sunday and was found by a hiker minutes before my ride on Thursday.
20180728_101934.jpg by Matthew Kogan, on Flickr