Define long distances?  50+ miles? 100+?  Multi day grinders?
What type of terrain/elevation changes are you riding?

Long distance is usually around the 100 mile mark. in the saddle rolling time around 6-10 hours on the weekend per ride if it allow.

As for the terrain anything from fine gravel on long flat rolling hills to rooty single track on steep hills, (I got it all in in my area), elevation gain around 2000m or 6000ft per ride.

I actually don't mind the bike being slower up hills, I'm not after the fastest and lightest machine possible, definitely more about comfort. However I don't want to completely sacrifice handling  because of weight

dengue makes a full suspension gravel frame.  built around a 100/100mm travel.  http://m.dengfubikes.com/index.php?s=/229.html

Ive been trying to get in touch with dengfu and still waiting for them to get back to me but it doesnt seem like anyone on here has built up one of these? Another thing i sorta dont like is the max tire clearance, i was hoping to fir proper mtb 2.2 inch tires

Hello citizens of Chinertown,

Have any of you bought, or heard of someone who bought or seen this frame? It's been around for a while and I haven't seen any pics of it on here.
http://dengfubikes.com/Cyclo_Cross/285.html

Do you guys think that the chainring sizing could be overcome by going with a DUB wide bb? extra 2.5mm. Or is that something that all MTBs have standard to begin with?

Hi everyone, I'm looking to build a gravel bike that might be on the verge of over biking.

I saw XC FS frames used at races like Leadville and was wondering how dumb would it be for a roadie like me to build up the same kinda bike with a drop bar? I.e Dylan Johnson style with FS (He used a hardtail xc).

I'm assuming reach issues with a 30-40mm stem could be solved to get a similar geo to most gravel bikes, so far I've been looking at the Light Carbon 918?

Considering there isn't too much information and I've been a roadie for the past 3 years, is this a really really dumb idea?
Am I missing something completely? Any advice is appreciate thank you I love you all mwah mwah

Yes I agree, I've got a similar saddle from Velobuild. But I was actually curious about the seat post, it seems to look different then the one that came with my frame.

Oh misread, its actually a 0 setback seatpost from velobuild

So here it is people.. SRAM Force / Rival mix, weighing in as seen here at 8.2kg... without pedals and garmin accessories its around 7.9 which is still 1kg lighter than my older specialized allez disc from 2020. Might be able to shave off another 100-200g if I hadnt overdone it with the sealant and gotten lighter tires. Possibly could lose some weight by cutting the seat tube to length as well and maybe even cutting the fork a bit more, but so far very happy with it. SRAM is definitely a different experience to my 105, not sure which i like more honestly.

So anyone got any updates or experiences with Gold Dix road hubs? I'm thinking of trying to lace my own wheel for the first time and wondering if this is a good place to start.