New Gravel Frame Ican Graro

[So2pawe3]

They have their own stems for this frame - its here:
https://icancycling.com/products/carbon-stem-st-x

Someone already used it, few pages ago

[Rotten_Monkey]

I'm about to order the Graro frame. But I'm still unsure with the stem/handlebar combination. I found this picture on the Ican website. Maybe someone can tell me, which stem is used here? For me it fits the frame perfectly.

Oh Wow! That is actually my bike! (Which is funny because I had no idea they used that photo, although I allowed them to use it) They photoshopped the wheels to look like theirs. The build uses wheels from Elite. Anyways... Back to the question: the stem is the "Ritchey Comp Switch" stem/stem-system. In combination with the "Ritchey Comp Cartridge headset topcover" - which is specifically designed to work with the stem.

[MK]

Mine graro is also done. Havent ridden it yet but there are some things to speak About.

Pearl white colour - more Like yellow pearl but its fine .
Mechanic which i ordered to put it back together had to mill the rear axle cup because of frame build (wheel didnt want to fit easly)
I need to consider somę spacer for sprocket , its really narrow gap

Overall weight (with pedals) with sram spex axs, size 54 and Carbon wheels (Pirelli cinturato gravel m with too much milk in it) - 9,27kg

What size chainring (number of teeth) are you running?

[So2pawe3]

40t

[simonwood1337]

The official max tire clearance is listed as 45mm. In your experience, is the actual clearance typically larger? Do you think a true 48mm tire could fit without issues? Also, do you happen to know how wide the downtube is - so it "replaces" a mudguard if its muddy ?

[gofasterstripes]

I fitted some 47mm Specialized tracer tyres which measured up as 47mm and there is room to spare

[palusik]

I'm also interested in purchasing this frame, but I have a few questions:
- Can I order an unpainted version of the frame?
- Can I use it steam + handlebar (Easton EC70 + Easton EA90 stem) instead of integrated cockpit?

[Asco]

The official max tire clearance is listed as 45mm. In your experience, is the actual clearance typically larger? Do you think a true 48mm tire could fit without issues? Also, do you happen to know how wide the downtube is - so it "replaces" a mudguard if its muddy ?

I'm running 2.1" Thunder Burts on mine (51mm measured). There's obviously not much clearance - slightly less than 3mm - but it hasn't been a problem yet. I'm running 2x and had to swap the Ultegra FD for a GRX to get a bit more clearance.

IIRC, the downtube measures 50mm wide. However, i run the new Speedrocker XL 52mm clip-on mudguards. Very happy with them.

[zett]

No one in their right mind would consider 3 mm of clearance enough. That is borderline for a pure road bike!

A little bit of flex in wheel or frame, a wheel that is slighly out of true, and/or a little bit of dirt and your tire will easily eat away the carbon. And let's not talk about mud...

My alloy gravel bike is missing a good bit of paint on the chainstays after two seasons of autumn/winter rides, and that is with 5-6 mm of clearance both sides.

Really, the Specialized Tracer posted above is realistically already borderline. There is no "room to spare". If you want to use MTB-like tires, just buy a frame suitable for those.

[Asco]

No, it's been fine, at least on my local terrain. I've done roughly 5000 km on it so far, a good chunk of that on wet and muddy gravel with no damage so far. This includes some races and several 1000+ w sprints.
I did scratch my paint a little on a recent very muddy ride so I'll put some frame protection on.

I didn't like the look of any of the frames with big clearance when I bought this one. The Tideace GR201 looks nice but it wasn't available when I bought this frame, and I don't really like the geo on the Yoeleo G21 (which is also twice the price).

[So2pawe3]

can You show us how does it look like from side and between fork?

[gofasterstripes]

There is a minimum 5mm of space all round with the 47mm tracers which is plenty for fire-track roads and far more space than I had on my TCX with 42mm pathfinder tyres in and they worked perfectly without any clogging issues

From my experience of muddy CX races if the course is claggy it really doesn't matter how much space you have between the tyre and frame, mud will fill it eventually

[pittam]

Guys. Did You mount 160mm on rear with adaptor? In description it's 140mm but not sure because its road standard..

Thanks!

[Bonpensiero]

For Sram use the adapter that is supplied (rear). I just had to flip the supplied adapter at the front for 160mm rotors. 

[Bonpensiero]

Me likey!