Bub Marley

I’m interested to know what happens after you get dropped. Do you still go hard till the finish or is it like now I’ll just have some fun and enjoy the event instead.

Why do people always assume carbon is weak?

Can you maybe post your Strava file? Just wanna see where exactly this race goes through. Considering this for next year. The website is a bit of a mess.

So my brakes are Shimano. Drivetrain is sram. Don’t think Sram road shifters will be compatible with Shimano calipers?

In terms of converting my hardtail to dropbars, i currently have a Sram X01 11spd rear derailleur. I assume if i slap on either an Apex or Rival 11 speed shifters, it will work with Sram’s cross compatibility. The current derailleur is quite an old spec though. Probably around 2016 model. Besides the shifters and brakes, is there anything else that would need to change? I know i need the adaptor for the post/flat mount brakes as well.

With wider tyre clearance. That’s the key. Honestly, this gravel thing is just too complicated. I’ve come to the realization that the variation in terrain and the term gravel is just far too wide and complex. You are never gonna have the best bike for all surfaces. Whichever route you ride on, you gonna be compromised somewhere. I think I’ve come to the realization now, that unless you are racing and competing right at the front, a rigid bike with smaller tyre clearance is going to be fast but uncomfortable. So for 90% of people, any form of suspension be it in a fork or wider tyres is going to make for a much better ride.

Just enter for the event instead. Normally happens around April.

This looks pretty cool. Kinda looks like a gravel bike to be honest. You wanna maybe give a breakdown of what you did to get the front end lower?

I think i figured out why i hate the look of these bikes so much. It’s the forks. More specifically those that remove the suspension fork for a rigid one. It just doesn’t work. I think if I’m gonna do this, I’ll keep the suspension forks. And this is purely from a looks perspective. The added suspension might come in handy as well on some rougher terrain.

Probably a while. When we aren’t close to Argus I dont think they care too much.

Do this Mense know there is no prize money in the C batch? Why would you risk your life and your bike for no rewards especially on a 170km race? In saying that, I also recently just risked it down Bainskloof for absolutely no reason and am now nursing a broken collarbone so maybe i should just shut up rather.

I have a few routes loaded on Strava already if you want some gpx files. Drop me a DM and I can send to you.

Does it have to be mondraker specific? Deda normally have loads of options which might finish it better if you cant find mondraker. It’s not really the end of the world though.

If you can find a handelbar/stem that fits that slot perfectly, it’d finish the bike off superbly.

Also planning on doing this given the recent trend towards wider and wider tyres. Struggling to find sram shifters though for some reason.