Gravel bikes - what do you have and where did you buy it?

[Patchelicious]

  On 2/22/2021 at 12:45 PM, Wayne pudding Mol said:

I just love the fact that I've finally found a use for the surf clothes I refuse to wear as a surfer

 

I'm looking forward to taking up the next fad in my toight Assos kit and bright pink bicycling shirts

Have you also started strapping your plakkies to the outside of your seatpack, next to the tin coffee cup?

Edited February 22, 2021 by Patchelicious

[capediver]

  On 2/22/2021 at 12:42 PM, Wayne pudding Mol said:

restrap.co.uk

Nice, bit small...seen this...I like...comes with mounting bracket as well as extension to re-mount Garmin stuff!

https://olympiccycles.co.za/product/topeak-compact-handle-bar-bag/

[Patchelicious]

This is what bike packs are for! Long overdue night trips.

 

This trip that Nic did looks ????????

 

https://www.facebook.com/535594006552929/posts/3432994286812872/?d=n

[shaper]

  On 2/21/2021 at 5:00 AM, Bosveldklong said:

Please give more details on where you get it from!!

https://ratiotechnology.com/product/12-speed-upgrade-kit/

[splat]

  On 2/23/2021 at 7:52 AM, Patchelicious said:

This is what bike packs are for! Long overdue night trips.

 

This trip that Nic did looks

 

https://www.facebook.com/535594006552929/posts/3432994286812872/?d=n

 

That looks so awesome!

 

Quite a bit of lycra and hardly any beards, they clearly aren't very serious groadies...

[Wayne pudding Mol]

  On 2/22/2021 at 12:49 PM, Patchelicious said:

Have you also started strapping your plakkies to the outside of your seatpack, next to the tin coffee cup?

Genius....if only I could pull of decent facial hair now. I could drink coffee and stroke my beard whilst pondering the meaning of it all

[Patchelicious]

  On 2/23/2021 at 9:41 AM, Wayne pudding Mol said:

Genius....if only I could pull of decent facial hair now. I could drink coffee and stroke my beard whilst pondering the meaning of it all

I assume you are vigilant about checking how the beans are sourced?

[Monark]

  On 2/23/2021 at 9:47 AM, Patchelicious said:

I assume you are vigilant about checking how the beans are sourced?

Ethically of course - to the gentle soothing tones of Enya

[NGM]

  On 2/23/2021 at 11:25 AM, Monark said:

Ethically of course - to the gentle soothing tones of Enya

 

No no, this is not the way of the ethical gravel bike hipster. They (we, possibly) listen to bands you haven't heard of yet. In some cases they like bands that don't even exist yet. 

[Patchelicious]

  On 2/23/2021 at 11:59 AM, NickGM said:

No no, this is not the way of the ethical gravel bike hipster. They (we, possibly) listen to bands you haven't heard of yet. In some cases they like bands that don't even exist yet. 

 

Pfft rookie. True groaders eat beans and make their own Kopi Luwak! "I drink my own ****"

[The Ghost]

  On 2/22/2021 at 12:42 PM, Wayne pudding Mol said:

restrap.co.uk

I like the canister bag, if I get one do I have to grow a beard and drink coffee?

[capediver]

Bucket list.....the video is quite long but watch it for some spectacular vistas of rural USA....

[Shebeen]

  On 2/22/2021 at 12:37 PM, Monark said:

Google Ratio - buy it off their site

Maybe I'm not caffeine up enough yet. But typing "ratio" into my Google doesn't give me a bike shop. Adding other keywords sends me down silly places

[Wayne pudding Mol]

  On 2/24/2021 at 5:14 AM, Shebeen said:

Maybe I'm not caffeine up enough yet. But typing "ratio" into my Google doesn't give me a bike shop. Adding other keywords sends me down silly places

Your googling game is weak my young apprentice

 

https://ratiotechnology.com/product/12-speed-upgrade-kit/

[Shebeen]

  On 2/20/2021 at 4:28 PM, Monark said:

 

Is this considered "cheap"

 

https://www.custombikes.co.za/products/virbocore-flare-bar-specials

For cheap awesome flare bars look at the Spank Vibrocore bars...

[bradwentzel]

  On 2/20/2021 at 4:30 PM, Monark said:

And if you are running Sram 1 x 11 shifters on your gravel rig consider the Ratio upgrade kit which converts them to 1 x 12... for R1200 it is a great upgrade. Mine just landed so will update you.

 

What are you planning on pairing this with?