cadenceblur Posted August 31, 2023 Share 17 minutes ago, Dappere said: +1 for adding a dropper. Good looking bike - how does she ride? Great ride, super responsive, whilst being very comfortable as well. I have found the 40t to be suitable as an option on the road as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 31, 2023 Share 7 hours ago, NotSoBigBen said: Ai ai ai .... 'monstercross' bikes are like single speed bikes ..... you don't BUY one, you BUILD one 😜 Luckily I didn’t buy a monster cross bike. NotSoBigBen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappere Posted August 31, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, cadenceblur said: Great ride, super responsive, whilst being very comfortable as well. I have found the 40t to be suitable as an option on the road as well. Completely, when riding a 1x on my gravel bike I ran a 44. Some of the gravel event climbs became rather ambitious, to say the least! 😅 I swopped back to a 2x chainring of 46/30 to have lower bailout gears for when I'm completely knackered. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanMalan Posted September 1, 2023 Share I also prefer flat mtb bars, more confident in tech terrain and much simpler/cheaper. Carbon fork drops a good kg off the weight. Edited September 1, 2023 by JohanMalan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted September 1, 2023 Share More Franken-monster than this you will not get. 1994 Gary Fisher 26" HT (CroMo Steel); 3x8 with Cantilever Rim brakes; TL 2.2 front & 2.35 rear. Building one of these from scratch gives gravel biking a whole new meaning. Did some rivnut implants in the fork and downtube to fit panniers racks and cargo cages for touring. The 3x configuration gives me plenty gearing options for gravel and/or touring. A brand new cassette and chain costs less than 500 bucks. Chainrings probably R600. This thing is indestructible and the most fun to ride you'll ever find. Why share this you might wonder 😏 ........... There are indeed other options if your budget is as challenging as mine, PLUS you do not have to sacrifice the fun factor due to limited funds. Old's Cool I say Jono, Mongoose!, NotSoBigBen and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter-morgan Posted September 1, 2023 Share I know not a nice photo, but here is pic of Mine, I ma not going to call it Gravel bike, lets call it a Hybrid, 1x10 set-up with a 42(Rapide oval) Upfront and 11-36 back, more than enough for the Flat east rand, ChrisF, TyronLab, dasilvarsa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyHWR Posted September 1, 2023 Share Merida Big 9 gerriemtb and Dexter-morgan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted September 2, 2023 Share On 9/1/2023 at 8:57 AM, Dexter-morgan said: I know not a nice photo, but here is pic of Mine, I ma not going to call it Gravel bike, lets call it a Hybrid, 1x10 set-up with a 42(Rapide oval) Upfront and 11-36 back, more than enough for the Flat east rand, You are Absolutely Right - You cannot convert a MTB to a Grave Bike because Gravel Frames are Specially designed to be Gravel Bikes. A Gravel Capable Hybrid MTB is what you have. And a Beautifully built one at That. Dexter-morgan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidodg Posted September 2, 2023 Share forget the drop bars, totally unnecessary and you need lots more parts for the conversion...just get a carbon fork for now and some Pirelli Cinturato M in 45s gerriemtb, ChrisF, Dexter-morgan and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidodg Posted September 2, 2023 Share Prince Albert Cycles, Zebra and ChrisF 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted September 5, 2023 Share One of the coolest bikes I've ever cobbled together was a GT 26er HT frame, cheap rigid fork, 29er wheels and gravel tyres. (SS in this instance) Again, not a true gravel bike because of the flat bars, but a blast to ride through mixed terrain. Faster than a MTB, more versatile than a road bike. I got rid of this one back in 2019 I think... Mook and Frosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 5, 2023 Share 2 minutes ago, nick_the_wheelbuilder said: Faster than a MTB, more versatile than a road bike. and it has the ability to slip a belt-drive system because of the frame design. Mook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted September 5, 2023 Share 29 minutes ago, Frosty said: and it has the ability to slip a belt-drive system because of the frame design. No, unfortunately not - that would have been too cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 5, 2023 Share 5 minutes ago, nick_the_wheelbuilder said: No, unfortunately not - that would have been too cool! I thought the GT bikes had the bolted chain and seat stays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted September 5, 2023 Share 1 minute ago, Frosty said: I thought the GT bikes had the bolted chain and seat stays Not sure about other models, but not this one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyronLab Posted September 6, 2023 Share On 9/1/2023 at 8:57 AM, Dexter-morgan said: I know not a nice photo, but here is pic of Mine, I ma not going to call it Gravel bike, lets call it a Hybrid, 1x10 set-up with a 42(Rapide oval) Upfront and 11-36 back, more than enough for the Flat east rand, Can confirm this bike is badass IRL, saw it yesterday morning at the Bicycle Line group ride. BTW, not sure how the 27kph group ended up, but I was very, very, VERY ambitious to tackle the 32kph group (which, by the time we got to Sunward, was averaging 38+) on my current steed... I should have stuck with you guys. Dexter-morgan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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