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More here... http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/10/15/found-44-bikes-handmade-gravel-road-bike-more/
Looks 9/10ths boring, 1/10th disgusting, to me. Bet it rides well though!
Their 29er is absolutely minging though.
What's with the thumbies???? 😕
Sportive more than cx 😉
JoB did a review of those shifter mounts on road.cc. He wasn't overly impressed iirc.
Looks pretty poo to me.
Massive seatpost to wobble in the wind, silly flared out bars, old yet new silly thumb shifter instead of STIs, single front ring.
Gravel racer would seem to be the latest US crap-niche.
luv it
Front end looks wrong to me.
LOL @ crikey's comments.
I've been on nights and am very, very grumpy....
Gravel racer would seem to be the latest US crap-niche.
been done before...infact, i just need the drops really...and to lose about 5lbs in weight
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Ah yes ... [url= http://www.44bikes.com/index.html ]44Bikes[/url] do some fantastic looking bikes (...in my opinion 😉 ).
I especially like the Kidd Dangerous F, and their Fatbike ...
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*sigh* ... so many bikes, such little time ...
rOcKeTdOg
been done before...infact, i just need the drops really.
Ah, like my Gryphon was for a time (before I relented and put some sensible tires on it. 😀 )?
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RD - get your glasses on, that's a hybrid.
the fatty looks a lot like
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cynic-al - MemberRD - get your glasses on, that's a hybrid.
it had to happen once Al, you are correct, of course it is
Hmm, you're right - it certainly looks a bit 'chicken and egg' there ... (tho' that's perhaps not the best analogy, given that birds are of course reptiles, so it was 'egg'). 🙄
... anyway, yeah, I see the similarity.
OP, sorry about the wandering about, I agree tho' - nice CX.
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It's neither Fish nor Fowl is it?
Do we have any Gravel races, or events in the UK? (I wish we did because I'd be well up for it....)
And what's wrong with a CX bike this kind of use anyway? Seems like another niche of a niche of a niche that the Bike Industry wants everyone to buy into.. $$$$$$$
Chunkymbt!
I like it but I am a little strange!
Looks very fast especially hill climbing!
Everyone should have a cyclocross or similar!
I really like that Huntsman gravel bike ... I am a little confused at the retroshift shifter as I struggle to see why you would go down that road over an sti or even a bar end shifter .. guess there must be some plus points as they are popping up on alot of the US bikes.
We don't have ANY gravel races .. unless you wanna count the Kielder 100 🙂
They are definitely not a niche or a fad in the US .. these bikes have come about through demand .. no point building a bike if no one is gonna buy it .. Salsa have sold all of their stock of Warbirds into dealers already hence the UK will be seeing maybe one or two.
http://www.gravelgrindernews.com/ .. great resource for anyone wanting to travel to do a grinder .. list of races down right hand side of blog is massive now ... there seems to be another few added every week,
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Bag 'o' S^^^^
guess there must be some plus points as they are popping up on alot of the US bikes.
Much in the same way that many of the riders chose tweed over modern materials.
Yep, niche ****tery over function.
As in,
Look at me! I'm so individual, ordinary cx is just too mainstream for me!
normal CX is too limiting*
*and "different" winds some people up a treat 🙂
oldgit
Much in the same way that many of the riders chose tweed over modern materials.
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid".
😉
I'm much less grumpy now, although still sleep deprived and I still don't like it at all. 😉
The indyfab is indeed fab...
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid".
and you an archery master!
Ha ha, Indeed so RD ... but that's for the [i]other[/i] site.
I like to keep my identity a secret in here.
😉
I like it, get some proper bars and shifters on it though
Looking sounds good...one of my friends tell me about this to see and i see pretty cool....like it!!!