PERFECT On Monday, February 22, 2016 at 1:10:54 PM UTC-8, Tim Gavin wrote: > > I finished the build of my grey/kidney Roadeo on Saturday, and shod her > with 700 x 38 Challenge Gravel Grinder tires (which measure ~36 mm on Mavic > Open Pro rims). I took it for a short ride and took some pictures: > http://s1060.photobucket.com/user/Tim_Gavin/library/Rivendell%20Roadeo > > > Yesterday (Sunday), I replaced these tires with 700 x 32 Panaracer Gravel > King (knobby) tires and took it for a shakedown ride of 34 miles (in ~34 > degree weather). > > No pictures yet, but it rode great. Fast, but still reasonably > comfortable. For those that are interested, here's my Strava record > <https://www.strava.com/activities/499285415/embed/c50c7bb3bb9c5c258888306b6f2ba9136ccd1882>. > > > > I need to dial in the pressures on the Gravel Kings, but they rolled well > at ~70-75 psi. The small knobs on the tread look aggressive but are nearly > silent on the road (just a light hum). The GKs give me a little more > clearance than the GGs; which is nice because there were sticks all over > the trail, especially the further I got from town. > > The first thing I'm going to change is to lower the gearing. I borrowed > all the parts (except brake calipers and tires) for this build from my > Giordana XL-Eco, which made this a reasonably-economical new bike. The > Giordana was a 90s road racer; therefore, the 53/39 crank. I don't think I > shifted higher than 53 x 16, even on the downhill/downwind portion. > > I'm interested in a subcompact 46/30 or 48/32 double crank. If anyone on > the list has such an item for sale, please PM me. > > Cheers, > Tim Gavin > Cedar Rapids, IA >
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