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The Cycling Thread
- Thread starter Big Steve - Raider
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Nope and even some of the 2022 models are gone
Bought myself some new spangly Hunt Wheels recently and finally got them fitted to my bike this evening.
Would have liked to get some super-duper carbon jobbies, but saw these wheels for sale which said they offer dam near the same weight and rolling resistance as carbon wheels coating umpteen £££ more, I thought I would have a punt!
I know my bike is only a Triban starter road bike, but I figure investing in some nice wheels can always be used on other bikes should I upgrade that in the future..
I had to have a weigh of the wheels, as I was fitting them, and was chuffed to see the weight saving was 645g or 21-23% of the original Triban Wheels so hoping this will translate into something on the road..?
Think the bike looks a little sweeter with them on also..
Look forwards to giving them a proper run out this weekend
Would have liked to get some super-duper carbon jobbies, but saw these wheels for sale which said they offer dam near the same weight and rolling resistance as carbon wheels coating umpteen £££ more, I thought I would have a punt!
I know my bike is only a Triban starter road bike, but I figure investing in some nice wheels can always be used on other bikes should I upgrade that in the future..
I had to have a weigh of the wheels, as I was fitting them, and was chuffed to see the weight saving was 645g or 21-23% of the original Triban Wheels so hoping this will translate into something on the road..?
Think the bike looks a little sweeter with them on also..
Look forwards to giving them a proper run out this weekend
Oooooh no no no no..
Think the carbon loops look much better..
Think the carbon loops look much better..
100 miles of gravel riding trails done last weekend.
50 miles doing the Shipwrights Way ride from near Farnham in Surrey to Portsmouth with a good friend. First time having to take a boat as part of the route, pretty cool! From Hayling Island.
50 mile loop in Suffolk with 20 miles of forest and farm trails.
50 miles doing the Shipwrights Way ride from near Farnham in Surrey to Portsmouth with a good friend. First time having to take a boat as part of the route, pretty cool! From Hayling Island.
50 mile loop in Suffolk with 20 miles of forest and farm trails.
Great work sir!!
Thank you! Loving the gravel riding so much, so much so I'm looking to sell the Cannondale Topstone 2 and potentially order one of these, a Canyon Grail.
Grail CF SL 7
If you need to shake up your riding routine, then gravel is the answer. The Grail CF SL 7.0 is our base carbon model and comes complete with Shimano’s new GRX600 gravel groupset.
www.canyon.com
Duncan Grier
Well-Known Member
Some epic bike rides & pics 
However......
What ever happened to just driving around visiting places and beers lol
However......
What ever happened to just driving around visiting places and beers lol
Lockdown?Some epic bike rides & pics
However......
What ever happened to just driving around visiting places and beers lol
Duncan Grier
Well-Known Member
Fair pointLockdown?
Gravel Road Maps and Biking Routes - Gravelmap
Gravelmap is a tool for finding and sharing local gravel roads for biking, gravel grinding, exploration and more.
gravelmap.com
Apps:
Komoot
OS Maps
Strava
The Suffolk loop was taken from the gravel map site, it runs from Ipswich north so I tapped into it, edited it to make a loop and made it on my Garmin Connect app. I can make routes on the app and send it to my Garmin Edge sat nav, any route as a GPX file can be saved to my Garmin.
The route to Portsmouth, called the Shipwrights Way ride.
Shipwrights Way (including map, GPS files and statistics)
Apps above are also subscription based which should give you access to route to download. Monthly rolling or annual.
The Facebook group UK Gravel Bike Club is a hive of knowledge, I've learnt a fair bit so far. Accessories like bike packing, clothing, routes. I've barely scratched the surface in 3 months but now with the UK easing restrictions there's so many opportunities for rides all over. I'd love to ride the NC500, and when European travel is ok if like to head over to Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and beyond with the bikes.
Boom!! Nice bike sir!!
Cannot wait now!! Should be just over a weeks time 2 weeks tops
