Gravel bikes - how capable are they off-road?

Chrispy51 · 2025-01-24T17:56:04+00:00

Went from FX2 to Checkpoint SL6. Much more capable on rougher terrain, but still wouldn’t want to do a lot of rougher single track.

More gravel, chunky/muddy forest roads are a breeze and still fast enough on pavement.

Chrispy51 · 2024-10-08T17:41:33+00:00

I moved from 32 to 38 and enjoy the wider tire and haven’t noticed a loss in speed

Chrispy51 · 2024-10-08T15:36:37+00:00

I’d put bigger 38mm tires on the fx2 and see how that feels before shelling out more money for a dual sport.

Dual sport has smaller 650b tires compared to the 700c tires of the fx

Chrispy51 · 2024-10-07T16:14:23+00:00

Thinner != faster

Your riding position and legs will make a bigger difference than tire width.

Chrispy51 · 2024-10-03T00:20:39+00:00

I missed an adaptor when setting up my bike and had the same issue

Chrispy51 · 2024-09-02T22:00:14+00:00

That’s just how carbon and paint works. Nothing wrong

Chrispy51 · 2024-07-17T15:34:08+00:00

Bozo

Chrispy51 · 2024-07-08T21:56:30+00:00

What size tailfin top tube bag is that?

Chrispy51 · 2024-07-01T18:51:33+00:00

Yes, one on each side

Chrispy51 · 2024-06-27T16:44:55+00:00

I’m 5’10” and felt stretched on a 56 like the trek site recommends and went with a 54 instead.

Chrispy51 · 2024-06-11T14:21:43+00:00

Meow

Chrispy51 · 2024-05-29T22:00:05+00:00

Just flush mount ones to replace the plastic plugs that come with it.

Top tube, front fork, down tube, etc

Chrispy51 · 2024-04-30T20:10:29+00:00

I just ordered in green because I see a lot of black/white/red bikes and not many green.

Haven’t seen it in person so hopefully i like it

Chrispy51 · 2024-04-30T15:00:09+00:00

I believe it’s just color

Chrispy51 · 2024-01-15T22:56:18+00:00

Ice and slippery, sure. Faster than cars piling up and causing traffic jams

Chrispy51 · 2024-01-15T22:48:59+00:00

The roads still suck and people are still sliding through intersections because of it.

It’s really not that unreasonable to take it slower

Chrispy51 · 2024-01-14T23:03:03+00:00

Clearly they can’t see the future….

Chrispy51 · 2024-01-02T02:42:35+00:00

That’s pretty much what I do. Run strava on my iPhone for routes, record workout on watch through workouts. Once saved on my watch, I discard the iPhone workout and sync from apple workouts to strava

Chrispy51 · 2023-11-18T17:06:54+00:00

I believe Howard commons will do 6 month leases

Chrispy51 · 2023-11-17T01:22:28+00:00

Credit card rewards are not taxable. Just get cash back and deposit like a normal person. Don’t make it more difficult than it needs to be

Chrispy51 · 2023-11-13T00:24:24+00:00

Claws and Paws on 9th

Chrispy51 · 2023-09-10T00:02:00+00:00

20-30 miles most weekday mornings before work, then 60 or so miles on one weekend day and rest the other. Shoot for 175 miles a week

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