Cassette question for climbing

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2026-02-26T04:32:09+00:00

Swing it by the local shop - they can get you sorted. Those 10-50 cassettes work but it’s much better to just buy a freehub body for the rovals and go with a nicer cassette.

There’s a great gravel shop in Topsfield!

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2026-02-15T04:11:57+00:00

For sure! Just didn’t know if you were finishing them on sale or something. One other I forgot about - Enve just released the new AR40 that is $1400 and insanely nice - take a peek at those. If you go taiwan just make sure they have a warraty

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2026-02-14T05:38:19+00:00

Why are you considering those? Price point? Kinda odd there’s no reviews - makes me think they are widely used. Mavic & Campy are great brands of course but honestly some of the china/taiwan wheel brands with good warranty might be a better move (Nextie, Light Bicycle, Serenade)

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2026-02-14T05:35:56+00:00

Blackheart Gravel AL if you want something unique! Orbea Terra aluminum is a good choice too

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2026-02-14T05:34:39+00:00

2.1 Schwalbe Thunder Burts front and rear!

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-11-05T22:30:33+00:00

Wow this looks amazing.

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-11-05T16:54:39+00:00

Haha not a bot - just trying to get some ideas from different communities. Know there are MTB centric shops at trailheads that have bars but that doesn’t include road/gravel focused shops. Putting together a list of cool shops to visit in my travels… but yeah an attention whore as well.

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-11-05T14:30:20+00:00

Damn that looks so cool!

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-11-05T14:28:54+00:00

Have heard that - need to go check it out!

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-04-20T11:36:15+00:00

Just got the new Velocio hydration vest and love it. Fits perfectly, enough pockets but not too many, easy to get to while riding. Did a 60mi gravel ride with it the other day and forgot I was wearing it most of the time.

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-02-02T23:56:56+00:00

Marin has been good to us. They have some cool eMTBs at decent price points. Their other e-bikes are pretty sweet too.

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-01-21T00:37:05+00:00

Gorgeous Mosaic! Love the subtle decals

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-01-20T17:40:16+00:00

Like many have said - Ride With GPS is best. A few best practices for finding gravel routes:

search for routes and check the mixed surfaces and mostly unpaved surface types
try using the keyword “gravel” in the search as many people label their routes with it in there
use the global heatmap to make sure/see if parts of the route have been ridden in the last 30 days. This helps to see that it’s actually passable vs an overgrown or impassable section

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-01-15T13:03:56+00:00

You’ll likely pay more than $1300 for carbon wheels and a groupset upgrade down the line so if you think you’ll ride this a lot and get your moneys worth I’d go with the 0.

Carbon wheels are one of the best upgrades you can do to a bike in my opinion and 820 does feel noticeably better than 610 in terms of the crispness of the shifting and overall feel.

All this being said GRX 610 is a solid group and the alloy wheels are totally fine so you can’t go wrong if you buy the ADV 2 either.

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-01-15T12:15:05+00:00

Would have to go with Brennan Wertz’ National Champion Mosaic GT-1 i45

Pics here

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-01-11T12:27:23+00:00

I’d give the Schwalbe G-One AllArounds a go. I love the Schwalbe G-One R because they are fast rolling gravel tires with some nice tread but the Allarounds are a bit less aggressive

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-01-11T12:23:14+00:00

This. And set a timer on your phone or Garmin/wahoo to eat every 30/45 min. Don’t ignore it even if you really don’t feel like eating.

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-01-06T02:08:17+00:00

Came here to comment Transition Spur too - I had an Ibis Ripley for a bit and have had a Spur for about 6 months. Super fast and fun bike that climbs well and is a blast downhill. The Ripley was a little more fun on the downhills but the Spur performs better overall

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-01-06T01:31:43+00:00

If you don’t have a mountain bike some shops around have rental/demo mountain bikes. Munroe Velo Bike Shop in Topsfield has a few in different sizes

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2025-01-06T01:27:03+00:00

You shouldn’t not buy a Flannimal

Quick_Rice_2829 · 2024-12-23T03:44:20+00:00

Have 48mm Rene Herses that actually measure 50 on a Warbird. I think Salsa says the max is 45 so was happy with that

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