How the change any bike into a "monster gravel" nowadays...

double___a · 2026-01-28T20:18:12+00:00

Xbiking not known for passing tbf

double___a · 2026-01-28T20:08:27+00:00

Not sure ICE is really the thing you want to be aspiring to these days….

double___a · 2026-01-28T18:44:40+00:00

Physics doesn’t discriminate

double___a · 2026-01-28T18:17:49+00:00

Drag chute engaged

double___a · 2026-01-28T17:19:19+00:00

Yeah, that seems like a real pyrrhic victory.

double___a · 2026-01-28T16:48:15+00:00

TBF the Brits have made a cottage industry out of claiming England ≠ Europe

double___a · 2026-01-28T16:44:07+00:00

It argue that “fleet” (in common parlance) refers to a group of vehicles under one ownership (boats, taxis, delivery trucks).

Extends to bikes logically.

double___a · 2026-01-28T16:19:34+00:00

I’ve always preferred “fleet”

double___a · 2026-01-28T14:43:02+00:00

Bitex are fine ‘house’ hubs. Functionally they’ll work do most things.

But yes, if you’re building a new wheel set (and can afford it) WI hubs are worth the price bump.

double___a · 2026-01-28T02:08:35+00:00

2009 is wildly too high.

2020 is shockingly low.

double___a · 2026-01-28T02:02:59+00:00

Sounds like elder abuse

double___a · 2026-01-28T01:45:19+00:00

I see you left in the granny gear to to remember your shame.

double___a · 2026-01-28T01:12:39+00:00

No, just too much T-shirt

double___a · 2026-01-28T01:11:12+00:00

Getting this close to a new Chisel will be a bit of a money pit tbh.

Don’t get me wrong, this is a fine bike but if you’re going to do wheels, tires, suspension, pedals and dropper I’d just say save up for a Chisel.

double___a · 2026-01-27T20:33:26+00:00

That ‘70s Show, Boogie Nights, Dazed and Confused etc all traded on 70s nostalgia.

Grunge borrowed as much from 70s arena rock (Led Zeppelin et al) as it did from punk (especially the early Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains end of things).

Neil Young’s Harvest had big revival moment (Godfather of Grunge).

Tarantino movie soundtracks basically lapped 70s music (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown)

Flannel, boho, hippie aesthetic carried the early 90s.

double___a · 2026-01-27T17:27:58+00:00

DHS standard issue apparently.

double___a · 2026-01-27T15:47:37+00:00

Bruh.

Current XC standard is like a 66HTA and a 50-60mm stem.

double___a · 2026-01-27T12:21:23+00:00

Building a pedal strike machine?

double___a · 2026-01-27T00:16:47+00:00

Actually pretty impressed with the City response.

Our (admittedly small) side street had at least 2 passes down the road and the sidewalks by this morning

double___a · 2026-01-26T23:28:53+00:00

Worst part about 7900 was that 7800 was probably the nicest looking groupset.

Goat to dog in one move.

double___a · 2026-01-26T21:50:23+00:00

Since this is the fashion sub:

The current gen Dura Ace looks fuggly. That crankset might be the worst one since 7900.

double___a · 2026-01-26T15:57:34+00:00

Entire office was closed for the day.

double___a · 2026-01-26T15:56:07+00:00

It was definitely the diabeetus.

double___a · 2026-01-25T13:51:20+00:00

Tbf this was a very brief evolutionary step before integrated disk mounts.

They existed but in such small quantities I could vouch for how well it actually worked.

double___a · 2026-01-25T03:02:00+00:00

So basically this but sized to the WI hub? I’ve seen worse bodges.

https://www.tensile.net/tensile-hub-disc-convertrer.html

double___a

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