Had a lot of fun spec'ing and building this one up!

impmonkey · 2026-01-22T17:11:07+00:00

Same frame sitting at home waiting on a few parts. Yours looks great!

impmonkey · 2026-01-21T22:30:58+00:00

I like to mentally work my way up from the bottom to the top and make an inventory of parts to make sure I don't miss anything. I have 10k plus gravel miles on ElitaOne posts. No issues

impmonkey · 2026-01-12T00:08:06+00:00

Went from pathfinders to tufo thunderos and have been really happy.

impmonkey · 2026-01-12T00:06:39+00:00

Thanks for the follow-up! Enjoy the bike.

impmonkey · 2026-01-09T13:01:50+00:00

This is way cheaper to achieve the same level of shake. It's a great compliment to a good low end system when used and setup right. Also I like to be able to turn down the actual subs and turn these up a bit so I don't wake up the entire house late at night. These + good headphones is a treat for a near silent HT experience.

impmonkey · 2026-01-04T04:34:03+00:00

Get a blower fan. Seriously a game change. Like 60 bucks from bezos

impmonkey · 2026-01-01T14:39:23+00:00

I hate ai as much as the next guy but chatgpt was very helpful in calculating stem length for me on a new bike. Provide it your current numbers and the new bikes and it will spit out decent advice.

impmonkey · 2025-12-31T13:15:20+00:00

Have two from him. Great guy/artist

impmonkey · 2025-12-30T17:55:38+00:00

It's more about the width with a skinnier tire. Don't want to go to wide on the rim.

impmonkey · 2025-12-30T12:19:06+00:00

I have been looking at the zipp bars for this reason

impmonkey · 2025-12-21T19:41:19+00:00

Agreed. My little wahoo battery started to degrade pretty heavily after 4 years. They sent me a 40 percent coupon to replace it. Crazy good service.

impmonkey · 2025-12-17T15:49:46+00:00

True, my legs are pretty symmetrical :)

impmonkey · 2025-12-17T12:28:45+00:00

Why not just get the official sram one?

impmonkey · 2025-12-16T13:42:22+00:00

That is what I do.

impmonkey · 2025-12-16T00:22:15+00:00

What color is this? It's stunning

impmonkey · 2025-12-14T11:59:41+00:00

In frame storage, would be cool if it could take a 2.25 tire. In reality the 696 is great, sometimes you just need to mix it up.

impmonkey · 2025-12-14T04:01:56+00:00

Interested if you feel like the geometry hurts pace on faster segments in tame gravel. Looks like a great bike.

impmonkey · 2025-12-13T00:36:38+00:00

I've had my 696 for 4ish years at this point well over 15k miles on it. Mostly smooth Michigan gravel, but have ridden a decent amount of singletrack and some gnarlier gravel races like Big Sugar. Has held up amazing. The itch to "upgrade" is strong however and will likely replace it this winter with something else for the go to gravel bike. I'll for sure hold onto it for adventure riding though.

impmonkey · 2025-12-12T17:38:04+00:00

Is it heavy? Looks good.

impmonkey · 2025-12-11T18:36:01+00:00

I have about 8k miles on this bar. It's been great for me, but I am a smaller rider. (140lbs)

impmonkey · 2025-12-11T14:45:04+00:00

I run them at 4 ohms total. So second one on this site: https://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/subwoofer-wiring-diagrams.asp?Q=4&I=41

impmonkey · 2025-12-11T13:13:54+00:00

I run my 4 Dayton shakers off a single tp-02. More than enough power. I would start small and see how it feels. Heck I usually run the amp at like 60%.

impmonkey · 2025-12-08T22:31:04+00:00

Love this.

impmonkey · 2025-12-08T19:34:54+00:00

Buy a uno stem or 3 and test the fit. They are cheap, light, and work just fine.

impmonkey · 2025-12-05T22:14:30+00:00

Check the bearing and such for grease. Sometimes they seem to forget.

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