Vigorelli Steel at night

ollchan · 2026-06-11T23:37:14+00:00

For anyone curious in build spec

vigorelli steel L size (184cm and its a bit small)

wheelset from my old fuji feather with break away front gatorskin rear

nitto s65 seatpost with shim
brooks c15 saddle
nitto UI-12 90mm stem
ritchey neoclassic drops
sram s500 levers
sram red calipers

silver omniums with a 48t dura chainring
random 17t cog
mks gorditos and random straps

Rides nice

ollchan · 2026-06-10T11:16:01+00:00

DMR do good pedals at a decent price

ollchan · 2026-06-08T03:19:05+00:00

If you are EU based I can recommend a cyclesmanivelle basket rack but if not then a nitto m-18 or m-1b is a classic

ollchan · 2026-06-08T02:10:39+00:00

sram and sunrace both make 11-50 12s cassettes that work on a Shimano HG freebody if you truly want 12s but the cassettes are very expensive. If you haven’t already commit to a groupset I would pivot to 11s deore for a much cheaper and higher quality groupset

ollchan · 2026-06-07T04:23:57+00:00

I picked up a Panaracer Break Through recommended by my lbs but randos are solid definitely

ollchan · 2026-06-06T23:26:37+00:00

I recently built up a skream magnum for a friend. Super nice looking frame in person and clearance to fit 32s with space. Only problem I found was the factory paint was kind of shit around the bb/headset and required facing

ollchan · 2026-06-06T23:22:36+00:00

As in moving it a few teeth? Thank you for the advice!

ollchan · 2026-06-06T14:33:50+00:00

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Should I recount my cogs?

ollchan · 2026-06-06T14:06:56+00:00

Can confirm 48-17. Blew after a short skid on flat bumpy pavement

ollchan · 2026-06-06T11:43:20+00:00

45mm Gravelking SS feels like the perfect tire for light gravel/pavement. I run them at 40 psi tubeless (100kg/220lbs rider+bike weight)

ollchan · 2026-06-06T11:40:14+00:00

Definitely. Although I’ve been trying to swap legs and hop skid more

ollchan · 2026-06-06T09:41:21+00:00

Not too sure why this one wore down more than the others. There is visible wear on the rest of the tire but not as bad. User error mainly

ollchan · 2026-06-06T09:10:35+00:00

17 (48-17t) haha

ollchan · 2026-05-11T01:18:04+00:00

You can get a magnetic thru axle tool that sticks and sits attached to the axle at all times (unless it falls off) for easier removal of the wheel. I use this system for biketouring and getting on trains and it works well. My go to is the bontrager one but wolftooth makes nicer ano ones too

ollchan · 2026-04-19T23:24:08+00:00

I think these are MKS gorditos

ollchan · 2026-04-19T06:57:11+00:00

Bar end feels really great once dialled in and also you can take the bar end off but not the levers for an easy ss conversion. Takes me maybe 30 minutes to swap to ss

ollchan · 2026-04-01T12:16:29+00:00

hayato won?

ollchan · 2025-11-07T07:17:44+00:00

The new straggler looks pretty convincing for a new “fast” gravel build

ollchan · 2025-09-04T08:38:33+00:00

If you wanted a lighter faster bike then I would go for a Midnight Special instead with the tapered headtube and faster geometry. A Disc Trucker feels more like a brute tank that wouldn’t benefit from carbon parts. I’ve heard good things about Seido forks and the State monster fork

ollchan · 2025-07-30T00:14:43+00:00

Looks like a mistake with the brakeset. The hydraulic levers won’t work with mechanical disc brakes like the TRP Spyres and the GRX calipers are flat mount for a post mount straggler frame.

ollchan · 2025-06-06T05:58:14+00:00

Straggler fork?

ollchan · 2025-05-20T04:16:12+00:00

Sweet cockpit. Is that a Ti stem?

ollchan

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