Going Long and Hard.

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God damn this bike is 🔥

And the Hurricane Ridges are so much faster than the super light Gravel Kings. Never going to experiment with that shit again.

Except for my Rando setup. I bought another pair of Gravel Kings for that 🤣

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These look like poofy cross tires.

I’m digging what you’re doing with this bike.

This is a legit cross frame, correct? Not “gravel” geometry?
 
They sell it as a Gravel Race bike, but the BB is 14mm higher than the Diverge or Aethos. It definitely kept It's CX bloodline.

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Yes I saw this on RH website and it got me curious if you've tried it. Seems like maybe it's not worth the risk.

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RH wrote this on their site and Ted King said this on his blog.

"I freaking love that bike and was stoked to put some 32c Rene Herse Stampede tires on, jury rig them to be tubeless, and tear my way across Vermont."

What about tubeless installations of tires that aren’t tubeless-compatible?
Maybe you’ve seen Ted King run Stampede Pass 700C x 32 tubeless. It’s doable, and can be safe if you know what you are doing. Officially, we cannot recommend it, and you are on your own if something goes wrong. Make sure not to exceed 60 psi with any tubeless installation.
 
I'm not willing to risk it. One of my old coworkers would set up non tubeless tubeless and ended up in the hospital when the front rolled off. The few times I've experimented the tire ended up blowing off after a few minutes in the shop. 100% not worth it. I'm also running the same non production 303s Ted uses and they won't hold a tubed tire at 80psi 🤣
 
Actually, I was bringing it up because I still like the idea of the higher bottom bracket/steeper angles of a true cross bike, even for a bike that's going to be ridden on pavement/gravel/dirt roads/etc.
 
ChrisG said:
Actually, I was bringing it up because I still like the idea of the higher bottom bracket/steeper angles of a true cross bike, even for a bike that's going to be ridden on pavement/gravel/dirt roads/etc.
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It has a snap that I've not felt in any Gravel Bike yet.
 
jimvreeland said:
It has a snap that I've not felt in any Gravel Bike yet.
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That is an interesting subject, what do credit for the snap? I mean, I get that generally speaking it's the geometry, but more in details what aspect of the geometry and why makes it 'snappy'. I'm genuinely interested in the subject.
 
serviceguy said:
That is an interesting subject, what do credit for the snap? I mean, I get that generally speaking it's the geometry, but more in details what aspect of the geometry and why makes it 'snappy'. I'm genuinely interested in the subject.
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It's a mix of Geo and Frame Layup. Generally a steeper HT and shorter wheelbase translate into a quicker feeling bike. Couple that with a frame that's stiff in the right spots to transfer rider input and BOOM, snappy. With 1x drivetrains allowing for huge tire clearance and super short stays it's all coming together.
 
jimvreeland said:
It's a mix of Geo and Frame Layup. Generally a steeper HT and shorter wheelbase translate into a quicker feeling bike. Couple that with a frame that's stiff in the right spots to transfer rider input and BOOM, snappy. With 1x drivetrains allowing for huge tire clearance and super short stays it's all coming together.
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Thanks for the clarification. Makes sense. I'd like to think that's why of all my bikes the SS El Mariachi is the one I enjoy riding the most, even though the real snappy thing on it was the carbon cranks interface when it separated 🙁
 
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