What have you done to your bike today?

Being I built my gravel bike out of spare parts, I finally replaced the stupid flare bars with a normal pair of S-Works Carbon bars and tacky tape instead of the slidey camo tape.

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Don't you hate it when that happens? It happened to me every single time I decided to go out and ride during the last two years, pretty much...

I have off Tuesday or Friday and Saturday, all rain for the past 2 weeks and this week coming. I’m gonna sell my bikes because you can’t Commute anymore either.
 
Actually built it up and rode the damn thing outside. Took 2 weeks between building 2 other bikes, waiting for parts and some dropper install fun. So far so good, this feels like the fastest bike I've ridden.

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Santa Cruz Blur C TR V4
SRAM GX Transmission
5Dev Cranks w/Sigeyi power meter
Industry Nine UL 1/1
Schwalbe Racing Ralph/Ray
Rockshox SID Ultimate 120mm
Fox Float DPS Performance Elite 115mm
TRP Slate T4 brakes
Wolftooth Resolve Dropper
Race Face Next Carbon Bars
Race Face Turbine R Stem

Weighs 25 lbs on the nose without pedals.
 
New fork for the Fathom. Jenson had Marzocchi on sale for 35 % off. Couldnt pass it up. 150mm may be too much for the bike. I may have to reduce it to 140 in the future. Either way....couldnt pass up the deal. Also upgraded the headset to a cane creek hellbender70. Giant had a caged bearing headset in there. When i saw it I had flashbacks to 1998.
 

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Actually built it up and rode the damn thing outside. Took 2 weeks between building 2 other bikes, waiting for parts and some dropper install fun. So far so good, this feels like the fastest bike I've ridden.

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Santa Cruz Blur C TR V4
SRAM GX Transmission
5Dev Cranks w/Sigeyi power meter
Industry Nine UL 1/1
Schwalbe Racing Ralph/Ray
Rockshox SID Ultimate 120mm
Fox Float DPS Performance Elite 115mm
TRP Slate T4 brakes
Wolftooth Resolve Dropper
Race Face Next Carbon Bars
Race Face Turbine R Stem

Weighs 25 lbs on the nose without pedals.
Looks great!!!

I see you went Soft on the rear tire, Speedgrip on the front. What was your reasoning? I ask because I'm am thinking about putting Soft on the the back to pair with the front, and was under the impression that Speedgrip isn't great for the front (I have it out back).
 
Looks great!!!

I see you went Soft on the rear tire, Speedgrip on the front. What was your reasoning? I ask because I'm am thinking about putting Soft on the the back to pair with the front, and was under the impression that Speedgrip isn't great for the front (I have it out back).

Honestly no idea lol. I'm new to the Schwalbe world.


This did nothing to answer my questions either.
 
Honestly no idea lol. I'm new to the Schwalbe world.


This did nothing to answer my questions either.
This will help out a bit more maybe.


I just looked at my RaRay (I don't really use it at all, it's on the shelf) and saw that it's in Speedgrip (not the Soft) as well. Maybe that's all they make for that tire? Carry on.

I'm running Nobby Nic on the front, Wicked Will out back. Good combo with a bit more grip
 
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