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Still no gravel in North Yorkshire.
Moor to Sea over Fylingdales Moor.
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Got some of these for my dad's MTB. Seem pretty good so far. I even managed to set them up tubeless, despite them being non-tubeless, wire bead tyres. Got Gravel Kings on my own bike, so we'll see which wear out first
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In case it helps anyone: my Specialized Sequoia came with an FSA chainset that's 48/32T and works with a standard 105 front derailleur. The cassette is an 11–36T Sunrace and also works with a 105 derailleur (GS cage but no extender as far as I am aware). So it's possible to make a non-GRX Shimano road setup work. Though I don't know if I would have necessarily gone for this exact setup had it not come with the bike.
Pictured with 1.9" 650B Gravel Kings (probably the largest tyre that the chainstays will clear).
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Stronglight have 44, 46, 48 and 49T outer rings to fit 4-bolt Ultegra/105.
Their smallest inner ring is 34T though, which I think is a limitation of (non-oval) chainrings with 110 BCD. So if you want 32T or smaller you need either an oval chainring or a different crankset (e.g. FSA, GRX).
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New Cube Nuroad C:62 series. Has a permanent seat-stay bridge for racks/mudguards, and rack mounts on the fork as well.
Go for the top-of-the-line SL edition if you want the naff irridescent cassette and frame detailing.
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At what point do bikepacking solutions cross into ‘just get some panniers (or a trunk bag)’ territory?
https://bikepacking.com/gear/tumbleweed-t-rack-and-mini-pannier-rack-review/
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None in North Yorkshire, confirmed
https://youtu.be/bguiSjo6PKs
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+1 recommendation for these. Closest thing to proper full mudguards. And not difficult to fit.
Not sure if e-bikes really fit in this thread, but Canyon's new Precede:On city bikes are made of carbon fibre and have racks rated up to 25kg.