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It didn't seem like the stage was ridden that hard.

Exactly. Skip some meals, reach to the last hill, no gas in the tank, too late.
Or too much celebrating, who knows.

Do people never ride bikes? It's too easy not to eat enough. I struggle to eat when riding at a decent pace, only remember about it when a big effort is coming and by then it may be too late.

Thinking about how funny that micro suspension sram fork is lmao

Always thought the same thing until I tried the absurd Topstone with the lefty, 650b, AXS mullet and leaf suspension. Was excellent, a dropper and you're set for northern "gravel".
Still won't pay for it but I'm on poverty wages.

Chuck a triple in and use the limit screw to stop it from going in the empty chainring like we boomers used to do with classic MTBs

FSA alloy drop bar

Not many options for classic shape bars anymore I guess. Bike looks incredible as well

Yeah man, drop me a PM if interested

This garish, and a bit grotty with carbon paste (will clean). Good part is Di2 battery holder, clamp is actually pretty good and come with a spare for round or carbon rails.

I have 2.1 tires in the GF'S 17mm internal rims, awaiting for fiery death but she just doesn't ride.

No but you can suffer a bit more big stones fuckery to get to the wind farms, that's pretty good. If you can take the smug looks of full sussers and e-bikers while you ride at walking pace over slabs.

A bit east is Calderbrook, some surprisingly well surfaced and fun to ride stuff over the moors and around the reservoir

It's absolutely shite, if you go make sure it's going up not descending.

Still a hideous nonsense of a bike

I gave up after a few leaky tubeless flats and always carry a mini track pump in my frame bag. Best pump ever, gets a tire up in seconds. Even managed to remount tubeless tires with it.

If you want a pair of unused hutchinson epsilon in 25c very cheap PM

I don't even know where to start. Zero mud clearance, stupid weight distribution (unless you only go downhill), unnecessary stem...
Must do crazy wheelies, if anything

Good luck pumping a +40c tire with a mini pump

Probably some asian rebranded hub on these. You need to ask merlin if they have conversion kits, if they can be converted, or find what they are and order directly from China

I'm assuming this is not tubeless compatible

The cuff is great for UK gravel. The sole not so much. Blue looks great for those casual/lifestyle types

Unless that crank have a lesser torque than the usual 40-50nm it's very hard to go over that with decent sized tools unless you have baboon arms. Probably won't go anywhere close with home mechanic tools.
I have fitted loads with or without and it always comes to pull as hard as it goes without doing silly stuff like using breaker bars, never managed to break one.

Previously I've fitted square taper by just tightening as much as I could, but I've read that could be bad practice.

Who said that? Crank it hard with a big tool is the right way

Yeah man, what exactly do you need?

All these couplers are bulky, don't know how they could fit into an integrated bike. Also, air will get into the system.

Added triple chainrings, removed Hylix seatpost

The very first bike on the thread have a lefty.