- Velo Orange Crazy Bars
- Pathfinder Pro 38s
The Crazy Bars are awesome.
So far, so good on the tires. I have only taken it for a spin on the road.
This was my first time wrapping bars and it took me two tries, and messing up the finish. Found a comment about using twine, and that worked out great and adds a unique touch.
https://www.reddit.com/r/cycling/s/uM86t5dLGr
I’m considering a rigid fork, but am going to ride it as-is for now!
by issueRadix
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You can cut a lot of weight with a rigid fork
Honestly an awesome option for a gravel bike.
If anything, I’d swap out that coil fork for a cheap air fork. Would make a huge difference in the ride.
https://preview.redd.it/3rsjlgl18u6f1.jpeg?width=6000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d16acca225d6514e8ee5a6f8007276f963275bb
I did this kind of myself once.
Base was a Trek Marlin 5 which I converted to a rigid MTB that was less than 10kg in its final form. I used mostly AliExpress and used Parts and it was light, fast and still pretty capable – although later on I threw in a used older Fox 32 Kashima Fork.
So definitely not the worst Bike to start of something like that