Hi! I recently bought a new gravel bike (the one in the title). I was looking into potentially doing some shorter length bikepacking and was wondering what the necessary upgrades would be for this bike to handle some moderate single track (and as I mentioned shorter length) bikepacking. Also, what bags would be recommended for a bike like this? Thanks!
by unhappyfrog
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I had this bike in this spec and my main issue was the brakes are single sided piston? So every time the brake pads wore down slightly I had to manually adjust the brake pad position just to keep brake pressure. So the brakes would be my first upgrade personally
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This is my weekend set up. Swift + Roadrunner Jumbo Jammer combo. Carradice rack. 2.1 inch Tires. 52 inch wide Ritchey bars. I’m not sure what you want out of the bike but I can tell you mine is as about as close to a bike-truck as you get. This thing is comfortable af and it does work.