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The Events: my Gravel events for this year
- February 7; The Rock Cobbler 3.0, 100m – registered
- March 19 ; Redlands Strada Rossa 100m - registered
- June 4; Dirty Kanza 200 – registered
As noted in the post I have acquired a gently used Lynskey Cooper CX. Here are some of the relevant details:
This is the photo from the For Sale Ad, these are the specs
- Size 59cm
- ZIPP handlebars
- SRAM Rival group
- SRAM 11-32 cassette
- SRAM 46/36 CX S900 crankset
- Chris King headset
- Thompson stem and seatpost
- TRP Spyre Disc brakes
- WTB saddle
- Shimano CX alloy wheels
- Conti gatorskin tires 35mm
- Compressionless JagWire brake wire housing
- Salsa skewers
- Salsa seatpost clamp
- Look pedals
The first change was to install pedals that could cope with dirt. I picked up some Crank Brothers Eggbeater 3, Red The red accents will match the Skewers, Seat clamp and Spacer, it's all about the details!
Gravel Gear Posts: a list of the Gravel Gear posts on my blog
- 01/14/15 Tires Clement Cycling X'PLOR MSO Clincher 120 TPI Tire, Size: 700cm x 40mm
- 01/15/15 Bars, Stem & Post 3T Ergoterra Bars, 3T Arx Stem and 3T Pro Ionic 25 Seat Post
- 01/19/15 Inner Tubes Specialized Airlock Inner Tubes
- 01/28/15 Bottle Cages Leyzene Flow Side Entry Bottle Cages
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