Immediately is the vacation that again within the age of mechanical shifting and rim brakes we used to name “Columbus Day:”
Nevertheless, since no person rides metal bikes anymore it’s now known as “Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples’ Day”–or at the very least that’s what it says on the college calendar, adopted by the phrases “faculties closed,” and since I kinda-sorta observe the college calendar with regards to taking days off I’m kinda-sorta not posting at present.
This isn’t to say that Columbus (tubing) has disappeared; in actual fact, there’s now a brand new Eddy Merckx (right here comes that goddamn phrase once more) gravel bike made out of Columbus Italian Heritage/Indigenous Individuals’s titanium:
Listed here are the small print on it:
Columbus claims the method and materials used for its tubes results in a power of 200[kNm]/kg. When in comparison with customary titanium tubing, which is rated to 156[kNm]/kg, it means a 22% improve in final tensile power (UTS).
No matter.
All I do know is {that a} titanium Eddy Merckx gravel bike goes to be a assured hit with the Simply Purchase A Rivendell Already demographic:
He actually doesn’t look comfy, does he? I would like a neck and shoulder therapeutic massage after simply taking a look at that picture.
Anyway, since we’re speaking about gravel, and since this isn’t an actual publish, I’ll simply conversationally point out that whereas I’ve offered or donated the majority of my buddy’s biking gear there’s nonetheless some stuff left–together with this brand-new, never-ridden Salsa Stormchaser:
It is a body and fork:
Right here’s the dimensions:
As you realize, I’ve made it a degree to stay as ignorant about gravel bikes as potential:
As such, I can’t communicate to the particulars, however if you happen to’re in search of a brand new body to go a-gravelin’ with please contact me. (I’ve additionally obtained components for it if you happen to want them, however one factor at a time.) Additionally, I’ve obtained packing containers and a body and fork is pretty straightforward to ship, so I’m comfortable to try this, until in fact you reside someplace to which it’s troublesome to ship stuff.
I’ll make you a candy deal, I promise.
