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| Mitered BB cluster |
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| Thanks to Meriwether for the jeweler's saw recommendation! |
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| Silver brazing in the seat sleeve |
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| BB/ST joint, cleaned and prepped to weld in the downtube |
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| Front end welded up |
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| BB cluster welded up |
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Random Pictures: Martha's Gravel Grinder in Progress
Presented in no particular order with almost no commentary! Pimpin' might not be easy but blogging surely is.
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4 comments:
Do your design/engineering considerations change because it's a gravel grinder as opposed to a roadie or MTB?
Dave -
Short answer: yes.
Another short answer: Gravel Grinders are basically cyclocross bikes with bottle cages.
Slightly longer answer: Compared to a road bike: slacker head tube, longer chainstays and more tire clearance, often different braking systems (this bike will be disc specific), sometimes more load-carrying brazeons for racks/fenders/etc.
Fit-wise, it's pretty much a road bike, though.
Do you put a lower BB on a gravel bike vs a cross bike? Does it really matter?
Depends on the cranks, tires, rider preference... blah blah blah. Usually yes, gravel bikes will run a bit lower since they're less likely to be pedaled through corners with lots of lean angle. But we're only talking 5mm or something.
BB height is a very personal thing so it really depends mostly on the rider, though.
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