Little update on my Epic HT…
I took a few 8 to 10 minutes KOM’s on a gravel ride lately on my Crux, and I’m eager to give them a go on this, which I’m almost positive will be faster simply as the bigger tires will handle the rough stuff a bit smoother and more efficiently.
As much as I love my Enve SES Aero handlebars, which I’ve got on four bikes, I wanted to play around with something with a bit more flare, and a bit less reach. The Carbon Salsa Cowbell 38cm ticked the boxes, and the external routing is a bit easier to navigate with extreme angles of the hoses, also managed to knock the weight down a bit. 17.78lbs as shown, which is silly…
Really disliked the feel in hand of SRAM levers, and didn’t love the braking either. So, I put together what is taking Shimano a couple years to do… Essentially a 12 speed di2 GRX(albeit without a clutch, but hasn’t been an issue with how good 1x chainrings are these days.) It was fully functional as listed below but I did just toss on an eccentric upper pulley wheel, which allowed me to turn the B limit screw back in a tiny bit. Haven’t ridden it, but I’m imagining it’ll make for a bit quicker/smoother shifting in the small cogs now, while still clearing the big cog out back.
R8170 Di2 12 speed levers and hoses
M8000 XT 2 Piston Calipers
R7150 Di2 105 12 speed rear derailleur
M9100 XTR 12 Speed 10-45 Cassette
M9100 XTR 12 Speed Chain
Sram Force Quarq Dub Wide Crankset w/ Stone 36t Chainring
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