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#1 · (Edited)
Threw some slick tubies on until cross season. Can't wait!

Size 60. 17.5lbs. Except for the tire swap and the egg beaters, this thing is stock, right out of the box.

Still gotta dial it in and chop some steer tube etc.. Still deciding on cross tires as well.



 
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#815 ·
Picked up my new 2016 Crux Elite on Saturday and got in a quick gravel ride sunday. I custom cut some 3M clear bra and wrapped the downtube, top tube, head tube near the cables, and the front of each fork leg. Figure it'll keep the paint nice after cross season and lots of gravel ride impacts. Then threw on a lighter stem I had laying around, plus a 11-36 cassette to replace the 11-32 so I can get up the long gravel hills we have around the area. Can't wait to get on a cross course this season!

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#816 ·
Van Dessel WTF

I put racks on it for a camping trip this week. In the picture I have 29 x 2.1's on it, but I usually rock some 40's on it.
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#821 ·
Installed the Gevenalle Burd derailleur and pulleys and have had excellent results so far.
40mm Maxxis Ramblers for our non-muddy races.


A few action shots from a dry race last month.




Handlebar mounted cam.
 
#824 · (Edited)
They were perfect in the dry dirt and crushed gravel sections. The 40mm size has great traction on off-camber climbs, but I think they were slow in the thick grass. I didn't set them up tubeless since I use the wheels for every day road riding, but at 45psi rear & 38psi front, they worked well with tubes. I'd certainly use them for gravel.

I have a 100% sand (mostly packed along the water line) race on the beach in December, and these should be the best option for me.
 
#831 ·
After Sunday's Cross Reunion race on a recently decommissioned golf course. It was slippery but not a mud fest.



 
#835 ·
2018 Giant TCX Pro 2 XL

Just built this as my A bike for the upcoming cross season. 17.8 lbs as pictured. MSRP is $2600, I got mine for a bunch less than that. Shop around. Frameset is wacky light. Great place to start for a nice race bike.

Mine is stock with these mods:

Ancient FC-M985 XTR cranks with Stages meter and Wheels Mfg threaded BB86, carbon chain guard replaced the insanely heavy (and too short) Rival 1 cranks/BB

Set of my own hand built China Carbon 28H on Bitex hubs with Challenge Grifo Team tubulars

3T Ergonova carbon 44cm replaced the OEM Giant alloy 46cm bars

Old ti railed seat replaces the OEM manganese railed seat

Bicycle frame Bicycle tire Tire Wheel Bicycle wheel rim
 
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