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Torsten Frank

#Supergravel 😃😍

#DropbarMTB #Fastfar #cycling

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InstagramTorsten Frank on Instagram: "Supergravel I like that. Supergravel means super for (real) gravel. Real Offroad. Not just champagne gravel. It also means ‚above‘ mere gravel. Better fit for gravel. With ‚Gravel‘ so ubiquitously used and so diverse it’s just unavoidable that if you are exclusively off-road you encounter surfaces gnarly enough and long enough that you won’t have as much fun, aren't as comfortable and also not as fast as you could or wished for. Sure you can boast your bike-handling skills, technical prowess and underbiking ethos. It works for a certain amount of time or stretch of chunky terrain. But there are bikes really suited for this and if you prefer, you can mount drop bars on those. Born is the #DropbarMTB or #Supergravel. Or - the Gravelbike of 2025 as I predicted early 2023. Lo and behold: Already 8 new ready to buy Dropbar MTBs got announced only this year so far. I advocate for the joys and benefits of this bike category since over 2.5 years now and curate a story highlight called DropbarMTB Inspo in my Insta profile. And now I made a short article and full sized gallery out of it. And pick my favorites out of 52 stories and bikes so far. Link in bio (article in German - but all the slides with English text)."112 likes, 4 comments - torsten_frank on April 15, 2025: "Supergravel I like that. Supergravel means super for (real) gravel. Real Offroad. Not just champagne gravel. It also means ‚above‘ mere gravel. Better fit for gravel. With ‚Gravel‘ so ubiquitously used and so diverse it’s just unavoidable that if you are exclusively off-road you encounter surfaces gnarly enough and long enough that you won’t have as much fun, aren't as comfortable and also not as fast as you could or wished for. Sure you can boast your bike-handling skills, technical prowess and underbiking ethos. It works for a certain amount of time or stretch of chunky terrain. But there are bikes really suited for this and if you prefer, you can mount drop bars on those. Born is the #DropbarMTB or #Supergravel. Or - the Gravelbike of 2025 as I predicted early 2023. Lo and behold: Already 8 new ready to buy Dropbar MTBs got announced only this year so far. I advocate for the joys and benefits of this bike category since over 2.5 years now and curate a story highlight called DropbarMTB Inspo in my Insta profile. And now I made a short article and full sized gallery out of it. And pick my favorites out of 52 stories and bikes so far. Link in bio (article in German - but all the slides with English text).".
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Torsten Frank

Some noteworthy component choices explained in above linked Instagram post. Can't replicate here since Mastodon is too limited in terms of character count.

But you can read the epic long version from start of 2023 on my blog: torstenfrank.wordpress.com/202 (text in German).

Torsten Frank . : : . tfrank.de - Das Blog · Dropbar-MTB, Teil 5: der konkrete Aufbau, Teileliste und das finale ErgebnisHier nun seht ihr den fünften Teil und damit den Abschluss der großen Artikelserie zur Dropbar-MTB-Konversion. Hier geht es jetzt um den finalen und tatsächlichen Auf- bzw. Umbau meines Exceed. Um …
#DropbarMTB#cycling#bicycle
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Torsten Frank

Scenic view for my #DropbarMTB or better: my Gravelbike for fun, comfort and speed!

I built this bike already in December 2022 and it has proven itself over and over since. And dare I say wide tires and suspension forks are finally the main stream in Gravel they deserve if you want all three: fun, comfort and speed? :)

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InstagramTorsten Frank on Instagram: "Yesterdays scenic view for my Dropbar MTB or better: my Gravelbike for fun, comfort and speed! I built this bike already in December 2022 and it has proven itself over and over since. And dare I say wide tires and suspension forks are finally the main stream in Gravel they deserve if you want all three: fun, comfort and speed? :) Some noteworthy component choices explained: Dropbars: because I like them most, more comfy, more versatile, more aero. Sram Red AXS (new 2024) brake/shift levers and calibers: I really like the hoods and the brake power is significantly increased. 2 fingers on the hood braking steep offroad descends w/o breaking sweat? Check. „Sramimano“ drivetrain for best of both worlds: - Shimano BB for bigger diameter bearings, Shimano Hyperglide+ chain and cassette for optimum shifting performance and chain efficiency as well as better tooth count distribution) - Sram Eagle AXS (no Transmission) despite the frame having UDH. Because of lighter RD weights across all ranges, proven performance and for the AXS ecosystem of wireless shifting. (Note: Sram Transmission does alleviate many of the former issues. I.e. the Transmission chain efficiency is now on par with Shimano XTR, the tooth count distribution of Transmission is now nearly the same as Shimano always was and Transmission shifting seems flawless so not much/nothing lost if not using Shimano Hyperglide+ but I would be apprehensive of the chainline - my chainline of my Sramimano drivetrain is perfect) (cont'd in comments)"60 likes, 1 comments - torsten_frank on March 10, 2025: "Yesterdays scenic view for my Dropbar MTB or better: my Gravelbike for fun, comfort and speed! I built this bike already in December 2022 and it has proven itself over and over since. And dare I say wide tires and suspension forks are finally the main stream in Gravel they deserve if you want all three: fun, comfort and speed? :) Some noteworthy component choices explained: Dropbars: because I like them most, more comfy, more versatile, more aero. Sram Red AXS (new 2024) brake/shift levers and calibers: I really like the hoods and the brake power is significantly increased. 2 fingers on the hood braking steep offroad descends w/o breaking sweat? Check. „Sramimano“ drivetrain for best of both worlds: - Shimano BB for bigger diameter bearings, Shimano Hyperglide+ chain and cassette for optimum shifting performance and chain efficiency as well as better tooth count distribution) - Sram Eagle AXS (no Transmission) despite the frame having UDH. Because of lighter RD weights across all ranges, proven performance and for the AXS ecosystem of wireless shifting. (Note: Sram Transmission does alleviate many of the former issues. I.e. the Transmission chain efficiency is now on par with Shimano XTR, the tooth count distribution of Transmission is now nearly the same as Shimano always was and Transmission shifting seems flawless so not much/nothing lost if not using Shimano Hyperglide+ but I would be apprehensive of the chainline - my chainline of my Sramimano drivetrain is perfect) (cont'd in comments)".
#cycling#Gravel#Gravelbike
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