Is Gravel Plus a Thing?
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2022
- Review of the Tanglefoot Hardtack. A little more than a gravel bike, a little less than a mountain bike, but all fun.
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"Gravel Plus" is a solid description for this bike. As my use case shifted from "trying to race gravel" to "long bikepacking trips and exploration", I traded in my plastic gravel bike for a bubblegum pink Hardtack and have been loving it. Mine's got a dropper with 27.5" wide ID rims and 2.6" mtb tires for shreddier terrain, and 700c carbon hoops with 55mm tires for gravel mode. Capability and long-mile comfort are the name of the game with it.
How does it compare with a Salsa Fargo?
I got a Hardtack in February and although it took some getting used to, I think it's perfect for me. Comfortable on long days, climbs very well and is well suited for bikepacking in varied surfaces. I got the 27.5 wheelset with 2.4 mtb tires and a 700 wheelset with 50 mm tires. James and Candice have a winner here.
If that bike geometry was anymore relaxed it would need an internally geared rear hub, full chain case, fenders and swept back bars, for that modern off-road roadster look!
A big thanks for continuing to review interesting bikes that I've never heard of. This seems to have a bit of everything which I'm drawn to. Do it all, comfortable and functional for varied terrain. Awesome.
Generative design is honestly such an amazing innovation. A friend of mine actually worked on developing it at Autodesk a few years back
This bike has an almost identical geometry to a BMC Hardtail cross-country bike.
Hi, what was the bar tape? it looked cool..
Reminds me a lot of my Cinelli Hobootleg Geo
are bikes weird or the people who ride them??
So glad to see analog getting some love! Such great folks to deal with and their design sensibility is par excellence in all regards.
Russ - thanks for your channel. I was looking to transition over to party pace just didn't know it had a name. Have learned a lot and just bought a Hardtack from James. Loving the ride and the way the bike handles our eastern NY/VT roads and trails. I've never ridden, and especially climbed, in the drops so comfortably on all kinds of terrain. And you are right about descending!
My moonshiner was such a surprise when I built it up, really am digging the stable and planted feel it has, James I think nailed these bikes well
I can sort of relate when you said the corduroy tape was comforting. An old Trek I owned had the texture of the underside of a mushroom. It didn't increase grip that much but just felt good ...give your fingers something interesting to feel.
Great review. Especially the last parts comparing to “similar bikes”. Really want to try out a bike like this to see how different it rides next to my gravel bike. Bet I’d love it for long chill adventure rides.
Good review Russ. Everyone is looking for that do-it-all unicorn bike for all road and all circumstances. I just ordered my stargazer as I am leaning towards more chunky bike packing.
great content, wish you two all the best!
Excellent review. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Very interesting in many ways.
Great review and insights as always Russ.
Sweet bike! I’ll def keep running my 1985 Ascent 💕