Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
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- JohnClimber
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Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
Yes I like Lauf........as most of you know.
And yes they are pricey because of the rubbish exchange rate.
Not what it was before Brexit
They've just launch a mainly road and gravel bike with mounts on their front fork, 3 bottle cage mounts.
But most interestingly a new take on drop bars flexibility called the Smoothie bars
Here's the link
https://www.laufcycling.com/product/lauf-anywhere
https://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cat ... qus_thread
And yes they are pricey because of the rubbish exchange rate.
Not what it was before Brexit
They've just launch a mainly road and gravel bike with mounts on their front fork, 3 bottle cage mounts.
But most interestingly a new take on drop bars flexibility called the Smoothie bars
Here's the link
https://www.laufcycling.com/product/lauf-anywhere
https://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cat ... qus_thread
- Jurassic pusher
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Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
Interesting idea with handlebar design, I have to admit I am Lauf curious!
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Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
Uhm, "The Lauf Smoothie handlebar eats vibrations for breakfast" ... more than a good thick wrap of tape or two?
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- johnnystorm
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Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
Yep, particularly if you double wrap this instead of a stiff metal bar.Bearbonesnorm wrote:Uhm, "The Lauf Smoothie handlebar eats vibrations for breakfast" ... more than a good thick wrap of tape or two?
Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
Do they work if you do fasted early morning rides?"The Lauf Smoothie handlebar eats vibrations for breakfast"
Looks a very nice bike though and it's good to see companies trying to be innovative as well as practical with their designs.
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Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
For a minute there I thought they were going to reinvent 25.4 bars.... which are better on rigid bikes!
Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
That actually looks very nice, however.... every time someone comes up with these sort of things it reminds of two things it reminds me of two things
1, Girvin flex stem
2, this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emper ... ew_Clothes
1, Girvin flex stem
2, this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emper ... ew_Clothes
- Bearbonesnorm
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Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
Praise the lord, I'm not aloneFor a minute there I thought they were going to reinvent 25.4 bars.... which are better on rigid bikes!
May the bridges you burn light your way
Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
No provision for FD unless wireless - odd. And no way to fit guards. I just wrote something and deleted it as it would fit better on the CTC forum
- Jurassic pusher
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Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
Did it include the words "Tartan Thermos and Ron Hill Tracksters"??jameso wrote:No provision for FD unless wireless - odd. And no way to fit guards. I just wrote something and deleted it as it would fit better on the CTC forum
Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
Ha .. no, some grumblings about short-sighted design or lack of backward compatibility and practicality in favour of 'performance positioning'...Did it include the words "Tartan Thermos and Ron Hill Tracksters"??
Lauf aren't the only ones so not aimed at them specifically, but you're riding long/far enough to need comfort bars and 40mm tyres, in northern Europe, but you can't fit guards? (maybe you can, if so the hidden eyelets are so well hidden they could do with highlighting it and I take some of the criticism back )
They do have a threaded BB, good to see that becoming more common spec again.
Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
i really like this not for the bars, but it has enough bottle holders and fork bosses and just looks great, shame i'll never be able to afford 1 though
it's not that I can and others can't, it's that I will and others won't.
Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
Do people riding this sort of bike on gravel or on ultra-distance ITTs actually fit guards?
It may be nice to have the option for a bit of touring but I don't think this bike is aimed at riders that fit mudguards...
It may be nice to have the option for a bit of touring but I don't think this bike is aimed at riders that fit mudguards...
We go out into the hills to lose ourselves, not to get lost. You are only lost if you need to be somewhere else and if you really need to be somewhere else then you're probably in the wrong place to begin with.
Re: Another new gravel bike with interesting bars
I would if I was training on it over the winter. I guess this counts as a summer bike. And I'd be using guards on any event over 12hrs or so, stay comfortable and stay quick, but perhaps I'm just soft :)psling wrote:Do people riding this sort of bike on gravel or on ultra-distance ITTs actually fit guards?
It may be nice to have the option for a bit of touring but I don't think this bike is aimed at riders that fit mudguards...