It's probably the funnest gravel bike on the market today as we found out when we first rode it. If you're coming to gravel from mountain biking, or you're after a bike that is best suited to doing laps of the trail centre rather than 100 milers, then the Szepter, from German mountain-bike specialists YT has got to be on your list.
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Read our full review of the Ribble Gravel SL for more on the bike's versatility. It even works well for winter road use with mudguards. There are loads of mounts, including on the fork legs, making the Gravel SL a do-it-all gravel bike rather than a specialist gravel racer. In an effort to add even more on-road usability, the bar and stem was also swapped to the one-piece aero option from the top spec build that Ribble offers.
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The groupset was the SRAM Rival 1 AXS from near the bottom of the SRAM hierarchy but the wheels got an upgrade to the Zipp 303s in 700c. Taking full advantage of the customisation Ribble has a reputation for, our test bike was a mix and match. Unfortunately what you won't find are any 2x options despite the ability to mount a front derailleur. There's a wide range of builds available and options for customisation beyond that. The Ribble Gravel SL manages to mix fast with a dose of adventure for a bike that can be configured as you like your gravel. Read our Specialized S-Works Diverge review for even more details as to why we love it. Furthermore, the Diverge range - as a whole - caters for every kind of rider and budget imaginable, making it one of the most accessible bikes of its kind on the market. It can tackle anything from fast-paced road rides and long-haul gravel adventures to CX-style lap racing with consummate ease.
The Specialized Diverge is the quintessential adventure bike. Other noteworthy components include an X-Fusion Manic dropper post which offers just 50mm of travel, Roval Terra CLX gravel wheels, an Easton EC70 AX Carbon bar with 16-degree flare, a Specialized S-Works Future Stem with integrated Bar Fly computer mount and an S-Works Power saddle. Often referred to as a mullet build, it combines eTap AXS road levers with an Eagle AXS rear derailleur and 10-50T cassette - an arrangement which fully complements the Diverge's multi-faceted skillset and left-field demeanour. The range-topping S-Works Diverge comes dressed in a combination of SRAM's road and mountain bike electronic components. The bottom bracket drop has been raised by 5mm for all frame sizes while the chainstays have marginally grown to 425mm. The fork has also received some adjustments and now boasts a longer offset while the trail number ensures greater steering response and front-end agility. The geometry is more progressive than before, featuring a slacker headtube angle, a longer reach and a shorter stem. Having sampled all three versions since its inception in 2014, this edition has taken an already winning formula and tempered it into yet another stellar offering. I wanted to jump on a couple of their bikes for a ride and first up I got on the Nimble Nine.We've always been fervent admirers of the Specialized Diverge and its ever-evolving capabilities.
“We can ride all year around here,” Vin explains, “plus the access to Whistler and the exposure that having your bikes and components ridden there gets you internationally is super valuable”. For Canfield being part of the riding community in the Pacific Northwest is part of the growth plan. After a trip to Whistler in 2007 he discovered his “own personal Disneyland” and began plotting his migration.īellingham seems to be a good fit for the company with Whistler about 3 hours away and an awesome network of trails just a short ride away. Vin has been a long time Canfield rider, buying his first frame back in 2006 and the friendship grew from there. It was Vin that was the big catalyst for the move to Bellingham. For that to happen Chris and Lance needed to bring on some passionate colleagues to help run the company and those guys are Sean and Vin. The move to Bellingham came together due to a couple of factors, the first was that Canfield Brothers is a company looking to grow but not too much just enough. It’s not just bikes, Canfield has a selection of components too including this rainbow of Crampon pedals.
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