El fundador de Eat Sleep Cycle, Lee, té la sort de poder triar entre les impressionants bicicletes que adornen les prestatgeries del Eat Sleep Cycle Hub. La seva darrera bicicleta de grava escollida és la Basso Palta. Amb les seves pròpies paraules, ens parla a través de la bicicleta i la construcció.
I've been riding gravel for a good 5 years now, getting more and more addicted to the amazing gravel cycling in and around Girona and Catalunya. For every road there are 5 gravel trails to explore.
I have the luxury of riding a lot of gravel bikes, it's one of the upsides of running a bike shop I guess. Up until recently I was riding the Ritchey Outback, also a great gravel bike, especially for bike-packing and adventures. But I wanted something lighter and racier for gravel events like the Traka in Girona. I am a roadie at heart so I like a gravel bike that has a similar weight, feel and geometry to a road bike. Having said that, it is true that I join many riders suffering from back pain on long rides, but we'll get to how Basso fixed that with the Palta en breu.
Actualment totes les marques tenen una bicicleta de grava i treballem amb moltes de les millors marques, així que tinc molt per triar. Hi ha moltes coses que em van sorprendre sobre el Palta:
Així, doncs, el conjunt de quadres Palta a Gold Burn va ser l'element de construcció de la meva nova bicicleta de grava.
Després d'intentar SRAM Force AXS 1 x once I'l never ride another gravel groupset. I absolutely love the smooth shifting, great gear range and I also personally really like the lever shape.
Així que només van deixar les rodes. L'opció òbvia amb SRAM és Zipps i sembla que es combinen tan bé estèticament. El Firecrest 303 roda tan bé fora de la carretera i a causa de la vora ampla també són molt còmodes.
New bike day came and with it the first ride. The verdict? What. A. Ride. Coming off the steel, uber comfy Ritchey Outback, the Palta is a bike that just feels fast. Every watt that comes out my legs turns immediately into forward motion. Plus it's such a fun bike. The handling is super responsive and ecourages extended playtime. The daily stresses of the day blur and the bike brings me into the present, focused on the ride and navigating the trail.
Full de construcció
Basso palta gold burn joc de quadres SRAM Force AXS 1 x grup de rodes Zipp 303 Firecrest Pneumàtics Rene Herse Hurricane Ridge 700 x 42