Bike and this time especially wheels and tires appreciation post.

I’ve now ridden exactly 1076 km with those XMCarbonspeed D53TU-41 rims mounted on DT Swiss 350 boost hubs. I set those up last autumn end of October.

At the same time I mounted the Schwalbe Thunder Burt Super Ground Addix Speed 29x2.25“. I like them both. :)

#cycling
#DropbarMTB
#Supergravel
#fastfar

https://www.flickr.com/photos/huegelreiter/55137654846/in/dateposted-public/

Thought I dabble into the meme making scene.

How about this one on the topic of Spirit of Gravel and interesting solutions and cool bikes vs a UCI’esque attempt to regulate bikes on a whim
as well as a scape goat to omit other more pressing safety concerns with especially Leadville 100, i.e. two-way traffic on a more than sketchy downhill segment.

#LifeTimeGrandPrix
#Leadville100
#MTB
#DropbarMTB
#Gravel

@thejtoken Why not? I mean, I'm certainly not in their target group but it's not like they claimed to have invented the #dropbarmtb, that would be pathetic.

Nun auch auf flickr: New Supergravel Shoes :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/huegelreiter/54893707907/in/dateposted-public/

#gravel
#cycling
#DropbarMTB
#Supergravel
#wheelset
#carbonwheels
#aerogravel
#aeromtb
#Canyon #Exceed
#XMCS #xmcarbonspeed

Mein #DropbarMTB Build mit 10kg von vor über 5 Jahren (crazy lange her).

Habs wieder auf Flatbar Umgerüstet, weil mehr Kontrolle.

(Foto für @tfrank_de rausgesucht 🤗)

#lifebehindbars #mtb #cycling

Wollte mir ni ein #DropbarMTB bauen. Die Kontrolle in ruppigen Passagen, ist mit #flatbar doch einfacher. Aber für @tfrank_de habe ich nochmal über das Thema nachgedacht. 😇🤗

How barren Mastodon or the Fediverse is in terms of cycling can be seen in any Hashtag which isn't super duper mainstream. In a sense that even a non-cyclist would use it.

Take #Supergravel or #DropbarMTB... the only one posting with those is just me. I don't expect masses. Maybe not even 10 different people... but no one else? Shows (and confirms) how little info I myself can find here. It's more a sending platform than a learning or getting news platform. But... who am I telling that...

Quite pleased how that turned out. To say the least... :)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQZ4KzHDAvE/?img_index=1

#cycling #Supergravel #DropbarMTB #aerowheels #Wheelset

Can you do a more typical „bikepacking bike in Kyrgyztan“ photo than one leaning against a Yurt? #BAAY (Bike against a Yurt) instead of #BAAW 😅😀

#BAAW
#BAAY (Bike against a Yurt)
#Yurt
#SRMR2025
#SRMR2025cap201
#silkroadmountainrace
#bikepacking
#ultracycling
#weitradeln
#Kyrgyzstan
#Kirgisistan
#Kelsuu
#DropbarMTB
#Supergravel
#Exceed

@mastobikes

Badlands is currently happening. An event I'm very fondly looking back to and had a great experience two years ago.

Even wrote a blog: https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/badlands-2023-the-complete-experience/

Have quite the itch to do it again. :)

#ultracycling #Spain #Granada #Gorafe #Tabernas #Almeria #Badlands #Gravel (although the best bike for it is a #Supergravel aka #DropbarMTB 😉)

New Trek prototype spotted. Posted this yesterday on my Insta (always the most and most up to date posts I share: https://www.instagram.com/torsten_frank/). Justinas rode (and won) Transbalkan Race on what seems to be a completely new full suspension from Trek. But a very short travelled one? So maybe a real "SuperGravel" (as I started to call #DropbarMTB 's)?

#Gravel #MTB #fullsus #Trek #Prototype #cycling

Yay - Bae is back!
Poor Bae had to wait ages for her fork to come back out of service.
But now they are united again and I are united with Bae! 😍😉🤓

#Supergravel #bikepacking #DropbarMTB #cycling #Tailfin

#Supergravel 😃😍

#DropbarMTB #Fastfar #cycling

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIeeO0aMaG2/?igsh=MWQ1bHp1YWRoMTloeA==

Neuer Artikel: "Dropbar MTB Inspiration und Status 2025"

https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/dropbar-mtb-inspiration-und-status-2025/

#Supergravel #cycling #DropbarMTB #Gravel #MTB

The next brand with a ready to buy #DropbarMTB:

@leecouganbicycles with the Innova SuperGravel

Nice - it's gaining momentum 😊

It's of course based on the pre-existing Rampage Innova Softtail.
This features 30 mm travel on the rear and is specced with a 100 XC suspension fork in the front.

Geo and features look perfect for a DropbarMTB / Supergravel. 👍😃

https://leecougan.com/de/fahrrad/gravel-fahrrade/innova-supergravel

#cycling #Gravel

Ridley Bikes just unveiled the Ignite GTX as a #DropbarMTB ready to buy.

It's called exactly like their still existing hardtail, the Ignite GTX. And shares the same frame.

#cycling #Gravel #MTB #Ridley

This is awesome!

Remember the nice #DropbarMTB of @krystianwagnerr I shared recently (he went ti the AMR with it)?

This was the prototype and from today on you can buy this bike. And not only that - you can configure it to your heart’s content!

And they named it after me - Franky!
Oh well, maybe not after me…. but looking how you can set it up and what they write on the product page I certainly wouldn’t object. ;-))

#Gravel #MTB #cycling #Bikepacking

Latest addition to my curated story highlight for #DropbarMTB Inspiration on Instagram: A resto-mod of two Cannondale Headshok Hardtails.

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: https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2023/04/25/dropbar-mtb-teil-5-der-konkrete-aufbau-teileliste-und-das-finale-ergebnis/ (text in German).

#DropbarMTB #cycling #bicycle #Gravel #Gravelbike #Sramimano