#fastfar — Public Fediverse posts

Updated my Overview on Aero Wheelsets "with modern width" for Gravel and Allroad (and, de facto, roadbikes)

it consists of a table (also for english readers) with currently 75 wheelsets/rims from 39 different brands. Linked inside the accompanying base article (in German) which delivers context, foundation and a brief discussion of each new wheelset:

https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/breite-aero-laufradsatze-und-felgen-fur-gravel-allroad-und-rennrad/

#cycling #aero #Gravel #allroad #fastfar

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

Big update on my "wide aero wheelsets" article.

New wheels, new brands, new spoke tech. ... and MTB tire-sized shenanigans.

The market overview table now lists 30 manufacturers with 62 wheelsets.

https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/breite-aero-laufradsatze-und-felgen-fur-gravel-allroad-und-rennrad/

Article in German. But you'll benefit from the table even if not German reading...

#cycling #aero #gravel #offroad #fastfar #wheelsets #Laufrad

Big update on my "wide aero wheelsets" article.

New wheels, new brands, new spoke tech. ... and MTB tire-sized shenanigans.

The market overview table now lists 30 manufacturers with 62 wheelsets.

https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/breite-aero-laufradsatze-und-felgen-fur-gravel-allroad-und-rennrad/

Article in German. But you'll benefit from the table even if not German reading...

#cycling #aero #gravel #offroad #fastfar #wheelsets #Laufrad

Big update on my "wide aero wheelsets" article.

New wheels, new brands, new spoke tech. ... and MTB tire-sized shenanigans.

The market overview table now lists 30 manufacturers with 62 wheelsets.

https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/breite-aero-laufradsatze-und-felgen-fur-gravel-allroad-und-rennrad/

Article in German. But you'll benefit from the table even if not German reading...

#cycling #aero #gravel #offroad #fastfar #wheelsets #Laufrad

Big update on my "wide aero wheelsets" article.

New wheels, new brands, new spoke tech. ... and MTB tire-sized shenanigans.

The market overview table now lists 30 manufacturers with 62 wheelsets.

https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/breite-aero-laufradsatze-und-felgen-fur-gravel-allroad-und-rennrad/

Article in German. But you'll benefit from the table even if not German reading...

#cycling #aero #gravel #offroad #fastfar #wheelsets #Laufrad

Big update on my "wide aero wheelsets" article.

New wheels, new brands, new spoke tech. ... and MTB tire-sized shenanigans.

The market overview table now lists 30 manufacturers with 62 wheelsets.

https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/breite-aero-laufradsatze-und-felgen-fur-gravel-allroad-und-rennrad/

Article in German. But you'll benefit from the table even if not German reading...

#cycling #aero #gravel #offroad #fastfar #wheelsets #Laufrad

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b) Crucially such an ultracycling focused aerobar system should address the needed upward and especially rearward range of mounting positions in regard to a typical road bike, gravel bike and mountain bike handlebar and rider fit. Which is different to a base bar of a TT or Tri rig. 



#fastfar #ultracycling #aerobars

So when I wish for aerobars developed with special consideration for ultracycling and bikepacking I should add two points:

a) I should at least mention the Baryak and the VAP Butterfly solutions. Both pretty similar but also both not considered aerobars per se by me, although they feature optional (and rather minimalistic) arm rests.

I consider them more like multifunctional rollbag harnesses. For sure an interesting problem solver, but not what I have in mind here.

#ultracycling #fastfar

Aerobars tailor made for Ultracycling - a proposal.

Recently learned that Swiss Side offers an Aero Cockpit solution since July.

An interesting modular solution. Certainly interesting for Triathletes, maybe less so for ultracycling.

Bit pricey (even with the current discount) and a bit heavy, both aspects considering it comes without risers, mounts and brackets.

More in the following posts (or readily available in my Story-Screenshots and respective ALT texts).

#bikepacking #fastfar

#Supergravel 😃😍

#DropbarMTB #Fastfar #cycling

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

So don't get me wrong! 40 mm external width is very much needed and also very helpful. Even for slower folks. This part is great about those new rims.

Zipp is just very late to the party!

And, with making these hookless (as they do with all of their rims) and sooo wide internally (32 mm) they narrow their use case unfortunately.

Because such rims (i.e. 40 mm external and aero) are also exceptional for randonneuring and ultracycling on road, not only gravel!

#cycling #fastfar #bikepacking

Ergo: for #fastfar / gravel / allroad I'll stick to 2x and for bikepacking / adventure I stick to mtb cassette...

#Sram #Red #XPLR #cycling #radfahren #Gravel

Enhanced Front wheel aerodynamics via collaboration of dtswiss, swissside & conti_bicycle

The heart of the system really is the new Conti AERO 111 front tire (available as 700-26c and 700-29c) with it's vortex generator intendations. According to tests you don't feel them riding. I nevertheless am apprehensive of the frequent deep cuts into the rubber tread for the purposes of #fastfar riding (Ultras, Brevets).
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#cycling #radfahren #aerodynamics #tires #Aero111
@mastobikes

(9/9)

But I’m very fond of the robustness and the wet grip of the AS TR so it may stay my main take. In any case this will be the tire for my next Ultra races on the road. Which will be Via Race, Chapter One this summer.

But before that, you will see me on my Dropbar Exceed in Girona for El Piri. :)

#fastfar #bikepacking #ultracycling #cycling #tirechoice #radfahren

My current tire pick for road fastfar and why.

Let's see how many Mastodon Posts I need for the bit of text I'd love would fit in one but doesn't. Even on Instagram I need the caption and one comment. But - that's only two at least and they are in one post :) So in any case: first the direct link to that source (where I also post much more than here anyways):

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6rTksyMFsi/?img_index=1

#tire #Gravel #roadbike #allroad #fastfar #cycling #radfahren
@mastobikes

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My current tire pick for road fastfar and why.

Let's see how many Mastodon Posts I need for the bit of text I'd love would fit in one but doesn't. Even on Instagram I need the caption and one comment. But - that's only two at least and they are in one post :) So in any case: first the direct link to that source (where I also post much more than here anyways):

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6rTksyMFsi/?img_index=1

#tire #Gravel #roadbike #allroad #fastfar #cycling #radfahren
@mastobikes

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My current tire pick for road fastfar and why.

Let's see how many Mastodon Posts I need for the bit of text I'd love would fit in one but doesn't. Even on Instagram I need the caption and one comment. But - that's only two at least and they are in one post :) So in any case: first the direct link to that source (where I also post much more than here anyways):

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6rTksyMFsi/?img_index=1

#tire #Gravel #roadbike #allroad #fastfar #cycling #radfahren
@mastobikes

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My current tire pick for road fastfar and why.

Let's see how many Mastodon Posts I need for the bit of text I'd love would fit in one but doesn't. Even on Instagram I need the caption and one comment. But - that's only two at least and they are in one post :) So in any case: first the direct link to that source (where I also post much more than here anyways):

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6rTksyMFsi/?img_index=1

#tire #Gravel #roadbike #allroad #fastfar #cycling #radfahren
@mastobikes

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My current tire pick for road fastfar and why.

Let's see how many Mastodon Posts I need for the bit of text I'd love would fit in one but doesn't. Even on Instagram I need the caption and one comment. But - that's only two at least and they are in one post :) So in any case: first the direct link to that source (where I also post much more than here anyways):

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6rTksyMFsi/?img_index=1

#tire #Gravel #roadbike #allroad #fastfar #cycling #radfahren
@mastobikes

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So back to the new BMC Roadmachine. I asked BMC about 2 important things on Instagram.
Wonder whether and how they will answer.

1.) "Stealth Dropouts". Burn it with fire. I challenged them to provide the actual cdA reduction you can see in the tunnel (would be surprised if they can). But more importantly - it makes it impossible to mount stuff like e.g. a tailfin (stuff you also very much like to have to go #fastfar). There are other things why it's not a feature anyone would like.

#cycling

New wheels. They understood Gravel Aero!

Cool detail: Rose also introduced their new Rose GC50 Carbon Gravel wheels.

50 mm deep and 40 mm external width for the front (32 for the rear). Total weight: ca. 1550 g

And they aren't exclusive for grave. Pair them with e.g. a Schwalbe Pro One 38 mm and you'll have an awesome #fastfar #allroad rig.

https://www.rosebikes.de/rose-gc50-28700c-carbon-gravel-laufradsatz-sram-xdr-24-speichen-2724950

#cycling #Gravel #Aero #Wheels #Laufrad
@mastobikes

New wheels. They understood Gravel Aero!

Cool detail: Rose also introduced their new Rose GC50 Carbon Gravel wheels.

50 mm deep and 40 mm external width for the front (32 for the rear). Total weight: ca. 1550 g

And they aren't exclusive for grave. Pair them with e.g. a Schwalbe Pro One 38 mm and you'll have an awesome #fastfar #allroad rig.

https://www.rosebikes.de/rose-gc50-28700c-carbon-gravel-laufradsatz-sram-xdr-24-speichen-2724950

#cycling #Gravel #Aero #Wheels #Laufrad
@mastobikes

My No. 22. Bicycle Drifter. By today's standards a race gravel bike. Or maybe even a roadbike. Or an endurance bike. Certainly a #fastfar bike.
And guess what - I exactly wanted it this way and specced it as such already back in 2019. I’ve now enjoyed well more than 35.000 km on it and intend to have more to come. :)

Here you see a quite colorful version from Summer 2021.

#radfahren #cycling
#Rennrad #roadbike
#Gravelbike
@mastobikes

@fedibikes_de @mastobikes_de

Und die Zipper-Flaps sehen schon sehr übergroß und damit potenziell im Wind stehend und Beine irritierend aus. Wenn das aber nicht der Fall ist und sich das Rad gut anfühlt könnte ich es mir sehr gut als #fastfar Bikepacking Rad vorstellen. Nein - nicht für Offroad, nicht mal für Gravel. Aber vielleicht für road-basierte Rennen mit ihren üblichen Gravel-Anteilen bzw. für Allround Langdistanz-Radfahren #weitradeln.

Hatte ich hier noch gar nicht verlinkt: Mein Canyon Exceed #DropbarMTB in der #fastfar #Bikepacking light Version: https://instagram.com/p/CsJqD2_sgEo/ #Gravel #XC #MTB #cycling #BikeTooter @mastobikes_de @fedibikes_de