Road/gravel bike with triple crank

[pjd57]

The double took a while to get used to on mine , a Voodoo Limba.
I'm used to a triple on my hybrid and cutting out the granny gear comfort zone took a while to get used to.

I was seriously thinking of changing to slightly smaller rings on the crank, but now I am used to it I'm not so sure.

Other than that I'm happy with it .
Great for what I paid.

 

[Pale Rider]

Lest they’re lurking with their lawyers looking to litigate I’ll leave you with the list of what I don’t like about Marmite: Marmite couldn’t give a flying feck if you like it or not; Marmite thinks it tastes great; Marmite isn’t all it’s cracked up to be; Marmite shouldn’t be used by those taking antidepressants of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor type (people likely to depressed enough to medicate should steer clear of Marmite); the very astute Danes banned Marmite for being shite, allegedly; Marmite is an unpalatable by-product of another industry.....is this enough Marmite-bashing?

When I went I was allowed to try a couple of jars of Marmite, and could have tried a couple more had I wanted to.

But the assistant blotted his copybook by making a poor arithmetical mistake in my quote, then being quite nasty to me after I politely queried it.

The £1,000 steel touring jar of Marmite looked a decent buy, although after being ticked off I decided to look at other savoury spreads.

Most people who have managed to buy their Marmite from there seem to like it.

 

[Lozz360]

Triple? Maybe a B’Twin Triban 500/520?

Great value for money, but if the OP wants a gravel bike then the Triban’s tyre clearance is a bit limited. Also, gravel bikes normally have disk brakes which Tribans don’t.

 

[mgs315]

Great value for money, but if the OP wants a gravel bike then the Triban’s tyre clearance is a bit limited. Also, gravel bikes normally have disk brakes which Tribans don’t.

Valid point. Whilst a capable road bike you can’t fit much more than 25mm tyres I must admit. Even then I’ve gotta remove the brake calipers to remove the tyres.

 

[Grant Fondo]

My old Cannondale M500 has got a 42-32-22 with ten speed 32 freewheel. I only use approx five of the thirty gears.

 

[Nibor]

Here's mine I built it myself
Pinnacle arkose frame and forks 3x10 105 with microshift bar end shifters and TRP Hylex brakes

 

[Katherine]

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[Ajax Bay]

This thread has had some inappropriate posts removed.

Were those posts about the lovely carpet or the impressive handlebars?

 

[Alan O]

St John Street Cycles has some triple cranksets, but you’re right. They are scarce now. I’ve always had triples on my touring bikes, and still do, and like them, but they are deeply unfashionable these days.

My tourer has an even more unfashionable Biopace triple - and I love it.

But I'm still riding 531 steel road bikes with friction shifters, so I have no end of old components to pick from on eBay at silly low prices - the triple cost me around £25, in great condition.

 

[ColinJ]

My old Cannondale M500 has got a 42-32-22 with ten speed 32 freewheel. I only use approx five of the thirty gears.

I did my annual Cheshire 200 km forum ride on my singlespeed bike last year. What do you use the other 4 gears for?

Why not come and join us on a hilly forum ride in Yorks/Lancs in 2018 to give those poor neglected gears a decent workout!

 

[Nibor]

Were those posts about the lovely carpet or the impressive handlebars?

I am quite glad I missed those

 

[Grant Fondo]

I did my annual Cheshire 200 km forum ride on my singlespeed bike last year. What do you use the other 4 gears for?

Why not come and join us on a hilly forum ride in Yorks/Lancs in 2018 to give those poor neglected gears a decent workout!

I was over in Tod and Hebden Bridge last month, i reckon i would need to use a few more of my 30 gears there!