First ride out on the Cube today and it's very different to the Pace! Light, quick and gobbles up the miles where as the Pace is a bit of a lump but just so confident off road when things get naughty. Initial impressions are that the Cube will be a perfect replacement for my gravel bike where as the Pace will cover shorter, harder rides and protect my full suss in the winter!Please do share your thoughts on the Cube vs. the Pace.
Great bike!Great read. I've ended up practically the same too.
I'm going to fettle over winter with new cranks and already got a few bits to go on (hope dropper lever, xt shifter & mech etc).
By far my favourite bike in the fleet.
Great bike!
I'll be looking into underforking mine. No need for 140mm travel up front anyways, for me at least. The BB should come out at around the same height as on the Trans Am, steepter ST for better climbing, steeper HA to help the forks bushings survive a little longer.
How hard are you on rear tyres? @brocklanders023 and @This-is-my-Field
I used to pinch-flat tyres a lot, before tubeless and tougher casings. Only kind of tyre inserts I've used is Huck Norris, to moderate success.
I'm pretty happy with the Michelin Wild Enduro Rear. Good traction, both for riding up and braking and it's adequately beefy. ~1.1kg I think.I'm pretty hard on tyres and bikes in general to be honest. The Stanton is built as an aggressive hard tail and there's not much I won't do on it.
Up until recently I was running a cushcore in the rear which was absolutely mega but I really struggled getting tyres on and off and finally gave in.
I've been running without for around three months now and still run as low as 19psi with no issues (I'm 11 stone).
Never had any punctures (just cursed it!) that weren't valve related!
I'm running Maxxis DHR Exo+ on the rear all year and swap between a DHF and an Assagai in summer/winter.
16.5"Nnngh what model is that switchback - mk2 18" Gnnnn. Must resist...
Was running a Maxxis Rekon not too lang ago and that was not up to the task.You see, from my experience I reckon you're over doing it on the back unless you are riding soft/wet stuff all the time and carrying around weight you don't need. I'm all for plenty of grip up front but the back is a different matter, for my riding.