2020 Specialized Tarmac SL7

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la85
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by la85

What are the largest tyres anyone has run on a SL7?

Wanting to know if I can get some decent gravel tyres on one?

milanv
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by milanv

Gravel tyres on Tarmac? :shock: :lol: :roll:

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TLN
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by TLN

la85 wrote:
Mon May 22, 2023 1:26 am
What are the largest tyres anyone has run on a SL7?

Wanting to know if I can get some decent gravel tyres on one?
milanv wrote:
Mon May 22, 2023 6:19 am
Gravel tyres on Tarmac? :shock: :lol: :roll:
Gianni Vermeersch won UCI Gravel race.
BikeRadar noted that Vermeersch leaned into his cyclocross roots with narrow tires that would *almost* meet UCI specifications for ’cross: Vittoria Terreno Dry tubeless gravel tires that were 33mm in the front, 35mm at the rear.
His: Orbea Orca OMX
Hers: Cannondale Synapse HM Disc

abLEmiaB
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by abLEmiaB

That's a timely question. I am going on a holiday next year with lots of hardback gravel roads and was very tempted to build up a Topstone Lab 71. But it's only for a week and if I were smart and saving money I should strongly consider a more gravel oriented wheelset and tyres.

milanv
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by milanv

TLN wrote:
Mon May 22, 2023 6:34 am
la85 wrote:
Mon May 22, 2023 1:26 am
What are the largest tyres anyone has run on a SL7?

Wanting to know if I can get some decent gravel tyres on one?
milanv wrote:
Mon May 22, 2023 6:19 am
Gravel tyres on Tarmac? :shock: :lol: :roll:
Gianni Vermeersch won UCI Gravel race.
BikeRadar noted that Vermeersch leaned into his cyclocross roots with narrow tires that would *almost* meet UCI specifications for ’cross: Vittoria Terreno Dry tubeless gravel tires that were 33mm in the front, 35mm at the rear.
Yes, but it was a very specific race, not a typical gravel terrain.:wink:

Many UCI road races have more terrain sectors than this one, Strade Bianche, etc....

LanceLegstrong
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by LanceLegstrong

la85 wrote:
Mon May 22, 2023 1:26 am
What are the largest tyres anyone has run on a SL7?

Wanting to know if I can get some decent gravel tyres on one?
35 Schwalbe G-One Allround. Too close for comfort but you could probably get 33s to fit ok.

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Ritsuke
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mistap wrote:
Fri May 12, 2023 11:29 am
Hey folks - what clincher tyres are you running on the original Roval Rapide CLX that are easy to take on and off. I have moved back to the Turbo Cotten's as the Conti 5000 were near impossible to get on and off at the road side but UK roads are not really loving the Turbo Cottens and are too puncture prone. Does anyone have any recomendations i am not looking for a tubeless.

TIA
I know it may sound stupid but make sure the tire is in the center of the rim when trying to fit them. Because of the wide design of the Roval front wheel it's nearly impossible to fit a tire when the thing isn't centered. Just a tip that saved me some time before.
Road // 2023 S-Works Tarmac SL8 | Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 | Roval Rapide CLX
Gravel // 2023 Specialized Crux Pro | SRAM Force AXS | Roval Terra CL
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la85
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by la85

LanceLegstrong wrote:
Mon May 22, 2023 10:39 am
la85 wrote:
Mon May 22, 2023 1:26 am
What are the largest tyres anyone has run on a SL7?

Wanting to know if I can get some decent gravel tyres on one?
35 Schwalbe G-One Allround. Too close for comfort but you could probably get 33s to fit ok.

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Could fit a 1mm packer each side just :shock:

ODC
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by ODC

Can you change the out-front mount without you need to remove the tarmac stem faceplate?
I want to change the original specialized out-front mount by one off k-edge in the hope that my wahoo bolt v2 and roam v2 don’t rattle so much then with the specialized bar fly wahoo adapter.

stickyfingers
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by stickyfingers

ODC wrote:
Wed May 24, 2023 9:53 pm
Can you change the out-front mount without you need to remove the tarmac stem faceplate?
I want to change the original specialized out-front mount by one off k-edge in the hope that my wahoo bolt v2 and roam v2 don’t rattle so much then with the specialized bar fly wahoo adapter.
While you can remove the out front mount. You'd still have to remove the faceplate to take out the nut behind it.

r33prman
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by r33prman

Controversial considering last nights giro TT but I recently went 1x on the tarmac. Super random set up. 52t front, 11-46 rotor cassette. Shifts really well. Took it up some steep climbs I usually do yesterday and definitely not under geared. Love the look of it too.
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r33prman
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by r33prman

Stuffed up the image upload. How do I do that properly again?

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by garbageman

r33prman wrote:
Sun May 28, 2023 3:05 am
Controversial considering last nights giro TT but I recently went 1x on the tarmac. Super random set up. 52t front, 11-46 rotor cassette. Shifts really well. Took it up some steep climbs I usually do yesterday and definitely not under geared. Love the look of it too.
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by Ronin416

garbageman wrote:
r33prman wrote:
Sun May 28, 2023 3:05 am
Controversial considering last nights giro TT but I recently went 1x on the tarmac. Super random set up. 52t front, 11-46 rotor cassette. Shifts really well. Took it up some steep climbs I usually do yesterday and definitely not under geared. Love the look of it too.
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Nice setup!


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r33prman
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by r33prman

garbageman wrote:
Sun May 28, 2023 4:28 am
r33prman wrote:
Sun May 28, 2023 3:05 am
Controversial considering last nights giro TT but I recently went 1x on the tarmac. Super random set up. 52t front, 11-46 rotor cassette. Shifts really well. Took it up some steep climbs I usually do yesterday and definitely not under geared. Love the look of it too.
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Thanks for that. 🙏🏼

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