![]() These riders will get a bottle opener where a front derailleur would otherwise be. Most True Grit riders are going to want the mechanical robustness and simplicity of 1×11 drivetrains. The Beer Or Gear front derailleur design opens up endless possibilities. Some might call it voodoo but we call it Lauf’ing Out Loud engineering. No hassle and no annoying rattling inside the frame. With In-N-Out Cabling, the rear derailleur cable and rear disc brake hose have entry points at the headtube, then they miraculously pop out at the optimal locations. The long top-tube paired with a short-ish stem, low head tube, and a slack head angle gives you a low and aerodynamic position with great stability at high speeds and in rough terrain. What does the frame weigh? 1070g for a size M frame in Midnight Blue, including front and rear derailleur hangers. There are 3x bottle cage mounts and a mount on the top tube for a bento box. The headtube is tapered (1 1/8” to 1.5”). At the rear, the True Grit boasts a 142x12mm through axle and a flat-mount for disc brakes. However, its durability and ease of maintenance make it worth it. Yes, it’s more expensive to make than press-fit bottom brackets and it may add a few grams. Resulting in longer continuous carbon fibers and less unwanted material overlap. The new Grit SL will accompany the existing Grit fork in the Lauf product family.īy using advanced molding and layup technologies, bonded junctions were avoided and internal surfaces kept smooth. It has an integrated 1.5” crown race and has gained further lateral- and fore/aft stiffness, while also losing around 50g. We also used the opportunity to take advantage of our latest break-through developments in spring design, which allowed us to use 7mm shorter springs with no impact on (the endless) durability or performance. A bike that would also become a rider’s first pick for all his “usual” everyday riding paved roads, gravel, singletracks and everything life throws at us as cyclists (unexpected potholes, snow, ice, etc.).Īs we were no longer designing just a fork, but a bike and a fork together, we made a True Grit specific redesign of our beloved Grit fork. We wanted it to be a no-compromise long-distance race-oriented gravel bike. ![]() Of course, it should have a bottle opener! Be confidently designed towards clear goals. We wanted it to be light, but without compromising durability and ease of maintenance. We wanted our dream bike to be fast, but at the same time, stable and confidence inspiring (because you’ll dare to ride faster on a bike that you are confident on). In the end, we simply couldn´t resist making the gravel bike of our dreams. Which then eventually became “What would be the ultimate gravel bike?”. That question soon developed into “What are the optimal parameters for our forks and gravel bikes to work together?”. ![]() In the beginning, it was a question of “How our Lauf forks could best complement gravel bikes?”. Having spent the last few years studying gravel bikes and gravel riding, in a way, the Lauf True Grit is something that “just happened”. ![]()
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