Project Gravel Complete

I was able to finish the bike on Saturday morning. This took some time as I did some parts upgrading and after playing with the original fork for a while I decided to replace it. I just could not get it straight. I do think it would have been ok to ride. Just playing it safe, not sure if it would have thrown the front wheel off?

The bars are Salsa Cowbell 3 in 46cm width. I like a wide handlebar. You can see the upper part of the fork here, it is a Salsa Cromoto and is almost exact in dimensions to the factory fork. I also put in a Cane Creek Ten Zero Stack Headset.

FSA Omega Cross Crank, Tiagra front derailleur.

Decided to change things up and go with white bar tape!

Complete

White saddle to match bar tape.

Complete Bike Spec:

Frame: Gravity Zilla 55.5cm

Fork: Salsa Cro Moto 425mm

Headset: Cane Creek Ten ZS

Crank: FSA Omega Cross 46/36

Cassette: Sram 11-28

Chain: Sram 950 9 speed

Shifters: Shimano Ultegra

Rear Der: Shimano Ultegra

Front Der: Shimano Tiagra

Brakes: Avid BB5 Road

Rotors: Avid

Handlebar: Salso Cowbell 3 46cm

Stem: Giant 100mm

Seatpost: Giant Carbon

Saddle: Bontrager Race

Wheels: Front Hub Specialized Stout 9mm thur axle DT Swiss RWS, Rear Shimano Hub, both rims DT Swiss 470

Pedals: Crank Brothers Candy

Only thing to do now is ride it. That will happen today.

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