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where's the thread where we were talking about GT bikes BOGO i can't seem to find it

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I may be late to the party on this one, but I got some Reserve Wheels Fillmore valves for my tubeless setup and they are real nice. I was mostly tired of the little presta valves being gummed up with sealant, but seating tires is noticeably easier as well. Air compressor goes on and the bead seats much faster than they did with regular valves.

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Itā€™s got knobbies so Iā€™m posting it here. Picked up a Specialized Crux expert the other day. Pay no attention to the mismatched wheels and tires. It comes with DT370 hubs and a slightly heavier rim than the DT350 set I already own. Found out a DT370 XDR freehub/driver whatever you want to call it does not fit on a 350 hub so had to order that and should be in sometime this week so I wonā€™t be running 38c/43c and a mix of tubes and tubeless.

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Yep. The mullet setup gearing doesnā€™t make sense here, and I didnā€™t like the future shock. The only time I use my 40/44 combo here is on the trainer. Having a 50 in the rear wouldnā€™t get much use. I do wish I had the swat box though. You are the 3rd person who has asked this now :rofl:. I realize this is more of a cyclocross geometry but so far it feels really good and I set 4 Strava segment personal bests on my first ride todayā€¦ which Iā€™m sure has nothing to do with the fact that Iā€™ve been hitting the trainer pretty hard all winter.
 

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I believe it can go up to a 700x47 or 650x2.1. Iā€™m running 700x43 Gravel King SKā€™s for this race in southern Illinois 3/2 and they have plenty. Iā€™m a bit defensive haha. The guy at the shop I bought it from was pushing the diverge, and some dickhead at Spokes in Wheaton told me it was only for cyclocross but I knew more about the differences between the two bikes than he did so Iā€™m not surprised.
 
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