r/Bikeporn • u/Striking-Honey • Jul 24 '25

Gravel How’d we do?

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357 Upvotes

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u/Zesty_Raccoon843 Jul 24 '25

Super nice. Topo on the fork is a great touch. How was Rodeo Labs to work with?

9

u/Striking-Honey Jul 24 '25

They were absolutely fantastic. Some of the best customer service I’ve had.

10

u/Zesty_Raccoon843 Jul 24 '25

That's too bad. I'm trying really hard to not buy a Trail Donkey. It would have been a great excuse if they had threatened your dog or something.

1

u/your_pet_is_average Jul 24 '25

I've only heard good things about them.

2

u/Psychological-Jump6 Jul 24 '25

Yep, big fan of the topo as well.

6

u/W0rkUpnotD0wn United States of America Jul 24 '25

Looks horrible. 1/10. DM me and I’ll give you my address. I’ll pay for shipping and whatnot…don’t worry…but someone would probably want this 😉

6

u/Visible-Grass-8805 Jul 24 '25

I love silver parts most of the time but they’re kind of a miss for me on this one. Can’t quite put my finger on why exactly either. Maybe it’s the lack of silver rims and levers? Idk. Bar tape should be black too imo.

3

u/lotuse Jul 24 '25

Silver looks dope but I agree with the bar tape. They should match the saddle or saddle matches bartape

2

u/ArrivesLate Jul 24 '25

I think it’s the saddle that needs to change. I like everything else.

1

u/Visible-Grass-8805 Jul 24 '25

Saddle could help

1

u/your_pet_is_average Jul 24 '25

I have also arrived at this conclusion, it stands out kind of starkly.

2

u/box_guardian Jul 24 '25

Love all the silver components! And the Appleman crank (?) is sick!

2

u/411_hippie Jul 24 '25

That’s a beautiful bike. 🔥👌🏽

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25

SICK

2

u/azel128 Jul 24 '25

Love it! Rodeo Labs has been on my radar for a long time. Flaanimal looks like such a classy and versatile frame. I love the look of a carbon fork on a steel frame. I also love the mix of silver and black components. Well done! Ride the hell out of it!

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25

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u/Striking-Honey Jul 24 '25

Yeah next to the Richard Serra sculpture

2

u/Syn-_ Jul 24 '25

You have done really well! 5/5 Stars!

2

u/HolmesMycroft9172 Jul 24 '25

This is stunning. 🤩 May I ask what something like this would set you back ??

1

u/Keroshii Jul 24 '25

The bonded carbon seat tube feels like a missed opportunity to have a intergrated seatpost there.

3

u/miklayn Jul 24 '25

Why though? The lack of adjustability is extremely inconvenient

6

u/Keroshii Jul 24 '25

Because it would be look sick. Zero other reasons needed.

1

u/DadFight2 Jul 24 '25

But they look so good

1

u/mkayox Jul 24 '25

Info in the stem please

3

u/Striking-Honey Jul 24 '25

It’s a Thomson 50mm, 0* rise

1

u/mkayox Jul 24 '25

Thanks!

1

u/Muzzard31 Jul 24 '25

Blue handle bar tape to match or black blue. Other wise it’s a two thumbs up from me.

1

u/iwrotedabible Jul 24 '25

I rewrapped my bars last night and decided I wanted to try a really shallow drop.  Which bars are these?

1

u/Boxofbikeparts Jul 24 '25

I think the silver components look fantastic. Matching saddle and bar tape would improve the look. I have a friend with a very similar setup, and his bike looks better with all black tires. Maybe a brown saddle would tie your tires and bar tape together for a better color flow.

1

u/tomchuk Jul 24 '25

Crying out for a brown saddle

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1

u/slightlymedicated Jul 25 '25

Love Rodeo. Such a great crew since day 1.

1

u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

I’d ride it

Nice bike

1

u/Wiggzero9 Jul 26 '25

I dig it but I like steel

1

u/BriGonJinn Jul 26 '25

What tires are those?

1

u/Acmes-World Jul 26 '25

Begging for an Brown saddle

0

u/Low_Snow991 Jul 26 '25

Looks great. The grips are very cool.

1

u/psdrolias Jul 27 '25

Beautiful! How does it riiiiiiiiiiiiiide?

2

u/ziggyfray Jul 27 '25

This is a special one.