Crowbar 50 — Custom gravel build

An elegant bike suited equally well for gravel and road.

The idea behind this bike was to aim for the highest possible reliability. Components with a proven track record, available at any bike shop and easy to maintain.

  • GRX-800 mechanical 11-speed groupset
  • BSA bottom bracket
  • External gear and brake cables for easy maintenance
  • Clearance for tyres up to 40 mm

Crowbar 30 — Custom road build

Fast, light bike for the road. Fully custom geometry based on a professional bike fit.

  • Columbus Life tubes
  • Shimano Ultegra 12-speed Di2
  • Cane Creek headset and bottom bracket
  • Ritchey handlebar, stem and seatpost
  • Clearance for tyres up to 30 mm
  • Ultegra C36 carbon wheelset

Bikepacking to Wales on the Crowbar 50

September 2023.

From Ronse to Anglesey on the original Crowbar 50. 😅

Crowbar 50 — Custom gravel build

The very first Crowbar bike. I have since ridden more than 5,000 kilometres on it.

  • Shimano GRX 11-speed 1X Di2 groupset
  • T47 bottom bracket
  • Custom wheelset with DT Swiss components
  • Clearance for tyres up to 45 mm