Most of Gaby’s gravel type cycling is confined to the Gainesville area and nearby surrounds, and as such, the latest and greatest trick disc brakes aren’t required. This example of the Gunnar CrossHairs belongs to Gaby, a local to Gainesville, Florida, and friend of the Gravel Cyclist crew. The latest iteration of Gaby’s bike, fitted with Compass 700c x 44mmSkinwall Tyres. The newer blends of steel tubing are lighter and arguably more resilient, but still offer the great ride quality that is synonymous with steel frames in general.įinally, because Gunnar Cycles can build pretty much anything your heart desires, everything can be customized. ![]() The handcrafted in Waterford, Wisconsin Gunnar is constructed from steel – some people will tell you, steel is real – but there is no doubting that steel frames have come a long weigh (see what I did there), from the steel frames that were the mainstays of cycling some 30+ years ago. However, the boffins at Gunnar (meaning very smart dudes), designed the CrossHairs to be versatile, much more than a one-trick pony. Gunnar’s CrossHair rig has been in the company’s product line for many years, and as the name implies, cyclocross was the original intention for this frame design. Gunnar the Dog may not be with this world any longer, but his name lives on forever at Gunnar Cycles, the focal point of the company name and logo. We’re pretty sure he can become your friend, too.” It’s only natural that our good friend Gunnar come to symbolize our effort. “As we were putting together our series of TIG-welded air-hardening steel alloy bikes, it turned out that a lot of the things we wanted out of the bikes are what we already got from our friend Gunnar: He also accompanies everyone on factory tours.” Whenever someone would show up, he’d meet them in the parking lot and guide them to the front door. Soon after joining us, Gunnar made himself useful around the factory as a greeter. ![]() Trained as a hunting dog, Gunnar turned out to like the hunters a lot more than the hunt. ![]() “Gunnar joined us at the beginning of 1998, already a year and a half old.
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