Stribe Juno
With a whole fast-growing gravel community in search of that magic carpet ride, a quick and comfortable titanium gravel bike should be on everyone’s list. The Stribe Juno offers a classic looking titanium frame with straight tubes and non-dropped seatstays or chainstays, with geometry on the not-too-sluggish side and room for 700c wheels and 43 mm tires. The specifications are modern and functional with a tapered carbon fork with fender and cargo mounts, is ready for either mechanical or Di2 set-ups, has a 44 mm headtube, 68 mm BSA BB, flat mount brake mounts, 43 mm maximum tire clearance, internal cable routing and 12 mm thru-axle front and rear. The finish is classic titanium with a split between polished and bead blasted finish, with the logos made by masking during the bead blasting process. Stribe offers their model Juno in five different sizes ranging from XS to XL.
The bike build is fully custom with mechanical Shimano GRX/Dura-Ace with hydraulic brakes, mid-height carbon rims and a mix of highly functional parts made to last. The seatpost is Thompson Titanium with a padded saddle from Berk Composites on top. The cockpit consists of a 11 cm Pro LT stem with an out-front computer mount from F3 Cycling, and the handlebars are 40 cm Pro Vibe Aero Alloy with Pro Sport Control tape. The wheels are DT Swiss GRC 1400 Spline set up with CX tubes from Tubolito and Ultradynamico Cava JFF 700c X 42.?? tires. The rotors are Shimano XTR 160 mm both front and rear, the cassette is 11-42 Shimano XT and the pedals are Shimano XTR with the shorter spindle to compensate for the larger Q factor of the crankset. The crankset is Cane Creek eeWings with a 42-tooth chainring from Wolf Tooth Components. Bottom bracket and headset are from Cane Creek, topcap from Wolf Tooth Components and titanium bottle cages from King Cage.
To give the bike build a complete look, the seatpost and bottle cages are picked out to match the polished finish at the rear end of the frame, while the fork, stem and topcap are painted to match the bead blasted front. The titanium grey theme is also continued on the wheel decals and stripe on the computer mount. The cables are routed internally through both the handlebars and frame.
