It's another end-of-year period on the blog. You know what that means? Yep! Another round of my bikes I used in 2025. This round-up will not include some of the bikes I did not use this year much, or at all. I focus only on the bikes that played a big role in my riding during this year. As always, any changes or future plans for any bike I feature will also be detailed. I hope that you enjoy this year's round-up.
The Singular Cycles Gryphon Mk3 is a bicycle I have which is part modern and part throw-back. With its 29" X 2.8" wheels and tires, drop bar specific design, and through axles it is right up to date with current trends in adventure bikes. But I have kitted it out with a 3X chain set, 9 speed shifters and derailleur, and a friction shifted front derailleur.
It's perfect.
I used this bike on some demanding gravel out in Westcentral Iowa for the Tree In The Road Ride. The bike was absolutely no problem. I could access all the gears and the granny was definitely a low enough ratio I could crawl up the steep gravel hills there even though the Sun was baking me alive.
So, there is not much of anything I'd change with the Gryphon. I would like to add something to its versatility though. An alternate wheel set.
The Gryphon utilizes a 15mm through axle standard up front, so I happen to have a spare DT Swiss hub which would match. I'd just need a nice rear hub, a set of pretty wide rims, and then lace those up. I then could use different tires. Maybe something not as wide and faster. I don't know. It is jus6t an idea, not anything I would be super-pressed to do anytime soon.
More than changes to the bike, I need to change how much it gets used. As in "more", that is all!
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