New Addition to the Family - Triban GRVL 120 Gravel Bicycle
To cover the remaining unreached crevasses of the Singapore island and beyond, a new tool is required that neither my Felt Time Trial nor my Giant Escape bicycle can go - Gravel.
We are talking about trail networks found in Ubin Island, Batam Island, Johor, Chestnut Nature Park, Lorong Halus Red Sands, Bahtera Track etc. Capturing these locations with my camera would be one new initiative of mine this year.
The lockable clutch system (preventing chain slaps) is a welcome on this model, among other surprising feature like tubeless-ready "38" tires, carbon fork, front pannier mounts, and even a conventional seat stem that allows me to incorporate a Red Shift suspension stem!
For USD350, its a steal for a crummy 2026. With all my trips to Europe cancelled, I have nowhere else to go except for my later journey to Los Angeles and Tokyo for the second half of the year.
Let's go!
UPDATE (2 April) - Just completed two rides, with the first 45km resulting in me replacing the handle stem to a shorter 35mm variant and her pedal to my trusty LOOK pedal. The second 25km final ride got me to readjust the seat stem 3cm lower and I am all set to begin proper travel with this bicycle now.