“Gravel” biking on a muddy Canada Day. 
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I’ve had this a while now but had unfortunately re-injured my shoulder after being hit off my commuter the day before I completed the build. So far I have only ridden it a couple of times but it already feels like an old friend, considering I had still been riding my old 26” Nomad C.
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Riding the Curve after some storm fronts rolled through. Not quite cold enough for snow, so creeks and rivers are flowing.
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that’s a blast from the past Claud Butler was the bees knees when I was racing in 1968
I acquired a John Berry (famous in Manchester) from a friend who was retiring . I got it in 1968 so probably the same vintage if not a bit older
Is that a Brookes B17 saddle I see ?
The Claud Butler frame dates to 1964. Argos Cycles near Bristol did an excellent job on the restoration of the frame.
It is indeed a Books B17! The bike originally had a leather saddle so it felt right to include that on the rebuild. I have the black version on my day to day Ribble bike
Great thing with gravel bikes, is that they take you “further”…
A little leg rest after a few hundred meters of altitude elevation today.
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Nice sky 
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Where is this?
It’s Sälenfjällen, midwest Sweden.
Not particularly high, but great mountain area for skiing (wintertime) and biking/hiking in the summer.
Down in the valley (can be hinted in the picture) the famous Vasaloppet starts. 90-95km of skiing, biking or trail running. I have completed all three! 
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I really ought to look into a gravel bike like that; I always struggle on the climbs with my road bike https://roon-community-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/f/bf5bdf85b3626e37759b770115e7cb2e1e13ed0b.jpeg… (though I also don’t really know how to handle the gears (are yours electric?!)… ;-))
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Yes, my first experience with electric, and so far (about a year in) they are really, really nice.
Swift gear changes, and no adjustments has been necessary yet.
It’s also my first bike with SRAM, and i have been Shimano guy since my MTB competition days thirty years ago! No regrets, all working fine.
One minor gripe about the brake levers/gear shifters though, i like to have two or three fingers on the brake levers but with SRAM the fingers still gripping the bars will be crushed by the gear shifters (on the “inside”).
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