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Seems reasonable, friend raced with some Easton CX forks on his Cross Check for a while, very light but quite pricey.

Downsides are probably cost, losing millions of eyelets and losing some clearance (depending on the fork)

How about just build an actual beater?

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Pretty much all 120mm Taiwanese track hubs can become 130mm with the addition of 5mm axle spacers.

The chainline stays at 42mm.

I'll keep the originals for when i tour on it. but for general stuff I don't need the millions of eyelets.

those easton forks are nice but a little pricey!

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Those easton forks are nice but a little pricey!

Kinesis' own is well priced.

Genesis croix fork available for 100 @ eighteen bike. 401a-c straggler is 400. Guard mounts disc fork, not too heavy. Weight is about 700g with uncut steerer.

My thoughts (already echoed by others) is that this is too much bike to be a beater.

In your place I would buy a pompino, or some other cheap sscx frame and build it up myself.

Loaded up the Croix with timber for the first time today.

Fish-tailed horribly at times, but I can definitely carry more on this than I used to on the Aluminium Vapour.

Nice work! Especially the harlequin taping on the timber.

Considering getting a 'long vehicle' sign, and maybe one that says "do not pass on the inside", or maybe "If you can't see my mirrors, that's because I don't need them because I have 360 degree visibility but that doesn't mean you can be a dick"

how the hell do you pedal with 20cm of timber between the frame and your leg? Looks like you're going jousting or something...

It was more like 90mm, but yes it was it was a little uncomfortable, I was glad to be wearing jeans as my inner thigh was rubbing on the timber. I run big wide cranks on the croix, so my feet are quite far apart which helps. Still cheaper and quicker and more fun than the train or a hired van. As for the jousting, yes, if anyone cuts me up the front end of the timber is at about the right height to take out a rear light.

Not as much wood, certainly more manageable.

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my inner thigh was rubbing on the timber

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Not as much wood, certainly more manageable.

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Looks like you're going jousting or something...

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It was more like 90mm ... it was it was a little uncomfortable ... my inner thigh was rubbing on the timber. I run big wide cranks ... my feet are quite far apart which helps. Still cheaper and quicker and more fun ... As for the jousting, yes, the front end is at about the right height to take out a rear...

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Anyway, after I got my wood in the front door, I gave my boyfreind a good buggering.

That's more like it. LFGSS euph standards have been slipping.

That Firefly with the Rohloff is amazing!

Potts 650b...

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