Talbot Cyclocross Race Bike #1 & #2.1

You could sell them, or exchange them for goods or services, and buy some 11 speed cassettes?

You could sell them, or exchange them for goods or services, and buy some 11 speed cassettes?

^ This. Seems daft to limit your options just because of your 10spd transmission stockpile.

No I could never justify that kind of spend on a hub.

Should I get disc brakes because it makes any dynamo light that is not the Exposure Revo much more easy to fit?

Yeahbut I don't think there's a better transmission for CX than 1X10 SRAM. Cheap, ubiquitous, works flawlessly. Only thing is it more or less rules out Hydraulics, which are pretty much ruled out anyway because I can't pay what SRAM are asking for them and I don't want to run Shimano because they haven't made a sensible CX transmission yet.

Fair point.

I don't want to run Shimano because they haven't made a sensible CX transmission yet.

A CX version might not be too far off, now that they've started offering 1x11 options on XTR & XT.

A pair of hubs enters the room

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Is blinding your competitors a legitimate tactic in CX?

Gotta love it when bike components sneak in unnoticed like stealthy ninjas.

Can i throw these into the mix if your Talking Matts builds.

Yes. Yes it is. How else am I going to win?

@Cupcakes I KNOW!

How else am I going to win?

*Bites tongue *

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Oh is that stainless? Nice.

There's a general Talbot thread, you could post it there.

Rear end is xcr and i will find a home for the pics.

It looks ace.

Nice Howard, I remember you looking like a total customer at the show, I now know why, hehe.

Nice. How did your custom 'Talbot' logo come out?

How did your custom 'Talbot' logo come out

If it's the logo I'm thinking of, pls, not in this thread.

Soz Howard... maybe put it in here :-)

All the Talbots!

We wont bump your thread and i will move it to where it should be.

First bike looked great! Look forward to seeing photos of the new geometry

Some discussion around BB drop is happening.

Super-low, combined with a with 66 degree HA = cycloradbiek.

With a -50mm stem, to liven up the steering.

73mm or so - not quite super low, but pretty darn low.