The Two Bicycles of Varonha.

And aesthetics, I think cantis look better than v brakes. I know it shouldn't matter, but it does. And using the Avid cantis that are on the bike now, which aren't the best, a decent set of pads and stopping power is plenty enough for me.

You Londoners are so shallow.

;-)

I'm not a Londoner. I'm from the Peoples Republic of the North West. And yes, I'm a bit shallow.

@jontea did you ever attempt to fit the nitto rack to the carbon forks of the cdf?

I did, and it fits. Had to flatten the fork crown bracket, otherwise it was 10mm too high.

cheers, this is looking like an expensive idea.

It's a bike, of course it's gonna be expensive, that's why we go to work though.

I know but the idea of a cheap bar bag (something like has an alpkit dry bag) has now evolved into a nitto rack and bigxtop rando bag.

Worth it though, Jordans bags are excellent, nittos look so good. When, and the wait will be a long one, I go custom bike, both those items will be back in my life.

Oh god! I'm in love, and its aluminium with a carbon fork, and miles away from my usual understated colour schemes. I think I may want a 2016 Giant TCX SLR 1, £1250, 0% finance, and it's just so beautifully ugly.

Current set up, have flipped the stem, fitted Spesh Roubaix Pro 32/30mm tyres, and eventually fitted the Koolstop pads, oh, and changed the seatpost for one with slightly less setback. If I decide to go for the Giant this will be for sale, everything except the bars,saddle, tyres, cages and pedals.

So went to have a look at the Giant today, think I need a medium, not available til December unfortunately, but while in the shop spotted one of these. Sram Rival one, Trp spyre, 15mm thru axle front, 12x142 rear, novatec hubs n rims, 40mm tyre clearance and rack n guard ready.Thoughtd?.

I'm confused, what are you actually trying to buy?!

No idea. Just seem to be a raft of appealing bikes out at the mo, to me anyway. Wouldn't mind a change to ali n carbon. Probably won't end up doing anything, which let's be honest, is probably best (for my pocket and my marriage).

Ah! I see... :)

My advice would be to wait.

We're getting a staggering amount of big tyres disc road bike at the moment, like the Genesis Datum for instance.

I would says the best thing to do is wait, save up and go full hydraulic.

Probably right. Just in a bit of a lull bike wise. Probably just gonna bang a Kinesis carbon fork on the Day one, should lighten it slightly. Maybe I'm just havin a bit of a mid life!

Interesting thread as I have a day-one too.. nice to see some gears on it.. where did you get the cable hangers for your brakes? Also what type are your guards? I need to make mine winter spec some enough!!

Check the fork length, I don't think they're a standard CX length (least the old stuff that is).

Why did you get rid of the CdF so quickly?

Financial woes. Was trying to sell the Day One, but no takers, so had to lose the Croix unfortunately, but to be honest, I don't miss it all that much, well maybe a bit.

The hangers are off my wifes Super Galaxy, aswell as the cantis, the straddle cable hangers are from lbs. The guards are Sks chromoplastic p45, will cover upto about a 35mm tyre.

Already done the sums Ed, makes head angle marginally more relaxed, nothing to throw the geo way out.

Did a 100 miles with the eldest yesterday. He did well for a first distance ride.

Bikes at the ready yesterday mornin.