Kona Major Jake Team FSA

road deraileurs. MTB derailleurs handle bigger sprockets obvs. Short cage x9 handles 36ts fine.

Not sure what you mean about chain jump. Less slap? Maybe but the modern MTB mechs have that under control anyway.

Bendy bus says this is STR 1.40 (Sitzposition rennmäßig) CX is all about aero right?

My other bikes are mostly:

Thank you. Just bought for £20 with discount code. Should I consider 32 cassette or stay with 27?

Narrow wide arrived. Have chainring. Very impractical but nice. This had been answered but may I ask again, which tyres please best option from bone dry to super muddy? Open pro wheels, maybe HED Ardennes front.

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No tyre can cope with all of that well, but a good all rounder like a Michelin Mud II or a Challenge Grifo will handle most of it well.

Started building this yesterday. Fitted my first ever bottom bracket. Easier then I thought; I just had to clean the threads on the frame very well when it would not go straight away. Sadly could not fit the cranks as no Allen key of the required size. One issue, the screw for the bottom bracket gear cable guide is too long for the 30mm axle. Never been to @edscoble shop. You have these in stock?

@Ramsaye will kindly provide me Mud tyres for the moment.

While a usual inner for the Ardennes front I should run a latex inner tube on the open pro rear against pinch flats?

The last question is probably already answered as the ACH rider who does cross advised that he wants to feel the rim and the subtleness of the latex really helps against pinch flats.

Meh I've never bothered with latex inners

when starting out you don't really want to be feeling the rim because it tends to end your ride when you do!

The screw should be fine, bring it to our shop and we can sort you out back into writing odd Germanic sentences.

There's no jobs we couldn't do.

Thank you, will do. James planed PBP so well that he slept mostly in ditches. But thinking about it he was talking about that extra traction in very muddy.

This looks like I have to run full outers for the rear brake?

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Nothing wrong with full length outers. Especially if the bike is going to get muddy alot.

Probably right. Any idea where can I get these to attach the cable to the tob tube?

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Huh, never seen these. Proprietary perhaps?

I'd just wrap the cable in enough electrical tape to make it wedge in. But that's me.

A bit strange that?

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They look like the clips that attach disc brake hose

http://m.ebay.com/itm/5QTY-Jagwire-Shift-Brake-Cable-Housing-Hose-Guide-Frame-Loops-5mm-DCA072-Bike-/131612851204?nav=SEARCH

Proprietary perhaps?

Nah, not uncommon to see it on disc frames, Jagwire make them;

They also make a cable stop specifically if you don't wish to run a full housing which can make the brake feel a little softer.

http://jagwire.com/products/v/Stoppers_Loop_Guides

Yes but they are not grey.

Got something very like this earlier today from Condor.

That will do.

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Beasty!