Monster, Monsteur, Monstour , 26/29+ and Expedition and Adventure bikes

On the lower side but not really low haha

That looks very nice! I was really tempted to buy one but thought the tt was too long for touring with a dropbar. Do you use a short stem or have no problems with this?

And he writes about the low trail geometry, but by my calculations the
trail is about 60mm, and that isn't particularly low, is it?

It is for a mountainbike!

I see - thanks for the clarification :)

Got the shagabond a bit dirty today...

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Are you sure it's the trail and not the fork rake? A low trail fork rake is usually 60-70mm, to give a trail of 35-45mm.

But his head-angle i 70, and those big tires end up neutralizing all the rake to some extent:

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59mm trail is very low for an MTB style geometry.

Road race geometry is usually 57mm trail to give you an idea, so @Alb is right on the money.

soooo goood

Only 2.0 wide but looks pretty beefy in my sscx bike

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Sweet, whats the chainstay clearance like?

Pretty tight. Few mm either side. Can't remember exactly but around 3 or 4. I've swapped the tyres to race but will be putting these back on next year

oops yesterdays photo didnt work... this forum does not like my phone.

That Cinelli looks great by the way!

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how sandpapery is that brooks with plenty of added mud/sand?

It was very grippy. Really quite unpleasant!

Out of interest. Would anyone be interested in my vagabond frame? I'm considering switching to a bombtrack hook ext. I want a lower front end

What size is it?

Oops. Large

Will you clean it first?

Ah, I'd need a small or medium at a push.

ah well,

Id suggest that if you are unsure, go for the bigger one. i thought id be a medium but it was tiny.

Potentially interested, but looking at sizes I think I'd need the XL