Robin Mather

The numbers are pretty close to the Serotta. Some minor changes include raising the handlbars 1cm for position, and taking into account stock forks so that it is possible to change forks based on use. I'm already quite upright on the Serotta as my position aims for neutral spine over race aggresiveness, this is due to a back injury 5 years ago that I'm trying to avoid aggravating.

Sounds good to me - i'd be twempted to use a slightly extended head tube to get the bars up without

If I race anything it's going to be cross. I want the fun of it :) And yes, I would love to try both the cross geometry (though it won't now affect the Mather geometry) and definitely the disc brake (which I have no experience of yet).

I'm looking forward to some cross this winter too! Mud is a lot softer when you fall off as well... Happy for you to have a spin on my bike at some point and try the brake. I've only had one on the front for a few weeks and it seems good so far - it feels progressive but develops more power than the canti I had on before and is much better in the wet. I'll be trying it in the mud this weekend and am hoping for noticeable improvements.

I can't channel cables internally as I will need to unscrew the cable (as the cable is coupled to be able to de-couple the frame). S&S Couplers you see. So the cable needs to be accessible.

And they'd fill with mud as soon as you went off road - not cool.

I'm using cable disc brakes because of the brake levers and desire to have cross interrupters on the bars.

I'm not totally sure this is a good idea. I have found, so far, that when the disc is set so it doesn't rub that full power is about 2/3 of the way through the lever stroke. I'd be worried that cross top levers would add some slack into the system and make it hard to get full power from the normal levers. I'd be tempted to use a shallower drop bar or raise the stem a bit higher so that you can use the drops and hoods more and forget the interrupter levers.