New CX - Moots RSL

The new ride. Now living in Hong Kong, and only missing London every other day now. Since the weather here was 24 degrees and sunny today, as you guys get ready for winter it has its advantages!

I ordered the frame months ago. Because I spec'd it for electronic shifting, Moots built it for internal battery only (a good thing in the long term, but frustrating the short term whilst I was waiting to build it). No external battery mounts or wiring port at all. That meant a painful wait for the new internal Campagnolo EPS battery to finally make production. It finally arrived, so after 2 months of having a part-built bike taunting me every day, I finally got the chance to build it up and ride it.

And the verdict? Fantastic! Not sure when I will ride the road version now. Disc brakes and fat tyres are the biz even on the road. I have a set of road wheels built up to the same spec to swap out for 100% road rides, but this is the CX spec that it will be for 90% of the time.

Combines so many of bike forum hot topics. Shimano vs Campagnolo (Campagnolo of course!). Discs vs Rim brakes (discs of course!). Electronic vs Mechanical shifting (electronic, but only just). Titanium vs Carbon (no contest!). Press Fit vs Threaded BB (Press Fit, but only just). Clincher vs Tubular (tubular on the road, clincher on the CX - this will be more of a gravel and single track bike than a racer, and whilst I appreciate the ride of tubulars, I need a bit of on the trail repairability).

Frame - Moots Psyclo X RSL
Fork - ENVE Tapered CX
Aheadset - Chris King Inset 7
Chainset - Campagnolo Super Record Ti (46/36 Campagnolo CX Chainrings)
Pedals - Shimano XTR
Front Deraileur - Campagnolo Super Record EPS
Rear Deraileur - Campagnolo Super Record EPS
Shifters - Campagnolo Super Record EPS
Brakes - Avid BB7 SL
Chain - KMC X-11 SL
Cassette - Campagnolo Super Record
Wheels - Chris King R45 Disc, ENVE XC clincher, Sapim CX Ray, DT skewers
Tyres - Various Vittoria (depending on conditions)
Stem - Moots RSL
Bars - Zipp Service Course Aluminium
Seatpost - Moots Cinch
Saddle - Fizik Arione
Bottle Cages - King Titanium

woah! she's a beauty.

beast

Looks great- is the top tube ovalised so that it's flat underneath the area adjacent to the headtube, but bladed (as it were) bu the seat tube?

Perfectly round at the seat tube, flattened towards the headtube supposedly to help with shouldering the bike. It is REALLY wide at the headtube. Wouldn't be possible without a 44mm headtube.

you don't muck about do ya?

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reps of victoria peak ?

Solarider going in again.

serious bike.

Awesome - that is pretty much my perfect CX bike - would just change the bars for the short and shallow version.

Stunning.

Looks great- is the top tube ovalised so that it's flat underneath the area adjacent to the headtube, but bladed (as it were) bu the seat tube?

that would be the wrong way round for a cx.

that would be the wrong way round for a cx.

Look at the pro's when they shoulder a bike and they are actually using the front half of the top-tube - so where the flat is:

Why?

Middle of the top tube, and so the rear of the bike can balance on your back.

Nice bit of titanium, that. What are the clearances like? The front mech looks scary close to the rear tyre.

Wow. That's so good.

Saucy.

Oh how could i miss this.

Thats pretty much all the hot stuff out there baked in to one. + Its a moots, my favorite bike!

Pressfit over threaded you must be mad! mad i tell you!

Whats the weight of this? its a size 58 i think?