Bike porn

That is a custom 63cm Kona frame for the 6ft 5in Ryan Trebon. There's roughly 30cm of saddle-bar drop there too. It's a 130mm stem and he uses 177.5mm crank arms. It's a big bike.

The Kona looks alot smaller than 63cm. I trust that it is, it just doesn't look much bigger than 60cm.

Pretty extreme position for a cross bike, but you can't argue with the results

Pretty extreme position for a cross bike, but you can't argue with the results

similar to your avatar ;)

similar to your avatar ;)

Yes, but I don't ride that across muddy fields.

not sure what it is but i like it.

not sure what it is but i like it.

looks like a pushbike, mate.

not sure what it is but i like it.

Looks like a picture inside a bike museum
Who the f%ck broke the rules and took the photo of Mosel-san 's bike ??!!!
Very slack chain btw

Small frames are a pain in the arse for cyclocross as it makes it way more awkward to shoulder the bike without cracking your elbow on the chainring.

You're right when you talk about 50-ish cm frames, but certainly not with this kind of size.
My own "traditional" size is 58/60 cm c-t-t, but 57cm is not problem at all.
55cm is also fine, but 50cm (I also tried that for a whole season) is a bit problematic.
But: there are hardly any races, where you have to shoulder your bike, so what are we talking about?

Small frames are a pain in the arse for cyclocross as it makes it way more awkward to shoulder the bike without cracking your elbow on the chainring.

That's not what I found? I was using a 54cm Felt Breed for a while and shouldered it all the time to get over turnstyles, up stairs etc,.. I just stick my elbow out.

not sure what it is but i like it.

Moser

Just having a cyclocross thing at the moment:
Loving the look of this

Wanted one too, sold out in normal sizes (56cm) til February. Great bike mind.

I just go off road on my track frame! As long as the tyres are tough enough I don't find a lot of difference between a track frame and a cyclocross frame in use. Clearly this is for pleasure and I am not racing.

Mud clearance could be an issue if you ran brakes I suppose but my riding is fireroad and hard pack singletrack so mud is not usually much of an issue.

Just allows me to ride off road without having to need a specific bike and that suits me.

Do you ride off road on that spiffing nelson pista you put together?

Do you ride off road on that spiffing nelson pista you put together?

Yep. Just threw on some Marathon Pluses (25c just fits with wheel all the way back) and riding off road.
Had to gear down to 64 which is still high for off road but as low as I would want to go on road.
Where I live it really is 50/50 road/off road mix so having a bike that can do it all is most fun (even if it is slightly compromised)

Small frames are a pain in the arse for cyclocross as it makes it way more awkward to shoulder the bike without cracking your elbow on the chainring.

My own "traditional" size is 58/60 cm c-t-t, but 57cm is not problem at all.
55cm is also fine, but 50cm (I also tried that for a whole season) is a bit problematic.
But: there are hardly any races, where you have to shoulder your bike, so what are we talking about?

If i try and shoulder my compact it's a nightmare, but my non compact cross bike was fine.
You obviously just have shit elbows.

A side car for your spare bike. Genius.

I just go off road on my track frame! As long as the tyres are tough enough I don't find a lot of difference between a track frame and a cyclocross frame in use. Clearly this is for pleasure and I am not racing.

Mud clearance could be an issue if you ran brakes I suppose but my riding is fireroad and hard pack singletrack so mud is not usually much of an issue.

Just allows me to ride off road without having to need a specific bike and that suits me.
So you run a brakeless track bike off road? I'm looking to ride some off road at the moment but only have a road bike and a track bike. I suppose I could fit 25mm tires on the track frame, but can't see anything other than smooth hard pack being a possibility.

So you run a brakeless track bike off road? I'm looking to ride some off road at the moment but only have a road bike and a track bike. I suppose I could fit 25mm tires on the track frame, but can't see anything other than smooth hard pack being a possibility.

I started with cross tyres on a Steamroller but even though they are a bit knobbly and 32c they are not exactly mountain bike tyres. I was getting punctures as the forest where I live is stoney and lots of pieces of flint/sharp stone about so tried Randonneurs and found them fine.
Latest frame will only just take a 25c so tried Marathons which again are fine.

They clearly don't give the confidence of an MTB tyre but they are not a million miles away from a cross tyre when used over hardpack gravel or singletrack.
Comfort is also pretty low on the list but they are fast.

Also need to point out that this is all in the New Forest where the terrain is far from challenging. A brakeless track bike with 25c touring tyres would not be my first choice if I lived in the mountains!

OK, looks like I'm gonna try some marathons or something and give it a go. The versatility of somethign like a steamroller seems very appealing now, though.

Possible repost but this just makes me drool.

A couple of years ago when I was working at cycle surgery (when it was a proper bike shop), we sent one of these to argos for a respray/chrome etc for this dude and it had full campag record golden anniversary stuff on it.

One of my faves of all time.

show us the full build then:)

show us the full build then:)

Wish I could...

The fork crown (or lack of) on that Pinarello is lust.