SSCX Only!

Hard compund gravel friendly monster

Does that have a split in the seatstay for belt drive?

the split is glued.
something about using the same chainstays in all sizes in the production.

I think If you really would like to spilt it you could. A sharp knife and some hours of patience should get you through.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sBKgf-OCBBk/Tq9sjuCX1CI/AAAAAAAABTM/3m0Q5xCjKbo/s1600/Adam+Craig.jpg

Ultimate CX Skinsuit.

PS. Damn I hate the size limit. Aren't most people on HD resolutions?

no

=))

The lobster Aaron Bradford was second.

Any idea why he chose that brake setup? Why the Mini-Moto not the Neo-Retro? Better braking power? If so, why not that on the front and back?

does mini v reduce the brake judder or chatter or whats it it called in english

My guess would be that v-brake gives better power which is needed up front and cantis gives better clearance which is mostly needed in the back.

http://www.cxmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kari-studley-singlespeed-redline-conquest-ss-2013-nats-dsc_0130-e-e_11.jpg

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http://www.cxmagazine.com/wp-content/gallery/pro-bike-profile-adam-craig039s-giant-ss/adam-craig-giant-cxnats-2010-day2-ayee-3222_1.jpg

Guys, this thread has prompted me to put together a SSCX... well, I am not sure the frame is CX-specific, but it does have canti-mounts. So maybe it will be a bit more of a SSCX tribute :-)

Anyhoo, I have dropouts at 100 and 120mm. What would you do for wheels? At the moment, I am looking to order a pretty standard flip-flop wheelset, but with 17/19mm rims. Is there anything wrong with that plan?

Like this baby above ^, looks to have a fairly narrow OLN at the rear, 120mm? Where are those wheels from? What are they?

The Cross Check above has 132.5mm spacing at the rear allowing you to run 130 or 135mm hubs.

mash cx has 120 rear too, so it is not completely no-no. Of course 130+ rear is a bit better as it gives you the option to run road/29er wheels with better quality freewheel compared to screw on freewheels.

Standard flipflop wheelset is pretty ok. Just dont get dicta freewheel, they suck. Get shimano or white industries.

If the frame is steel you could get it re-spaced perhaps.

Yeah, it is this frame: http://www.lfgss.com/thread91006.html#post3089163

So I am guessing it started at 120, has been out to 130 and now back in again. I would be happy to have a go, but wanted to look at my options first.

So, if I pulled it out to 130 (cos it does increase options) what wheelset options do I have? Everything I see has space for a 8,9 or 10 speed cassette on the freehub. I don't need that. Actually would like to run a couple of cogs (with spacer in the middle) to give me a couple of different ratios for hilly or flat. Oh, and most wheelsets are for running 23mm tyres, I want wider than that.

What am I looking for? What would they be called?

you can put 35mm cross tyres on a road rims.

And you can put singlespeed cogs on a freehub. For example 99pound A57 wheelset from planet-x seems like quite decent deal for cx.

is that frame not designed for 27" wheels?

you can put 35mm cross tyres on a road rims.

Well yeah, but I was thinking of keeping within the suggested guidlines re rim width and tyre width - what is it, about 1.5 to 2 x. So a 14mm road rim would only go as far as 28mm... which is not far enough.

Having said that I have a 29er with big fat Halo Twin Rails on some fairly skinny rims. I am sure that exceeds all sensible guidelines.

#my29errocks

And you can put singlespeed cogs on a freehub. For example 99pound A57 wheelset from planet-x seems like quite decent deal for cx.

Well sure. But I would rather not have the wheel dished for a ten-speed if I only need to run one or two cogs. Do they do any freehubs with a little less cassette width thingy?

Just checking the A57s now - yeah, lovely, and a damn fine price too. But still dished to fuck for the wide spliney bit (what is that called?). But could be a goer.

is that frame not designed for 27" wheels?

It was, it is rather. But the canti mounts have been put on later, and are for 700 wheels. Which is handy. I get an extra 4mm clearance to play with when I put 700c wheels on.

oh right, that is handy then.
hope make a hub which i think is designed for a symmetrical dish, as you can expect it's fairly expensive though. http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/135mm_free_hubs/hope_pro_2_evo_trials_ss/c148p11557.html

Those Hopes are well outside my price range, but that's the sort of thing I think I am looking for.

And there's these: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=69093&gclid=CM_R3YCB7bQCFW7HtAodYxsAKw

But I don't really want to have to build my own wheels. Done it before, fun and all, but not what I am hoping to do here.

I suppose another way of putting the question would be to ask what the bikes on this thread are generally running. I've just had a look through the pictures and there's a lot of modern (130?) frames running single speed without a load of wide spacers and dished wheels. So what are they running?