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• #2227
Nah, Dave Yates Wanderer but I’ll be keeping drops. Maybe jones bend and then use aero bars on longer rides. I did a 100mile on it the other day around Bude and Bodmin moor.
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• #2228
http://www.singularcycles.com/our-products/peregrine/ peregrine pre order is up with the final Geo (have to keep scrolling to find it)
Does anyone have any thoughts on how it would compare, handling wise to a pipedream ALICE? https://www.pipedreamcycles.com/shop/a-l-i-c-e-frame-fork/
Alice seems to be a lot more upright, but I don't understand anything about fork Geo. Alice is 70 degrees Vs 71 on the pez?
Peregrine also looks to have a mid trail fork, like a fairlight Faran.
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• #2229
Gravel thread >>>
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• #2230
What frames are currently available for a monstercross build?
Ideally something like the old Singular Gryphon. I should have bought a Salsa Fargo years ago - hindsight is wonderful!
Cheapest frame I can find is the Genesis Vagabond, but ideally I'd want one from a few years ago when they were still using quick release dropouts.
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• #2231
If you consider monster cross as "drop bar 29er" the bikepacking dot com list here is a good place to start.
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• #2232
Cheers, a lot more than I realised. Not sure what I'd consider as monstercross - mainly looking for a frame that can handle big tyres and has a higher front end compared to a road/gravel frame.
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• #2233
Me too pal. For me the pipedream alice looks quite good, affordable.
The light blue darwin has qr but its not clear if you can get it as a frameset or what
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• #2234
Aren't they still using QR? (The Vagabond). If you're in a budget is a great option.
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• #2235
Nope, latest iteration is thru-axle
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• #2236
There was a large pipedream on ebay before Christmas, I probably should have bought that instead of being indecisive!
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• #2237
readers
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• #2238
Mosso Taiwan has lightweight alu 7046 qr mtb frames in 26", 27.5 or 29er.
Grab a qr carbon fork from Trigon.
Plenty of vids online of Indo dudes picking them up...."Oh, so liiiiight".
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• #2239
Sweet
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• #2240
Ive just realised this is the happiest medium to the one bike (apart from the bmx) solution i need right now.
Only thing holding me back is putting drops on instead of the XT levers and calipers and the faff that goes with that.
Anyone put shimano hydro drops onto an existing XT setup?
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• #2241
Kona Sutra Ltd here might be of interest to someone, though for my money it's a bit overpriced and I don't believe in SRAM.
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• #2242
I don't believe in SRAM.
It does exist, I've seen it
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• #2243
I have heard that shimano hydros are basically cross compatible and you can put drop levers on any brakes. Never tried it myself hough.
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• #2244
Ever since the day I bought a shimano bleed kit, SRAM has been dead to me.
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• #2245
I'm struggling to find much fault in this. Once you get past #Aluminiumisntreal, it just seems like a bit of a bargain.
https://alpkit.com/products/sonder-frontier-frame-and-fork
Anyone able to point out the glaring flaws?
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• #2246
The older versions suffered from funny hub sizes, but now they've gone to bolt thru boost standards, not a lot to grumble about.
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• #2247
Stooge Rambler protos
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• #2248
Loving the longitude. Can't wait for spring to get some more off roady rides in on the 2.8's.
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• #2249
That Rambler looks fun, not much mud clearance with that fork/wheel combo though.
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• #2250
Does the current frame have a mounting hole in chainstay bridge?
Thorn Sherpa? Fuck drop, out flat bar, they’re awesome on it.