Talbot Cyclocross Race Bike #1 & #2.1

That's not bad. My Straggler has 72mm drop and 175mm cranks and has been off-road* with no bother.

Is it to make remounting the bike easier, as I can't see you'd be doing it for extra stability?

*About as techy as the average UK CX course.

Is it to make remounting the bike easier, as I can't see you'd be doing it for extra stability?

LESS FRONTAL AREA FOR T'AEROS.

Kidding. Yeah, easier remounts, bit more stability in fast corners and descents.

Not tempted by the lefty fork that Tim Johnson's been testing out? I'm generally averse to technology in a cross bike but the marketing videos are making it look a lot of fun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROsE7dT6PgQ

Probably not so great when you transfer it from a Californian summer to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCymwxXqnm8

Not sure you can buy Lefty 'Oliver' as a part only. But converting an XLR wouldn't be impossible.

Trouble is they add about 800g, need their own hubs and have a service interval of about 50 hours.

Ace suspension though - love my 'Fatty' 80mm.

Actually a Fatty would be easier to convert and would look better.

Unbeatable in terms of mud clearance though. Surprised no one has produced a rigid lefty for cross useage. Suppose quick wheel swaps would be an issue too.

Cannondale did produce a cross fatty with a massive 25mm travel. Not sure that'd be worth the added maintenance and weight.

You can get a rigid lefty.

It's the lefty specific hub that's a deal breaker, ultimately.

Lefty Oliver has 30mm travel. It's probably enough to get you extra traction when cornering.

The cyclocross bikes that they shipped with those 30mm fatties were as rad as fuck. I wish they'd re-issue them with disc brakes. TAKE MY MONEY cannondale etc.

Some geo has happened.

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*Makes now predictable head tube comment *

Can @coldharbour make the transmitter head badge in miniature?

Worlds most expensive kids biek init

My size!

Well he fitted one to my 100 mm headtube so yes.

Some fabrication has occurred

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What colours tho?!

Given you are so fucking light he doesn't need to put on the seat stays so is the frame finished?

It's the Talbot interpretation of the Softride concept.

Bb30? How predictable...

pf30

#haterz

:p can't wait to see it, do you not still have your caadx? Is that why you're missing summer cross?
Is Talbot cx mk1 being rebuilt?

@laner had my CAADX, I think it's been passed on now possibly to @lucyh?

Missing summer cross because I'm too busy to get to the races or Im away. Just landed in Morzine for mtb lols.

Mk1 will get rebuilt ya in to some kind of do-it-all.

Love the geometry.
Looks very well thought out.

I can't decide whether or not to sell what remains of my 29er, as well as break down and sell the fixed. Then build a Cx. Ideally something like this.

Selling stuff is a pain though.

@Howard - have a look at the current issue of Bikes Etc, the Kinesis Tripster they test has an interesting Di2 setup that might interest you.

Some paint happened

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Beauty