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 2008-10-23 10:49 AM |
Champion  6786      Two seat rocket plane |  Subject: One bike to rule them all, one bike to find them, one bike to bring them in, and in the darkness...I am thinking of trying this: Here's my situation. My MTB is on its last legs (needs many parts), I have fallen out-of-love with my tri-bike, and my Cyclocross bike is my roadie (Kona Jake the Snake). I am thinking of just using my CX'er for everything. I race a few (3-5) tris and a couple of MTB races a year as well as a bunch of club rides, and maybe an organized century or two.
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| Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: One bike to rule them all, one bike to find them, one bike to bring them in, and in the darkness wgraves7582 - 2008-10-23 12:02 PM Ride: Sell them all and buy the Salsa Fargo. Won't handle the suspension shock (I asked a guy in Iowa who does a bunch of testing for them and he gave me the specifics if you are interested I can forward it to you) Here is the link: Not out until Feb 09 supposedly http://www.salsacycles.com/fargoComp09.html She is my next bike. I figure I can do cross, commute, mt bike on her, club rides (just buy some slicks and have a seperate wheel set. How do you like the Kona - I was contemplating this bike as well. That's awesome, but it looks a bit too tank-ish to seriously do tris on it, particularly hilly ones. In reality, I'm looking to get rid of stuff, not add more, no matter how cool-i-o it is. here it is getting ready to ride the Blue Ridge Parkway end-to-end
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Champion 4835 Eat Cheese or Die | Subject: RE: One bike to rule them all, one bike to find them, one bike to bring them in, and in the darkness I don't know that any stock cross bikes/frames will handle a 29er fork. It may not be an issue with ability to handle the stresses, more to do with the axle to crown length. Even the shortest suspension forks are going to have a much longer AC length then a rigid cross fork. Of course you could go custom and have a CX frame built around a suspension fork and get the maker to do a custom rigid fork as well. What kind of single track are you doing and why do you want a suspension fork? My cross bike handles single track as well as the 29er I built with a white bros fork. I've ridden my CX bike on all but the most technical trails that I've ridden on a mountain bike. That being said, I don't ride a rigid mountain bike anymore because my wrists, shoulders and back complained too much. Those whiney bastards. I raced my cross bike this tri season. Used clip on aero bars for the second half. Even left the little globs of mud on it too. Edited by graceful_dave 2008-10-23 9:09 PM |
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| Champion 10668 Tacoma, Washington | Subject: RE: One bike to rule them all, one bike to find them, one bike to bring them in, and in the darkness |
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| Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: One bike to rule them all, one bike to find them, one bike to bring them in, and in the darkness It's probably just a phase I'm going through. It's an interesting experiment. I wonder how many compromises I'll have to make along the way. I suspect that most of the issues will be on the MTB side if i go with my CX bike as a base platform. However, most of the MTB races I do are on not-particularily-technical courses, so I should be fine. |
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| Champion 4835 Eat Cheese or Die | Subject: RE: One bike to rule them all, one bike to find them, one bike to bring them in, and in the darkness wgraves7582 - 2008-10-24 10:06 AM ride_like_u_stole_it - 2008-10-24 9:11 AM It's probably just a phase I'm going through. It's an interesting experiment. I wonder how many compromises I'll have to make along the way. I suspect that most of the issues will be on the MTB side if i go with my CX bike as a base platform. However, most of the MTB races I do are on not-particularily-technical courses, so I should be fine. Mine are technical that is why I was thinking about just saving my Felt 29er for those, but would love to hear about the tris/road races/cross races/commutes on the cross bike. Do the cross bikes come capable to handle fenders and racks? That is my final selling decision. Glad you started this thread up Ride - I have been pondering this as well. That is why I was looking at the Fargo! Depends on which bike. I have a surly cross check. Right now I have 38c tires and fenders on it with room to spare. It has rack mounts. Some companies allow for the options, some don't. |
| 2008-10-24 3:13 PM in reply to: #1763823 |
| Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: One bike to rule them all, one bike to find them, one bike to bring them in, and in the darkness wgraves7582 - 2008-10-24 10:06 AM ride_like_u_stole_it - 2008-10-24 9:11 AM It's probably just a phase I'm going through. It's an interesting experiment. I wonder how many compromises I'll have to make along the way. I suspect that most of the issues will be on the MTB side if i go with my CX bike as a base platform. However, most of the MTB races I do are on not-particularily-technical courses, so I should be fine. Mine are technical that is why I was thinking about just saving my Felt 29er for those, but would love to hear about the tris/road races/cross races/commutes on the cross bike. Do the cross bikes come capable to handle fenders and racks? That is my final selling decision. Glad you started this thread up Ride - I have been pondering this as well. That is why I was looking at the Fargo! My JTS has braze-ons for rear racks, and it will handle fenders. I am not sure how big of a tire/fender combo you could run. Kona has a fairley active owners forum on konaworld.com and they could probably answer that question. I was planning on putting some Speed Max 35's on it this weekend and taking it out for a little light single track, but the rain and clay based trails contraindicate that plan. BTW, as built, my JTS is under 20 lbs, a few light bits and it could easily come in at under 18 (size 58). |
| 2008-10-24 6:09 PM in reply to: #1761349 |
| Champion 16151 Checkin' out the podium girls | Subject: RE: One bike to rule them all, one bike to find them, one bike to bring them in, and in the darkness And the cross check is a veritable anchor by comparison. Mine weighs 28lbs un-laden. It's a total tank. Not good for racing, but perfect for commuting, etc. I have mine set up for loaded touring w/ a triple and an 11-34 w/ XT derailleur. 700x32 panaracers and Planet Bike fenders. |
| 2008-10-24 8:21 PM in reply to: #1765159 |
| Champion 4835 Eat Cheese or Die | Subject: RE: One bike to rule them all, one bike to find them, one bike to bring them in, and in the darkness pitt83 - 2008-10-24 6:09 PM And the cross check is a veritable anchor by comparison. Mine weighs 28lbs un-laden. It's a total tank. Not good for racing, but perfect for commuting, etc. I have mine set up for loaded touring w/ a triple and an 11-34 w/ XT derailleur. 700x32 panaracers and Planet Bike fenders. Yes, the cross check is a tank. I think mine weighs in around 27 pounds without fenders. |
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