Disc road frame for commuting
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby rjk » Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:59 pm
http://www.this link is broken/Mode ... elID=87369
prob no rotor, but i bought a pr of cleansweep rotors on ebay for $30
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby barefoot » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:06 pm
No stock.rjk wrote:might be a mistake on the c r c site but $26.67 ea for front and rear, grab them
http://www.this link is broken/Mode ... elID=87369
prob no rotor, but i bought a pr of cleansweep rotors on ebay for $30
Or I would have grabbed them a few days ago
We'll see what happens to the price of that line when stock (supposedly) arrives on October 3.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby mitzikatzi » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:18 pm
have you seen the new dropouts from Triton on the MTBR forum? here
Do you think they will work or be prone to cracking?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby barefoot » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:28 pm
Hadn't seen, don't like at all.mitzikatzi wrote:@barefoot
have you seen the new dropouts from Triton on the MTBR forum? here
Do you think they will work or be prone to cracking?
Incorporating aesthetics (eg the Triton logo) into a mechanical component is fraught with danger, and sets alarm bells ringing loudly in my head.
Sharp(er than necessary) corners = stress concentration.
In all probablility, they will survive just fine. But there's certainly a better solution than one that's optimised for aesthetics.
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who has never been accused of being optimised for aesthetics
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby rjk » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:34 pm
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby JustJames » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:06 pm
Hello...is that Trek?jasonc wrote:different thought:
somehow get one of these
and then just upgrade it to the required components/groupset?
edit: alloy frame, carbon forks....
Henry Ford called...he wants his colour scheme back.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby jasonc » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:09 pm
it's a commuter, not a coffee shop bikeJustJames wrote:Hello...is that Trek?jasonc wrote:different thought:
somehow get one of these
and then just upgrade it to the required components/groupset?
edit: alloy frame, carbon forks....
Henry Ford called...he wants his colour scheme back.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby JustJames » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:12 pm
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Nobody » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:17 pm
It's the new black.JustJames wrote:Hello...is that Trek?
Henry Ford called...he wants his colour scheme back.
At least black is an easy colour to colour-match when you want new parts.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby jasonc » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:54 pm
i was thinking the black 105 groupo anywayNobody wrote:It's the new black.JustJames wrote:Hello...is that Trek?
Henry Ford called...he wants his colour scheme back.
At least black is an easy colour to colour-match when you want new parts.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby JustJames » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:12 pm
Although thinking of going black Veloce with some tasteful anodised red bling. Am I doing commuter bike wrong?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Nobody » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:43 pm
Can you do a commuter bike wrong?JustJames wrote:Am I doing commuter bike wrong?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby JustJames » Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:58 pm
Well, jasonc seemed to be in favour of the Trek cx bike's colour scheme because:Nobody wrote:Can you do a commuter bike wrong?JustJames wrote:Am I doing commuter bike wrong?
jasonc wrote: it's a commuter, not a coffee shop bike
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby jasonc » Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:59 pm
only if you don't commute on it.Nobody wrote:Can you do a commuter bike wrong?JustJames wrote:Am I doing commuter bike wrong?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby JustJames » Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:02 pm
:applause_smilie_goes_here:jasonc wrote:only if you don't commute on it.Nobody wrote:Can you do a commuter bike wrong?JustJames wrote:Am I doing commuter bike wrong?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby barefoot » Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:11 pm
I'm quite fond of the black with black and black... but if anybody is contemplating one of them, make sure you test ride and get fitted comfortably before you buy.JustJames wrote:Hello...is that Trek?jasonc wrote:different thought:
somehow get one of these
and then just upgrade it to the required components/groupset?
edit: alloy frame, carbon forks....
Henry Ford called...he wants his colour scheme back.
Just looking at the numbers, those frames have extraordinarily long top tubes.
Makes me wonder if they are supposed to be flat-bar roadie frames, and somebody has stuck a drop bar on as an afterthought, without adjusting the geometry to compensate for the additional reach from the flats to the hoods.
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Mugglechops » Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:21 pm
That is heaps cheap. I bought some last Friday for $65 an end. Fitted them tonight to replace my BB5 roads.rjk wrote:might be a mistake on the c r c site but $26.67 ea for front and rear, grab them
http://www.this link is broken/Mode ... elID=87369
prob no rotor, but i bought a pr of cleansweep rotors on ebay for $30
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:11 am
I occasionally bump into another commuter who has something similar but in flat bar style. And TBH it just doesn't look right. Maybe he got a frame size too small but the bike all but "disappears". Not sure if the black blends with the black clothes, blends with the black road, blends with the black shadows....but it's pretty stealthy. Certainly not my cup of tea.jasonc wrote:it's a commuter, not a coffee shop bikeJustJames wrote:Hello...is that Trek?jasonc wrote:different thought:
somehow get one of these
and then just upgrade it to the required components/groupset?
edit: alloy frame, carbon forks....
Henry Ford called...he wants his colour scheme back.
Plus we all know that black is slowest because you have to carry around all those extra photons you absorb, I'm surprised the weight weenies haven't moved en masse to only white frames
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Reman » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:35 pm
Pulled it out to have a look. It's very pretty in the flesh with a nice cherry colour. The forks looks a slightly deeper red than the frame but that could just be the light.
Only two disappointing things, there is a small chip in the paint where the stays meet near the drop out. The bottom bracket isn't faced , so I'll be taking it to an LBS to get it faced.
Ps. Please excuse crappy iPhone shots
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby MichaelB » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:41 am
What size is it, and can you weigh the frame and fork and post the weights please ?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby jasonc » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:52 am
+1MichaelB wrote:Looks nice there Reman !!!
am keeping a thorough eye on this thread as I'll start collecting bits for my build early next year
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby JustJames » Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:00 am
...And another +1.jasonc wrote:+1MichaelB wrote:Looks nice there Reman !!!
am keeping a thorough eye on this thread as I'll start collecting bits for my build early next year
Can I have a show of hands to see how many of us have been spurred by this thread - in part at least - to embark on a bike build?
There's jasonc, there's me...anybody else?
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Re: Disc road frame for commuting
Postby Mulger bill » Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:03 am
And another 1 here.jasonc wrote:+1MichaelB wrote:Looks nice there Reman !!!
am keeping a thorough eye on this thread as I'll start collecting bits for my build early next year
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