Cyclocross - Which bikes have 135mm spacing??

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mattyknacks
09-09-07, 06:49 AM
Hi everyone.

Here is my situation:
I have started riding again after years of loafing and I built up a rigid mountain bike to ride in hopes of losing weight (lost 65 lbs so far). During this riding time, my mountain bike went through many changes and is now set up as a converted cyclocross bike with drop bars, mountain disc brakes, bar end shifters, and four 700c disc brake wheelsets.

Building a bike like this has lots of trade-offs:
Road rims with mountain hubs,
Special brake levers for drop bars that work on mountain bike disc brakes,
Special drop handlebars that fit a mountain stem,
cable routing issues,
HEAVY BIKE WEIGHT!!!
and other things.

I now want a "REAL" cyclocross bike (either by buying or building) and need help identifying which bikes and/or frames have 135mm spacing and disc brake tabs. For some reason, most manufacturers don't list the rear dropout spacing. There seems to be no standard, some are 130mm and some are 135mm.

I have heard that the Cannondale Cyclocross Disc is a 135mm spaced bike, and that the Redline Conquest Disc is a 130mm spaced bike, but don't know for sure.

And what about that bike from Focus??? Who knows?? I don't!

Can some of you cyclocross guys and gals help me compose a list of cyclocross disc bikes and frames and what their rear spacing is? It would be great getting a "real" cyclocross bike that my four wheelsets would work with.

Thank you.


-EDIT- * -EDIT- * -EDIT-

Making a list. Let's see how many bikes and frames we can identify.

135mm w/ disc tabs

Salsa Las Cruces
Salsa La Cruz
Nashbar "X"
Cannondale Cyclocross Disc
Cannondale XR1000
Ibex X-ray
Planet-X Uncle John

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130mm w/ disc tabs

Kona Major Major


jhota
09-09-07, 07:13 AM
Nashbar's cross frame is 135mm with disc mounts.
the Salsa Las Cruces is also 135 mm with disc mounts.

somnambulant
09-10-07, 09:11 AM
Planet-X Uncle John (135mm, with disc tabs as well)


mattyknacks
09-10-07, 02:46 PM
Planet-X Uncle John (135mm, with disc tabs as well)

Thanks man! Gonna add it to the list above.

adrien
09-10-07, 03:25 PM
kona JTS also 130mm

seat_boy
09-10-07, 03:45 PM
The Surly Crosscheck is 132.5, so you can go either way.

Not to put too fine a point on this, but if you're goal is to lose weight, a pound or two on the bike isn't going to make that big of a difference. But it's your dough.

Eric

mattyknacks
09-11-07, 03:57 PM
The Surly Crosscheck is 132.5, so you can go either way.
Cool man, thanks.


Not to put too fine a point on this, but if you're goal is to lose weight, a pound or two on the bike isn't going to make that big of a difference.
This is true.


But it's your dough.
This is also true.



Eric
I can't prove it, but figure this is also true.


The weight of the bike is an issue because it is WAY MORE than a pound or two heavier. That would not be TOO bad, but the geometry of the bike is all wrong also, making it less comfortable and less efficient. And last but not least, I am still fat, and all those things put together add up to poor performance.