Cyclocross - Show us your cross bike...

Race mode avec EA70 Xs and Fango 32s:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/4002059127_97fa70478b_b.jpg

i'm really going to have to test ride one of these...a shame they probably don't allow for a true cx test run...

i love my TCX01 ... for an aluminum frame, it handles really rough terrain well. raced it several times now, and no complaints.

I'm being told that it will be December before my Small TCX 1 arrives. Well there goes half of Cross season. :rolleyes:.

You have a long cross season, when does it end?

I'm being told that it will be December before my Small TCX 1 arrives. Well there goes half of Cross season. :rolleyes:. I work for a giant and Raleigh dealer.
Giant was out of CX bikes until Oct 12 (back in mid-September) and Raleigh was out until March '10. Needless to say, I couldn't use my employee discount and swallowed the cost of a new Guerciotti.

http://i36.tinypic.com/21d2zbn.jpg

I work for a giant and Raleigh dealer.
Giant was out of CX bikes until Oct 12 (back in mid-September) and Raleigh was out until March '10. Needless to say, I couldn't use my employee discount and swallowed the cost of a new Guerciotti.

I'm in the same boat. The CX bikes that we carry (I work in a shop), which like CK, one of the brands is Raleigh are all sold out. I actually had one of the RX1.0's set on an order the day they arrived in the US but there was a mis communication between Raleigh and my shop and the order was closed out..bike went back into system...sold. :mad:

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Wow, great looking bike. How did you manage to get the linear pull brakes to work with the STI levers?

What frame is it? It has nice lines.

Thanks. It's a Poprad I had powdercoated a deep, metallic blue.

The brakes are Tektro Mini V's. They stop on a dime, but the feel isn't great and setup is a nightmare. They also have limited clearance (the pads are very close to the rims) but since it's totally dry here in Florida in the winter, it shouldn't be a problem. I'm just going to try them out and see how it goes.

Some pictures after the mess of the first race. We had to spend 1.5 minutes spiraling around the inside of a sloppy, wet baseball diamond with it's clay/sand/muddy mud. $ laps took it's toll and added 25 pounds exactly to my bike's weight.

You can hardly tell (except for the patch of red on the bottom right of the rear tire) but those tires had red sidewalls.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/305/guerciotti008.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/i/guerciotti008.jpg/)http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/guerciotti008.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img27/guerciotti008.jpg/1/)

My new bashguard... oh wait! that's mud! And that used to be a Sram Red crank
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6796/guerciotti010.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/guerciotti010.jpg/)http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/guerciotti010.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img4/guerciotti010.jpg/1/)

My rear wheel came loose in a jump, and this is how it ended up. Now my brakes are out of whack, too.
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6207/guerciotti011.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/guerciotti011.jpg/)http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/guerciotti011.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img7/guerciotti011.jpg/1/)

Some pictures after the mess of the first race. We had to spend 1.5 minutes spiraling around the inside of a sloppy, wet baseball diamond with it's clay/sand/muddy mud. $ laps took it's toll and added 25 pounds exactly to my bike's weight.






....Sounds to me like you had a great time. Supposed to get messy right?

I did, but I would have traded that baseball infield for something more.... well, like real mud.

I did the same race as CrisimKarter21. I wonder how the bike can continue to shift under those conditions. The pulley wheels are a mass of mud and leaves. On the last lap, in the infield peanut butter maze, a rider in front of me just stopped. I guess his brakes must have clogged. That must really suck being about 100yds from the finish line and get passed by a couple guys. It was a fun race in the most part except the one time in 5 laps where I didn't make the bunny hop over the telephone pole, got dumped in a gravel parking lot, ouch!

http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr256/sru75/IMG_1334.jpg

Lucky. The mud skipped my downtube, and wedged itself right in between my crank and downtube.

http://home.gwu.edu/%7Ebdcheung/cx.jpg

bd, where's the srm?

Some pictures after the mess of the first race. We had to spend 1.5 minutes spiraling around the inside of a sloppy, wet baseball diamond with it's clay/sand/muddy mud. $ laps took it's toll and added 25 pounds exactly to my bike's weight.

You can hardly tell (except for the patch of red on the bottom right of the rear tire) but those tires had red sidewalls.
http://img27.images hack.us/img27/305/guerciotti008.jpg (http://img27.im ageshack.us/i/guerciotti008.jpg/)http://img27.image shack.us/img27/guerciotti008.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.image shack.us/img27/guerciotti008.jpg/1/)

My new bashguard... oh wait! that's mud! And that used to be a Sram Red crank
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6796/guerciotti010.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/guerciotti010.jpg/)http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/guerciotti010.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img4/guerciotti010.jpg/1/)

My rear wheel came loose in a jump, and this is how it ended up. Now my brakes are out of whack, too.
http://img7.images hack.us/img7/6207/guerciotti011.jpg (http://img7.image shack.us/i/guerciotti011.jpg/)http://img7.image shack.us/img7/guerciotti011.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.image shack.us/img7/guerciotti011.jpg/1/)

Did you have any troubles clipping in with mud-caked cleats with the crank brothers pedals?

You just brought up an interesting point; no. I didn't even notice this, which means the pedal is doing it's job.

It's nice to see some mud on this thread. I had been confused looking at all the clean bikes here claiming to be 'cross bikes.

http://www.ohsnap.ca/img/thumbnails/oh-snap.jpg

win

Wow, great looking bike. How did you manage to get the linear pull brakes to work with the STI levers?

Ok, after messing with it for a few days, I have given up on the mini-V brakes. They work, but the setup is a nightmare. Back to canti's I go.

Ok, after messing with it for a few days, I have given up on the mini-V brakes. They work, but the setup is a nightmare. Back to canti's I go.

what was so bad? and what brakes and levers were you using?

The main problem is that the shifters (9 speed 105) will not pull enough cable. I believe there is another Tektro V brake that doesn't require as much cable pull, but this isn't it.

Basically if you set it up for proper brake feel and stopping power, the pads were VERY close to the rim and you could not undo the noodle, thereby not allowing you to remove the wheel. Not very convenient.

campy mini v are pretty cool

you can get pulleys that convert the mechanical advantage of STI levers to cable pull for v brakes

It's nice to see some mud on this thread. I had been confused looking at all the clean bikes here claiming to be 'cross bikes.

Mud? What is this mud you speak of? We go from dry....
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/Masifan/DSC03797.jpg

to frozen virtually over night
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/Masifan/DSC01788.jpg

bd, where's the srm?

On the road bike, the 'cross bike uses a GXP BB whereas the SRM is FSA so it's not exactly easy to move it back and forth.

The main problem is that the shifters (9 speed 105) will not pull enough cable. I believe there is another Tektro V brake that doesn't require as much cable pull, but this isn't it.

Basically if you set it up for proper brake feel and stopping power, the pads were VERY close to the rim and you could not undo the noodle, thereby not allowing you to remove the wheel. Not very convenient.

From what I have heard you can run 85mm arms with regular levers, which have too high of an MA for for v brakes, but the new tektros upped it to 95mm and the one person I know that runs them uses adapters.

Here is mine, recently built, comfortable as heck

just finished today, hopefully this terrible weather keeps up i'll take her out in the morning :thumb:

^^nice bike! i like the attention to detail: gold headset, seatpost clamp, chainring bolts, etc. what frame and rims are those?

^^nice bike! i like the attention to detail: gold headset, seatpost clamp, chainring bolts, etc. what frame and rims are those?

thanks, I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Believe it or not it started out as this:

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/dawes/ltcross_x.htm

I kept the frame and the tires, threw the rest of the parts on an old redline frame I had and sold that bike off for a little profit, which was kind of the plan originally. I really like the geometry on this frame. It's a 62, I bought a sheet of shiny black vinyl decal material and cut sheets to wrap around the dawes under clearcoat logos, really can't even tell from a foot away. Bikes going to get beat up anyways so whatever.

Wheels are Open Pro ceramics, gold nips, double butted spokes to black 105 hubs (I normally ride on ultegras but vanity got the best of me on this build and went for aesthetics, sue me :) )

i would never have guessed that it was a dawes. and maybe my eyes are deceiving me, but the decals on the ceramic open pros look different than before. anyway, nice job!

I did the same race as CrisimKarter21. I wonder how the bike can continue to shift under those conditions. The pulley wheels are a mass of mud and leaves. On the last lap, in the infield peanut butter maze, a rider in front of me just stopped. I guess his brakes must have clogged. That must really suck being about 100yds from the finish line and get passed by a couple guys. It was a fun race in the most part except the one time in 5 laps where I didn't make the bunny hop over the telephone pole, got dumped in a gravel parking lot, ouch!

http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr256/sru75/IMG_1334.jpg

My son and I rode down to Todd field...nice race. I am a commuter/utility rider but watching you guys race has got "my racing blood a boilin". We really enjoyed the mud:thumb:

Surly Crosscheck. Salsa Delgado Cross rims. Ritchey Speedmax 32mm.

Here's mine in full commuter mode; leftover in April of 09' (as in hanging from the ceiling collecting dust with flat tires) 07' Jamis Nova, 55cm.
Full List of Upgrades: Brooks B-17, Serfas CC-1 Cirque Carbon Bottle Cage and Polar Bottle, Wellgo Magnesium Platform Pedals, also have Crank Brothers Candy C Pedals, Axiom Streamliner Sport Tour Rack, Planet Bike Full Hybrid Fenders, Lizard Skin Chain Stay Protector, Jandd Rear Rack Pack II, Blackburn Mars 3.0 Rear Light, Halogen Cat Eye Front Light circa 93' upgraded with a Maglight LED, Performance Axiom 8.0EL computer, Cane Creek Crosstops, just upgraded the Ritchey Speedmax 700x32s to Kenda Small Block Eights in 700x35 about an hour ago, snapped some pics and figured I'd post up here. I love this bike and other than a new front light and a set of rear panniers, I'd consider it perfect.

My 1977 Gitane Gypsy Sport in CX mode

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2747/4043996647_1936bf5c3b_b.jpg

just finished today, hopefully this terrible weather keeps up i'll take her out in the morning :thumb:

so you put on Saint rear derailer just to compliment the gold theme? well played, brother!

my lovely new steel cross bike, with campag veloce and aksium wheels. so much fun.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/4036617539_07f96dcd80.jpg

nice build, what frame is it?

Humble Frameworks - a small, new framebuilder who does lugs and fillet brazing. This is mostly fillet brazing, with a few lug-like reinforcements here and there.

Just finished building it this AM. Took it around a neighborhood that's all crush-n-run roads with a creek crossing. Rode splendidly with the exception of a over seated bead on the front giving the tire a wobble to the side and a squeaky front brake.

Build is all SRAM Rival with Ksyrium Elites pilfered from my road bike which is now rolling on a custom Psimet Powertap build. Pedals are probably 10-12 year old Ritchy SPD compatible. Nose of the seat needs to come up a bit I know.

I am not a fan of the Soma sticky bar tape I put on. Same thickness as electrical tape but not as pliable so it gets wrinkly in the bends and has zero cushioning.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l109/jwible/DSC_8076.jpg


Arrgh. Focus was way off. WTF. I'll take another pic later.

Arrgh. Focus was way off. WTF. I'll take another pic later.

The wood grain on the fence looks sharp. :p

Very nice build. I'm jealous.

This is my old beater homemade crosser that's been around for about 30 years, and just keep replacing stuff as it breaks or wears out. It's based on an early 1970s French Gitane Interclub road frame with added cantilever brake mounts and Campy road rear dropouts with a threaded derailleur hanger. The cranks are Sugino Maxy 40T and the freewheel is a Suntour Winner 6-speed 13-26 with a Suntour friction barcon shifter. Wheels are tubulars with Vittoria Mastercross tires. The BB is an old Phil Wood sealed with French threaded rings. The front derailleur is just there as a chain keeper. Weight is about 22 lbs.

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu137/fastgjest/Sykkel/CX/kin1-1.jpg (http://s641.photobucket.com/albums/uu137/fastgjest/Sykkel/CX/?action=view&current=kin1.jpg)

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu137/fastgjest/Sykkel/CX/kin2-1.jpg (http://s641.photobucket.com/albums/uu137/fastgjest/Sykkel/CX/?action=view&current=kin2.jpg)

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu137/fastgjest/Sykkel/CX/kin3-1.jpg (http://s641.photobucket.com/albums/uu137/fastgjest/Sykkel/CX/?action=view&current=kin3.jpg)

Who makes those inline levers?

Who makes those inline levers?


They look like Salsa cross levers.

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs050.snc3/13743_323581650362_877935362_9544119_5868201_n.jpg

here is the second most recent form of it. current isn't documented in picture form yet.

Also put it in the vintage thread, but thought I'd put it in here for posterity.
84 Trek 520 conversion
(sorry for crappy photo)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4071489221_f9cc3db472_o.jpg