Show us your cross bike...

[cupajoe@cupajoe]

Just finished building up my "cross" bike for the season. I picked up the frame on e-bay and used old parts for the components. Nothing too special but it will do the trick.

[some_dude]

Just finished building up my "cross" bike for the season. I picked up the frame on e-bay and used old parts for the components. Nothing too special but it will do the trick.

Nice bike. I didn't know that Raleigh made a cross specific frame. You may want to nix the 53 in favor of a 42 or 44 though.

[cupajoe@cupajoe]

Nice bike. I didn't know that Raleigh made a cross specific frame. You may want to nix the 53 in favor of a 42 or 44 though.
Thanks. It really isn't a cross bike but a hybrid frame. I picked it up on e-bay. The wheelbase is a bit long but I can live with it. I have a 42 to put on but I am going to wait as I am going to ride it on the road too.

[oldskoolboarder]

Nice build. Never would've guessed that it's not a CX frame. But that's part of CX right? Gotta have some frankenbikes, even some that look good.

[paddlerx]

This is my 05 Soul Cycles "Monk". Build is pretty basic at this point; 56cm, 7005 aluminum frame /fork, ultegra long cage rear, ultegra shifters, Cane Creek HS, Truvative Cross crank/truvative BB, Salsa Bell lap 46cm bar, its now got a white 110mm Race face stem (salsa 80mm in the pic), i'm waiting on an adaptor to run the Avid Mechanical disks so the existing wheelset is temporary. USE alien carbon post, Axiom seat (comfy and light...and cheap).

Raced it yesterday for the first time, very nice. wickedly stiff (see that downtube?) balanced front and rear, lots of clearance for the serious mud we hit (thunderstorm rolled through minutes before our start).
overall...great bike, super value and unique looks. I'm waiting on their carbon fork (with disk mounts) coming in the early winter. Good guys to deal with too.

[Phiber]

Winwood Fork on mine is super awesome. :)

[DRLski]

where did you buy the advance carbon fork from? I'd like to get a carbon fork that's anodized black as well for my bike since my bike is anodized black

Dave

[Timo]

Are you asking me? I bought it here in the Netherlands.

[Timo]

http://ourworld.compuserve.nl/GustlW2/Cross1.jpg

[Lectron]

Here is my cross bike.
It's equipped with mavic 519 ceramic rims, DuraAce hubs, Paul NeoRetro Canties, DuraAce Triple group.
It's shown with two bottlecages. When racing, I remove the seattube one for better shouldering.
The downtube one is not a problem.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/th_Cross1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Cross1.jpg) Click for full size http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/th_Sykler002.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Sykler002.jpg)

[jfmckenna]

timo any info on that rig? tell us about that single ring set up...

[bkrownd]

timo any info on that rig? tell us about that single ring set up...

Does it absorb radar?

[Timo]

Frame: Kinesis Extralight, black anodized (1380gr.)
Fork: Advance full carbon (same as Empella Carbonfire, only direct from factory) (550gr.)
Headset: Ritchey Pro
Stem: Ritchey Pro, oversized
Bar: Ritchey Pro, oversized
Brakelevers: Ultegra STI (right), Dura-Ace SLR (left), Empella Froglegs top bar levers (black)
Brakes: Spooky carbon cantilevers with Ritchey pads
Shimano brake and shifting cables (black)
Saddle: Selle Italia Flite
Seatpost: Ritchey Pro
Rear derailleur: short cage XTR 2002
Cranks: carbon (no name, same factory as FSA), Ultegra 42t blade and Specialité carbon single speed protection blades
Pedals: 2004 model Time Atac Carbon
Chain: Dura-Ace
Wheels: black 105 hubs / Mavic Open Pro rims / black sapim spokes
Cassette: Dura-Ace 12-25

Radar: LOL. I will give it a try near some military installations. But I guess I'm "flying below radar" anyway ;)

[Timo]

Sorry for the front wheel with silver spokes and hub. I had a flat tire the previous day and had to replace the original all black front wheel for a moment :)

http://ourworld.compuserve.nl/GustlW2/Cross2.jpg

[Timo]

Lectron: great bike, but a bit to colorful for me :D

[Lectron]

colerful bikes for colerful rides.
My roadbike though is stylish titanium, black, carbon and just that little touch of white

[jfmckenna]

This is the bike I race. It is a 1985 Nashbar touring bike. My brother bought it new and sold it to me in around 1990. It's a good old rugged steed. After cross season I put the triple back together and set her up for touring.

[KeatonR]

Here's mine. Ritchey Swiss-Cross. Love almost everything about it, except the rear stays could've been wider to accommodate biger treads (fixed in later models) and the strange red to white paint fade (which comes across as pink) (also fixed in later models; fixed on mine with tape).

My other bikes are a Bridgestone MB-0 for getting around town, and a steel hardtail mtn bike that I'm still shopping for (feel free to chime in with advice).

And for what it's worth, the bike in the post that started this thread is the stealthiest looking ride I've ever seen -- NICE!

[JimmyMack]

This is my '86 Alan. Features include:

Screwed and Glued aluminum frameset
Mafac Canti's
6 speed drive train with SIS click barend shifters
Mavic MA40 Rims
Redline Bear Trap Pedals

The Shoes are Adidas soccer shoes with bolts for extra traction in the mud :p

[Timo]

With the new season well under way there must be more bikes to show. Come on! :)

[OneTinSloth]

i'm thinking about getting a soma double cross frame to build up...but it'll probably just get used for commuting/touring. i'm putting together a short list of components to keep the price down, so far i've got the soma frame and fork, probably ultegra bar-ends with whichever generic aero brake levers, i'll probably do like, an older XT rear hub, 7 or 8 speed, whatever's lying around the shop, some old ritchey cantis or the paul's neo-retros, and a sugino XD triple crank. not sure about derailleurs yet. i'm gonna check out the frame on wednesday, i think.

....and i also have to sell my trials bike first....oooor swap the parts except the wheels/steerage/brakes....hmm...i like that idea!! BLESS YOU BIKEFORUMS FOR LETTING ME THINK OUT LOUD AND CONTRIBUTING TO MY BIKE HABIT!@!!!

[arctic hawk]

With the new season well under way there must be more bikes to show. Come on! :)
I posted to his forum once & included a rather dark image. Hopefully this will come out better.
My 2001 Trek XO1 (8spd, Ultegra RD, RSX FD, FSA alu compact, bar cons) & an action shot, not really full of action, but taken during a race.

[dhfd]

Thanks! :)

Here's another pic.

http://www.mtb-news.de/fotos/data/500/8504P1010007.JPGI agree, it is a great looking bike. I like the anodized finish. Very stealthy.

[scrublover]

Hea ya go. Surly x-check. Some very nice feeling steel fork I picked up two years back at Veloswap.
Surly hubs/Mavic hoops, swapped to QR axles, with bolt on ti skewers. King headset, Titec ti stem, Titec Malone bar - cut obviously; I never use the drops on this thing. Paul brakes, with Shimano something or other levers. USE ti post (from my mtb-i bent the thing; after cutting the bent half off, it was only long enough to use on this bike) and Performance house brand ti rail junk saver seat. Action-Tec ti bb, Shimano LX crank with generic 38T ring, alu crank and ring bolts. Wellgo ti axle pedals. 15T fixed cog, 18T freewheel; spends the majority of its time running fixed.

For the anal fit/sizing types who are gonna' have a fit over this one: Deal. I don't race. This is my commuter, sans rack and fenders at the moment. It's comfy. It fits. It sees the once or twice a month trail ride out at Hall Ranch. Nice to spin out there fixed, flip the wheel to hit the trail for a bit, then reverse the process to come home.

I love the bike. Rides road or dirt very well. Though I can't help lusting behind its back for an On-One Il Pompino frame to replace the Surly..........

[oldskoolboarder]

I love the bike. Rides road or dirt very well. Though I can't help lusting behind its back for an On-One Il Pompino frame to replace the Surly..........

Just had my Il Pompino finished the other day...it's raining in the SF Bay Area so I haven't been able to properly test her. But the few minutes I spent were pretty good. Much more relaxed than my Indy Fab Planet X.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=810413&postcount=1560

[scrublover]

Just had my Il Pompino finished the other day...it's raining in the SF Bay Area so I haven't been able to properly test her. But the few minutes I spent were pretty good. Much more relaxed than my Indy Fab Planet X.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=810413&postcount=1560


see, i just can't do it yet. i've only had the surly frame a bit over a year. i figure i'll go through the rest of the winter with it, then see aobut swapping for the on-one. i can likely sell the surly to help defray the cost a bit. parts will just get swapped over.

all about the aesthetics; i just think the on-one looks hella better than the surly.

[cocxrider]

[IMG]Here is my cyclocross bike. She is 2 years old and I love it.

[Mine'sAPint]

Hea ya go. Surly x-check. Some very nice feeling steel fork I picked up two years back at Veloswap.
Surly hubs/Mavic hoops, swapped to QR axles, with bolt on ti skewers. King headset, Titec ti stem, Titec Malone bar - cut obviously; I never use the drops on this thing. Paul brakes, with Shimano something or other levers. USE ti post (from my mtb-i bent the thing; after cutting the bent half off, it was only long enough to use on this bike) and Performance house brand ti rail junk saver seat. Action-Tec ti bb, Shimano LX crank with generic 38T ring, alu crank and ring bolts. Wellgo ti axle pedals. 15T fixed cog, 18T freewheel; spends the majority of its time running fixed.

For the anal fit/sizing types who are gonna' have a fit over this one: Deal. I don't race. This is my commuter, sans rack and fenders at the moment. It's comfy. It fits. It sees the once or twice a month trail ride out at Hall Ranch. Nice to spin out there fixed, flip the wheel to hit the trail for a bit, then reverse the process to come home.

I love the bike. Rides road or dirt very well. Though I can't help lusting behind its back for an On-One Il Pompino frame to replace the Surly..........

Cool! Another SS/Fixie crosscheck! Here's a couple of pictures of mine that I just finished building up. Haven't much opportunity to ride it yet, just one fixed ride in the snow (hence the fenders). Can't wait to try it offroad.

I bought a lot of the parts on ebay or through various end of year sales. The frame is used and the seller had already removed all the frame decals - looks kinda cool that way.

Built up the wheels with a Surly flip/flop rear, 105 front laced to Alex DA28 rims with some cheap Ritchey SpeedMax tires. Deore crank, 36T ring, 15T fixed, 17T freewheel. LX cantis with cheap Shimano levers. Crankbros Candy pedals with matching Livestrong bracelets, very happy with how the colour scheme turned out :)

[Wil]

Here's my 2004 Kona Jake. With a few modifications: Shimano BR-R550 Cantis. EVO carbon cyclocross fork. Selle Italia SLR gel flow saddle. Race face seat post (cuz the original seat, and post, was stolen :mad: ). Pazzaz carbon stem. Xero XSR-3 wheels. And fenders and stuff to keep the crap off of me...

[Lectron]

I've got a 2004 ALAN Ultral Easton. Super bike. It's for sale BTW, (frame and fork)' it's one size to small, I need and XL. Super bike, I plan on buying the same thing again. Full Dura Ace, Mavic SCC tubulars, spooky brakes and levers. Single ring set up.

Nice one. Free shipping to Norway ??

[prevail24]

here is a pic of my cross check www.surlyrider.com/mysurlybig.htm

[.Z.]

Not a cross bike, i've allready showed it.

This is a basic MTB from 1990 (bought it -91). A very rare titanium Gary Fischer Prometheus, a beauty that i own...

[jfmckenna]

Not a cross bike, i've allready showed it.

This is a basic MTB from 1990 (bought it -91). A very rare titanium Gary Fischer Prometheus, a beauty that i own...
That is a nice ride. I use an old Paramount mtb as a pit bike for cross. It works out really well.

[travis200]

Here is my new Propad all pimped out can't wait for Cross season to start.

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/1629/picture0056qg.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Timo]

Niiiiiiiiice :)

[darkmother]

Not a cross bike, i've allready showed it.

This is a basic MTB from 1990 (bought it -91). A very rare titanium Gary Fischer Prometheus, a beauty that i own...


Cool. I've never seen one of those. Did another company build it for Fisher?

[oldskoolboarder]

Here is my new Propad all pimped out can't wait for Cross season to start.

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/1629/picture0056qg.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Nice. But won't it be hard to shoulder the bike w/ the pump and saddle bag?
;)

[travis200]

Nice. But won't it be hard to shoulder the bike w/ the pump and saddle bag?
;)

No worries all that excess crap will be gone for Cross. Right now this is my regular training bike till I get my Zurich back from warranty replacement for a crack :rolleyes:

[oldskoolboarder]

Cool. You've got 6 mos to train anyways till the races start in Sept. DFL's usually start then, along w/ EBCX.

I've been doing my training strictly on my Il Pompino. My IF has been sitting quietly, sometimes on the trainer.

[.Z.]

Cool. I've never seen one of those. Did another company build it for Fisher?

No, it's handbuilt in USA by Gary Fisher (the company)...

They built 300 of them betveen 88-92 and as far as i know there are five of them here in Sweden.

[wildjim]

2005 KONA Jake The Snake

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26038&stc=1

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26043&stc=1

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26039&stc=1

[namaste1978]

Another highly modified Crosscheck! Can you spot some of the changes???

http://img11.exs.cx/img11/6528/dsc006430uq.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[prevail24]

that cross check looks hot.

[markhr]

my 'cross bike (http://gallery.roadbikereview.com/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=246067)

Frame – Condor Cycles custom EM2 Baracchi Cyclocross with disc tab option
Fork – Kona Project 2 disc
Headset – Cane Creek S6
Stem – Deda Big Logo 10cm
Handlebars – Deda Big Piega 44cm
Shifters – Campagnolo Chorus carbon
Derailleurs – Campagnolo Chorus
Hubset – DT Swiss 240S disc 32 hole
Cassette – Campagnolo Chorus 10 13-26
Skewers - Shimano
Spokes – stainless straight gauge
Rims – Mavic CXP33 black 32 hole
Tyres – Specialized All Condition Armadillo 700x25
Crankset – Deda Dpower 172.5 36/46
BB – Deda Dpower Ti
Seat post – Deda Metal Stick
Saddle – Selle Italia Prolink Gel Flow
Brakes – Avid Ball Bearing Road disc brake and disc
Pedals – Time Atac XS

[bertt]

Here is my new Soul Cycles Monk I built up a couple off weeks ago.http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/bertt/Miscpics188.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/bertt/Miscpics187.jpg

[Timo]

Hate to be nitpicking but bikes with disk breaks are no cross bikes according to UCI regulations. And I would never call commuter bikes with fenders, road tires, headlights and a pump a cross bike.

[bertt]

Wasn't aware this thread was only for UCI regulated bikes.

[Timo]

Wasn't aware this thread was only for UCI regulated bikes.
It would be nice if the bikes shown at least have somethingt to do with cyclocross.

[Scooby Snax]

It would be nice if the bikes shown at least have somethingt to do with cyclocross.

Not to start a war, but, that's like arguing that you cannot be rididng a CX bike unless you're racing, because then it's not a CX bike.

[Lectron]

Hate to be nitpicking but bikes with disk breaks are no cross bikes according to UCI regulations. And I would never call commuter bikes with fenders, road tires, headlights and a pump a cross bike.

You’re not allowed to ride with fenders either, at least not in Norway.
That I can understand for security reasons, but the disk brake I don’t get.
I mean. I got fairly good canties (Paul neo retro) and ceramic rims, but they still suck during wet conditions.
And road tires. Well. I guess that’s a matter of taste, but I’ll recon it involves a good amount of shouldering.