Strage Cross Check

[MattC]

Well the green Cross Check I just ordered from AEbikes just came in and I noticed something strange. It has downtube shifter braze ons. Oh well it was on sale for $280 and now I know why. Not a big deal I will just get some cable stops but certainly caught me off gaurd. Anyway just felt like mentioning it. They still have a few frames sizes left on sale.

The funny thing is I may just use downtube shifter since this is going to be my commute and around town bike anyway.

Take Care

Matt

[Gardener]

I'm confused- what else did you expect? I think that's pretty standard for road type bikes?

[urban_assault]

Yep, I saw that too. My old Surly had cable stops instead of shifter bosses. The green frames also have extra rack/fender eyelets. All other Cross Checks I've seen have cable stops. I wonder if that is why they are selling them cheap.

[dessert1st]

Well the green Cross Check I just ordered from AEbikes just came in and I noticed something strange. It has downtube shifter braze ons. Oh well it was on sale for $280 and now I know why. Not a big deal I will just get some cable stops but certainly caught me off gaurd. Anyway just felt like mentioning it. They still have a few frames sizes left on sale.

The funny thing is I may just use downtube shifter since this is going to be my commute and around town bike anyway.

Take Care

Matt

Matt, depending on where they put the cable stops, the down tube shifter braze-ons may work better. They're usually situated farther down on the downtube and prevents interference with the brake cable/straddle wire when making tight turns.

This in particular was a problem on Jamis Nova's, which had cable stops located on the head tube.

[Gardener]

oh! now I understand. I saw cable stops the other day on a bianchi and was surprised. the cable stops are probably a little cheaper to use?

[SAB]

My red '05 cross check has down tube-mounted cable stops. I use STI/ergo-style shifters anyway, so it really makes no difference to me.