LowCel 

I was finally able to get started building up the Titus this evening. I had planned to do the complete build all except cutting the steerer. Everything was going pretty smooth until I realized that the fork has post mount brake mounts, my maguras are IS mount. Looks like I will be ordering an adaptor tomorrow.

Looks like I'll be doing my weekend mountain bike on my cyclocross bike again.

free_pizza

theres no place close to you that has adapters?

mtnbiker66

Those flowers rock hard, they go well with the carpet.

scrublover

Looking good!

You still need fatter tires though.

LowCel 

Thanks, they are from my wife's dad's funeral last Thursday.

LowCel 

We don't and I don't really spend much time in other shops these days.

mtnbiker66

Wow..........shooot.............uhhhhhhhh........ this is............I'm such a freakin' idiot!!!!! Sorry.

LowCel 

No problem, they do look nice with the carpet though. I hadn't really noticed before.

LowCel 

I just found out (thanks mr. smashy) that I can get the adaptor from Magura for $25. Only problem is that I will have to go to a 180 mm rotor. That wouldn't be that big of a deal but I would have to get four of them so I would have them on all of my wheelsets. It's starting to look like it may be easier to get a new set of brakes.

I definitely got my money's worth out of the Magura's though. They have served me well for the past four years.

Quick_Torch C5

my condolences to your family.... keep us posted on your build

LowCel 

Just broke down and ordered some 2008 Juicy 7's. That should take care of the problem I'm having.

C Law

You running those weenie rims on that freeride bike?

What no Ultimates?

born2bahick

There are about twenty of us, clearing our schedule so we can fly in for a test ride weekend! Just need you to send us the tickets Bruce!

LowCel 

If you ever saw how slow I ride technical you would have no doubts that those wheels are more than strong enough.

I couldn't justify the ultimates, after all, this is just a budget beater bike.

born2bahick

You could make that sound better, " My riding style is smooth, those rims are more than tough enough!"

LowCel 

I really, really wish that was the case.

LowCel 

I think I am going to go ahead and order a Shimano XT M770 crankset as well. As much as I have enjoyed my FSA crank I think I am going to get away from ISIS on this one. I'm definitely not a big Shimano fan, but for the money I don't think the XT crankset can be beat, especially since I'm not overly concerned about the weight on this bike.

ed 

I find it humorous what you call a "budget beater".

Juicy 7's, XT crankset, new Fox Float, not to mention the frame itself is very nice.

I'd hate to see what something on the "edge" of your budget would look like. I guess we did see that last yr, eh?

LowCel 

Here ya go, I don't consider this build to be "budget".

MattP.

Jesus crimedy, fox is running post mounts? Dumb nuts.

Nice looking build so far! That fork has a lot of travel!

ed 

In Fox's testing process, they found out that they could save weight and have caliper mount that is stronger.

Lowcel, I can't understand all that Campy crap...it's all Greek. Is it like the Roadie X.0?

MattP.

Lighter by what, like 10 grams? Me personally, I would much rather sacrifice that small weight penalty to have the IS mount.

ed 

What improvement is the IS mount over the 74mm? I've always wondered this.

Compatibility with somebody's brake system is all I could come up with.

KayGee

Well, I'm excited! Can't wait to see how it turns out. Congratulations!

(Btw, I'm very much anticipating getting my Moment. Tomorrow, with any luck.)

LowCel 

Yeah, pretty much. Just a little bit more expensive. For example, the record shifters / brake levers cost about $375. The record rear derailleur costs $265, the chorus crankset cost $559. Heck, even the cassettes cost $225 each, that adds up when you buy three of them. The zero gravity brakes cost about $430 or so.

Oh by the way, the bottle cages on that bike cost about $140.