Frame that easily goes from skinny tires to fat ones
07-15-08, 11:23 AM
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Frame that easily goes from skinny tires to fat ones
Perhaps this is an absurd question, and if so I apologize in advance.
Is there a frame that would be particularly good at transitioning easily between 28c and 38c wheels? Or will any old frame do the trick?
My first thought is to get a Rob Roy, but admittedly that's only because I saw IRO has it built with fat tires on its website.
Is there a frame that would be particularly good at transitioning easily between 28c and 38c wheels? Or will any old frame do the trick?
My first thought is to get a Rob Roy, but admittedly that's only because I saw IRO has it built with fat tires on its website.
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pretty much any cyclocross frame should be ok in that range. the maximum tire width for the rob roy is listed as 35c, but i've fit 38c on there as well as 35c plus full fenders.
07-15-08, 11:27 AM
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IRO Rob Roy if you're into single speed or fixed gear.
Surly Steamroller, for the same reason.
Surly Cross Check if you want the option to throw gears on it, too.
Surly Steamroller, for the same reason.
Surly Cross Check if you want the option to throw gears on it, too.
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Surly Cross Check if you want the option to throw gears on it, too. Surly Cross Check if you want the option to throw gears on it, too. Surly Cross Check if you want the option to throw gears on it, too. Surly Cross Check if you want the option to throw gears on it, too. Surly Cross Check if you want the option to throw gears on it, too.
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Interesting. If you do the 'build a bike' thing on their website, they'll let you put on 38s....and the wheels on the Rob Roy of the front page look like monsters.
07-15-08, 11:35 AM
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maybe they changed their listing of max tire width. i bought mine a couple years ago, when the old site was up and they listed 35c as the max. 38c should be fine.
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If you decide 38 just isn't cutting it for you and you want to go silly big, I love all the stuff I can do with my Surly Karate Monkey frame.
Realistically, the other suggestions are good.
Realistically, the other suggestions are good.
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Well, "silly big" would be the Surly Pugsley. Or is that "Insanely Big"?
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(close enough)
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I second the Bianchi San Jose. Same frame as the Volpe. Nice bike.
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The same, except SJ has track ends and the Volpe has horizontal dropouts and the SJ has no hanger for gears.
You know, I never entirely understood why the Volpe doesn't get more love. As near as I can tell, it is very close to a Surly Crosscheck, which is (deservedly so) really popular around here. Plus, the top tube underside is flattened slightly, cyclocross style, which makes it easier to shoulder when carrying it around. The price comes in about the same. The only disadvantage (and this is a pretty big one) is that you can't really get it as a frameset. A nice enough bike shop could make it happen, but it is not something advertised. Still, it hardly gets a mention anywhere. Just a little sidetrack.
You know, I never entirely understood why the Volpe doesn't get more love. As near as I can tell, it is very close to a Surly Crosscheck, which is (deservedly so) really popular around here. Plus, the top tube underside is flattened slightly, cyclocross style, which makes it easier to shoulder when carrying it around. The price comes in about the same. The only disadvantage (and this is a pretty big one) is that you can't really get it as a frameset. A nice enough bike shop could make it happen, but it is not something advertised. Still, it hardly gets a mention anywhere. Just a little sidetrack.
