Can anybody help shed some light on this bike?
04-16-11, 04:11 PM
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Can anybody help shed some light on this bike?
The bicycle is a Crosswave Country. Swiss manufacturer.. 6061 Aluminum frame.. Deore derailleurs and shifters. Tektro levers and V-Brake. Rigida Snyper wheelset (The front had a dynamo hub, I swapped it out for a lighter Mavic with a regular hub in order to be able to accommodate a skewer and shave some weight.) Came with a rear rack and butterfly bars (which I absolutely love..) Suspension seatpost, and adjustable stem.
Came across it last summer.. Original owner brought it from Switzerland, rode it around a bit and realized it was too small for him. Was kind enough to pass it along. I switched out the Truvativ square taper triple for the Shimano and added an Old Man Mountain front rack for suspension fork..
I tried running the make and model through google.. The only thing that comes up is the link to site that sells them. It's all in German.
https://www.sportxx.ch/g3.cms/s_level...0/s_brand/2537
I'm pretty sure this is what I have.
https://www.sportxx.ch/g3.cms/s_page/...oduct/4901.504
No experiences, no descriptions, no English.. nothing
Rode it Montreal - NYC last July.. Ended up locking the fork out as best I could because the whole front end would shake considerably with the pannier load. Currently in the process of swapping the fork out for a steel Voodoo Zombie 29er in preparation for my next tour.. Saddle and seatpost also getting switched.
If anybody has any experience with this bicycle, knows anybody who has one, or can shed any light on it at all.. I would really appreciate it..
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04-17-11, 10:46 AM
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It's a Shimano DH-3N30.. I'm hanging on to it, sorry.. I guess nobody here has heard of cross wave bicycles?
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that came over with a military family. Decent bike, my daughter currently uses it as a daily rider in the Pacific NW.
Aaron
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
