Originally Posted by ricohman

Finished it up tonight and took it for a 15km gravel road ride. Over all it works very well. Its so stable I can ride with no hands and watch the bar move around finding its line. Must be all that rake in this long wheelbase.
The only thing I didn't like was the bars. They feel narrow compared to my newer bikes even though they are wider than whats on my Marinoni.
Lots of mud clearance but the bottle got so dirty I couldn't drink from it anyway. I don't even know if cross racers use bottles.


Must be 1.5 inches of clearance between the fork and the tire.
Rear brake is now on the left, have to remember that! And the bar end shifters are left with a little "give" so they don't bust off in a crash. Brakes are also set up a bit soft.