Originally Posted by late
Skip the cross frame. I got a titanium touring/cyclocross frame a few years ago. It's sitting naked in my cellar. May become a winter bike someday. The bottom bracket is too high and the chainstays are too freaking short.
Explain more please.
1. What's wrong with higher BB? Does the center of gravity change that much or what?
2. Chainstays are too short for what? I thought Orbied had a mounting system so you could rotate the panniers when the stays are short.
3. What is the wheelbase of your frame, isn't it about 99?