Originally Posted by
charles vail
You may be able to make an adapter out of thin sheet metal and add spacers. I've seen wine corks and longer bolts used as spacers behind the bottom bracket. Zip ties and Yankee ingenuity might work too. I just use the bigger tires ( 35mm-41mm) and enjoy the added shock absorption. My speeds aren't affected much if any. As you know the Crosscheck is designed for larger than 28mm tires. A triple crank would be my suggestion to get the low you need for climbing when loaded up. A triple as an option for this bike, in stock form, would make sense.
I switched out the cassette for an 11-32 PG970 which works fine with the stock Tiagra rear der. A 34t inner ring to replace the 36t stock gave me a low-end of 28.4 inches. Mo' betta for hauling stuff (and my fat) up hills.
I've been thinking about cutting some joiner plate to make extenders for the fender brackets, but it keeps getting pushed to the bottom of my to-do list.
Originally Posted by
charles vail
Moral...........you can't make a Ferrari out of a Jeep.
I know, it's like putting a spoiler on an Abrams tank; but there's no law that says I can't have a really sporty looking tank.
