Specialized Crossroads geometry compared to Trek Mulitrack?
 

Any one know how Specialized Crossroad frame geometry's compare to the Trek Multitrack? I've been keeping an eye out for a Lugged 21" Trek 750 to build up as a drop bar bike, but I have a 22" Specialized Crossroads Cruz frame that I brought back from the scrap yard last year. I had assumed it was a 23" hybrid and too big for me, but its actually 22". I'd didn't get an accurate top tube measurement but it looks to be around 22 1/2" which is about right for me a Frenchish fit 23" road bike. The bike came off the scrap pile with 27'' wheels and no seat but good paint. It looked too big at the time. Primary concern would be stand over height being jacked up by a high bottom bracket. I'd also like to get an idea of the bikes trail, as I would want to put the biggest slicks I can fit on it, and have mixed feelings about another bike that ended up with 68mm of trail. My other snowed in thought was that perhaps this bike might be better fitted with North Roads or Albatross bars and make it "one of those" bikes....

I briefly built up a Crossroads Cruz a few years ago. It was the lowest end model, although I think the frame was the same as the non-Cruz model. As I recall, it had massive tire clearance with 2.1s Clement XC tires *almost* fitting. The bb drop was less than 60mm, which made it too hard for me to throw a leg over with those big tires; otherwise I would have played with it more.

Never ridden a MultiTrack but I have a 91 Crossroads. My frame appears to be an effective 20" seat tube with a 23" top tube. I've got monkey arms and I'm still stretched out, far from french fit.
The front takes a 47 mm tire but the rear takes a 35, maybe 38 mm. It's a bike that feels like you're 'over it' instead of 'in it' but it's very efficient to me.

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I'd be kinda surprised if either one didn't have 71/73-degree angles, the off-road standard from the 90's era.

Raleigh Super Course and Grand Sports models from the early 70's had this same exact geometry, so make good gravel bikes if they happen to be well-brazed.

I've got a 1990 Crossroads that I turned into my gravel bike. If you want me to take measurements, let me know.
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Thanks. I'd like to know the frame size and seat height. I actually have a small frame like this also. There used to be a bike shop in town and I've I've seen 2 more green crossroads pass through the scrap yard last year. Some one at the yard grabbed them when the bike boom hit and put them in their personal pile to rot for another 8 month, and then probably crushed them. I need about 29" of seat height , and I know there are dirt drop stem that will get me there, but it always looks like there will be too much leverage on a short head tube.

Here you go:
seat tube is 18" cc to top of tube
seat height from cc is 26-1/2
tt is 20"
dt is 23-1/2
seat stay is 18"
chainstay is 17"

Hope that helps.

Thanks. There's a little climbing and crawling to get at the "when and if pile". I double checked the light green 22" frame and its top tube is at least 23" maybe 23 1/2" The smaller frame is a darker green Cruz that is actually bigger than I thought, being a 20" frame with a 22 1/2" top tube. It's nowhere as clean as the bigger bike. I also checked the Bianchi Boardwalk that got me back into riding. It is a 21" bike with a 23" top tube. That bike had trekking bars and additional bar ends in front to climb out on to get as aero as an overgrown hedge hog can be, I didn't realy try to get the bike dialed in before swapping cockpits, but the top tube wasn't to short and the stand over wasn't to low. So I'll guess I might be between sizes with the Specialized Cruz's, so I'll have to keep both.... Part of this mental equation is the rebuilt wheel set that is hanging in the garage. I'll have to get some fat tires and mock theses frames up.

I have a Specialized Crossroad Cruz and it looks like it could work with some big tires.
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Please do not ask for measurements as it is in Lancaster, PA and I am in Cambodia until mid May.

How it fit you? Got any plans?

I really like the fit, I am 5'8" and 220lbs and it is a great bike. Not sure of any plans once I get back to Pennsylvania. My son used it right now.
Probably change that stem to one a bit shorter and raise the seat post.

Why not use the Boardwalk? I put drop bars on mine and it’s worked nicely

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The Boardwalk is certainly a fine bike . As I remember it maxed it out at 38mm tire under fenders and I've already got another bike running 40mm under fenders. I'm looking at the Crossroads to run bigger tires.