333foto

no more red tufo's ... i can sleep at night now.

bluenote157

this looks damn fun!!

darksiderising

^ It was fun! My first race and I couldn't have picked a better one!

reppans

Tricross Comp

ljrichar

Just when I stopped dreaming about this bike...

If I see one on Ebay/CL in my size, I'm buying it.

ranggapanji

well, finally, I decide that my MTB-to-cyclocross bike doesn't suit me anymore, mainly because of its longish toptube and slackish seat angle.
and because a good friend of mine give away his old 27" road frame. one with good quality, with lugworks, built-in derailer hanger, and... sufficient tire clearance.
don't ask whether if it really is from SunTour, or did SunTour really make frames. but there's a "Made in Japan" stamp on the toptube, right behind the headtube.

after a mild work (welding brake bosses and cable stops on the seatstays, and making my own derailer cable stops), here's the result:



nothing fancy here. but I managed to make Deore LX front derailer to work with my Sora shifters, even though the Shimano manuals says I can't.


the fork is from my previous MTB-to-cyclocross bike. a 26" fork, with brake bosses cut and rewelded 31mm upwards from their original positions. oh, I lathe'd the fork crown as well, to lower the crown-to-dropouts height by 10mm.


here you can see the cable stop and the brake bosses. I made the cable stop from a 4mm steel rod and a M6 nut.

mrtornadohead

That is a nice job on that Suntour frame! I am iimpressed. But the fork was originally designed for a 26" wheel - I wonder how that effects the front end geometry? If it works for you, that's the big thing. Tres Cool.

darkmagus

Here's my budget build. The frame is an '85 Nishiki Riviera GT touring frame. I'm running a 1x9 setup with an LX shifter and RD. I also plan on switching to black Tektro canti brakes at some point. As it sits now it has cost ~$275.

Also, you'll probably notice my 'double noodle' setup for the front brake. Since I prefer right front braking this makes the cable routing much cleaner when using linear pull brakes.

ninjaman

^^that bike is really dope! well done, darkmagus, it looks like a blast to ride.

ranggapanji

@mrtornadohead: well, the crownrace-to-dropouts length of the 26" fork was actually a bit longer than Suntour's original 27" fork. I have to mill the area under the lower headset race by 10mm to get it shortened. it's still a little bit longer, but it helps. the toptube is now as level as it should be.
I feel this frame is waaaay better than my MTB-to-cyclocross conversion, in terms of handling and comfort. well, the angles doesn't lie.
the reason why I put that 26" fork is because it was the same fork I used on the MTB-to cyclocross conversion. I'm too lazy to reweld another brake boss, but I ended up milling the crown area. besides, the original 27" fork have too much offset, this 26" fork reduces the wheelbase significantly. yes, it does affect the geometry, in terms of handling. alas, I have to deal with toe overlap issue at the price of snappier handling.

@darkmagus: sweeeeet cable routing!

darkmagus

Thanks, so far I've only taken it around the neighborhood on a test ride, but I can already tell it's going to be a fun bike.

Thanks, I haven't really tried it out yet but I think it's going to work great. It's definitely cleaner looking than what I would normally have to run.

Oh and I guess I should show what the frame looked like before...

crimsonking

Hi om RP, nice job.
I think it will look better if you lose the qr seatclamp and use black spacer for the steerer or even better if you can find quill stem to use with your bar.
Smoother line, stealth and sexier...

ranggapanji

@crimsonking: will switch to gold skewers, real soon!
love your Explosif as well. no drops between saddle and bar... that's just comfortable!

TimJ

New to me 2000 voodoo wazoo as I bought it. I'll start working on it soon, prolly gonna be my new ss.

mrtornadohead

A few pics with it in snowbike/Monster Cross mode attached. Now sports a Planet X Anatomic Pro handlebar, 46t large chainring. Fenders don't fit in back with the large tires - Ritchey Zed's in 700 x 42c.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7533984@N03/4407908049/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/7533984...7601555624356/

jasonrobo02

Well I guess I should detail my most recent build. It's a 2002 Bianchi Axis frame and fork that I bought as a complete bike and swapped pretty much everything to what it is now. The drivetrain is a Shimano 1x9 with barend shifter, 42T crank, Shimano XT Shadow rear derailleur, and a SRAM 11-34 cassette.



I chose to run a 1x9 because of its simplicity and also because I haven't seen anyone else riding around here with a 1x9, so I thought it would be cool.

I cut the right side of the handlebars to make the barend pivot point flush with the end of the left side of the handlebar. It makes the bike feel regular instead of having the shifter sticking too far back toward me and my knees. I am running the standard Tektro R200A brake levers which I really like because I run Campy on my roadbike. The crankset is an FSA Gossamer with a 42T non-ramped chainring with a BBG bashguard and a Third-eye chainwatcher on the inside.

The Tektro Oryx canti's are fine and I use the Kool-Stop Mountain brake pads which are excellent! I have no squeaks or shudder.

The wheels are a mix of Ultegra/105 hubs and Mavic OpenPro and CXP?? rims. I had them laying around and they work fine for what I do. The tires are Ritchey SpeedMax Pro's in 700x32c which works out well for my blend of road and dirt rides. I can't attest for their performance in mud or anything. But they are reasonably priced at Performance Bike, so I use them.

I am really impressed with the rear derailleur. The latest XT (and others) derailleurs use a more direct cable routing which is perfect for mountain or cross bike where the cable comes down the seatstay. You can see in the picture below how much straighter the cable run is compared to a standard road bike setup. I think that this evens out the extra friction I introduced in the cable run by running the shifter cable all the way to the stem instead of the more traditional barend cable routing. I routed it that way for 2 reasons: 1. to reduce the chances of getting caught on something/somebody when I fall; 2. it looks cleaner.



Also, the derailleur hugs the cassette more than normal. Shimano calls this "Shadow" and says that keeping the derailleur tight in with the bike will reduce the risk of damage if you drop your bike on that side because now the skewer is the farthest point out on the bike, so it should land on that instead of the derailleur.

With the 42T front and 11-34 rear, I have plenty of gearing for both on and offroad riding. I can keep up with my friends on the roads as long as there aren't any long, fast decents where they keep pedaling after I run out of gearing.

Sentinel04

2009 Fuji Cross Comp

I am using it for commuting as I am new to cycling, but plan to go off road a bit.

Scotland Yard

Not sure if I intend on racing this for cross. Love this bike, use it for commuting during the week and long road rides on the weekends. Couldn't really beat it it was an unused 07' raleigh rx 1.0 frame swapped out with brand new parts from an 08 kona jake for $600. Sucks, because I diddn't get the 105 or Easton Carbon Fork, but it works in a pinch because I was riding exclusively fixed gear until I was hit by a car and was bikeless. Drivers insurance check bought me this. I've put 400 miles on it easily this month in the rain in the cold it loves the abuse.

Will post a pic that's not a cellphone pic very soon.

scottmorrison99

I keep hearing great things about cyclocross, so I decided to try it out this Fall. I got this bike now so I can work on skills before I have to race it. My Team Manager named it The Jalepeno Missile.

jasonrobo02

ScottMorrison, I hope that fork doesn't have a carbon steerer. That is a ton of spacers!

Dion

I have two. My 29'er is undergoing a "Monster Cross" transformation - I'll post it when I'm done.

Motobecane Fantom Cross Uno SS



Pake C'Mute 1X10 (this bike is kind of my all-arounder, but ridden mostly on trails)

Dion

My Brother's bikes.

His race bike: Custom Rock Lobster (scandium)



His newly restored Rock Lobster. This frameset is, like, 20 years old.

BEFORE



AFTER

Loose Chain

My new 2010 Surly Cross Check. I think I may really like this little bike. Kinda like a little two wheeled assault vehicle, a 57th birthday present, just after it's first ride:

Dion

I bought the Tektro Oryx with a little hesitation since I really wanted Paul canti's... but they were a little out of my price range. After installing them with my Dura-Ace shifters and Gore Ride-On cables, I am THOROUGHLY impressed of how well they work. In contrast, I have Cane Creek canti's using matching brake levers on my SS and they just plain SUCK. I'm thinking about upgrading the cables.

Jabba Degrassi

You must have lucked out. One of the bottle holders on mine broke after about 3 rides. Nothing intense, just to and from work on decent roads and paved paths. I was pretty bummed.