BD's New Gravity Vanquish: SS/FG Goes Off-Road!
04-18-16, 09:17 AM
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I was wondering what saddle bars are, but I think I found them:
Inventor hopes to woo city-slicker hipsters with 'half-bike' - The Local
Inventor hopes to woo city-slicker hipsters with 'half-bike' - The Local
04-18-16, 10:29 AM
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I was wondering what saddle bars are, but I think I found them:
Inventor hopes to woo city-slicker hipsters with 'half-bike' - The Local
Inventor hopes to woo city-slicker hipsters with 'half-bike' - The Local
04-18-16, 01:37 PM
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The Nashbar SSCX for $399.99 doesn't look too bad.
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I was wondering what saddle bars are, but I think I found them:
Inventor hopes to woo city-slicker hipsters with 'half-bike' - The Local
Inventor hopes to woo city-slicker hipsters with 'half-bike' - The Local
05-09-16, 12:50 PM
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Here's mine setup with a chinese carbon fork and some Clement PDX's. Sometimes I run the 41c Surly Knards on this, but they are a little on the large side for the 17mm wheels. Swapped the saddle/handlebars/stem to fit, and am running a 38t ring - 20t freewheel. Rolls good, fun on singletrack. Brakes were actually better than I expected. Might swap the levers when I get a chance just because they aren't too comfy. Weird geometry, I had to size down.
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Not terrible, but definitely some odd spec choices. 25.4mm stem and bars? Did they have a warehouse of these that they're trying to offload? And the 46x17 gear ratio? Seems ambitious for actual CX racing, to put it mildly. On the other hand, for levees and fire trails, maybe.
05-09-16, 01:41 PM
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Not terrible, but definitely some odd spec choices. 25.4mm stem and bars? Did they have a warehouse of these that they're trying to offload? And the 46x17 gear ratio? Seems ambitious for actual CX racing, to put it mildly. On the other hand, for levees and fire trails, maybe.
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Just found this thread
Here's mine setup with a chinese carbon fork and some Clement PDX's. Sometimes I run the 41c Surly Knards on this, but they are a little on the large side for the 17mm wheels. Swapped the saddle/handlebars/stem to fit, and am running a 38t ring - 20t freewheel. Rolls good, fun on singletrack. Brakes were actually better than I expected. Might swap the levers when I get a chance just because they aren't too comfy. Weird geometry, I had to size down.
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However when you do come across a thread with a lot of posts and you say to yourself "hey I should post after reading only one comment" read the other posts especially in this situation. The answer to your question was already answered about this bike but also this thread is over 2 years old.
Single speed cross bikes can be great depending on what you want to do with it and what you are looking for, your best bet is to try and find a local shop that carries them and see what you feel. However this specific bike is crap and was well lambasted in this thread for being hideous. Generally avoid BD for most things except maybe the Pound Sign: KiloTT but even that is a special bike with silly parts that are not as easy to come by these days and wouldn't be a great candidate for upgrade.
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