Nashbar Cromo Road frame touring?
10-16-14 | 04:26 PM
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Nashbar Cromo Road frame touring?
Hello there! I'm looking to get into touring and am looking for the ideal build that is cost effective. My current plan is to buy a Nashbar cromo frame and a Surly pacer fork, then swap over a mix of FSA/Ultegra. My question is this. Does the Nashbar frame look okay to tour on? They make a touring option with a longer wheelbase and bigger stays, but I already have side-pulls and won't need the room for the racks I'll be using. Will the Cromo Road frame still be comfy, or should I opt for getting the touring frame and getting the canti's?
10-18-14 | 03:29 PM
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I don't own this frame, but it looks like a good low-cost touring option for consideration. The Surly fork would be a big improvement over the unicrown item that Nashbar offers, but select the Long Haul Trucker or Cross Check fork and not the Pacer fork. The frame is 4130 grade steel, but unlike more costly frames is not double butted. Is still is attractive at that price point.
I don't own this frame, but it looks like a good low-cost touring option for consideration. The Surly fork would be a big improvement over the unicrown item that Nashbar offers, but select the Long Haul Trucker or Cross Check fork and not the Pacer fork. The frame is 4130 grade steel, but unlike more costly frames is not double butted. Is still is attractive at that price point.
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10-18-14 | 03:55 PM
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Hello there! I'm looking to get into touring and am looking for the ideal build that is cost effective. My current plan is to buy a Nashbar cromo frame and a Surly pacer fork, then swap over a mix of FSA/Ultegra. My question is this. Does the Nashbar frame look okay to tour on? They make a touring option with a longer wheelbase and bigger stays, but I already have side-pulls and won't need the room for the racks I'll be using. Will the Cromo Road frame still be comfy, or should I opt for getting the touring frame and getting the canti's?
If you are considering touring, buy the touring frame.
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10-18-14 | 05:02 PM
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Once again .... Touring is what you do , go look at places riding your Bike to get there , stay some where not your house at night.
and then get up and go further the next day ..
what bike you use is up to Personal Preference ..
Hundreds of people ride down the Pacific Coast every summer on all sorts of bikes .. a variety also ridden across the country end their tours here .
Like the road frame? even if it wont take racks at all , then You just get a Bike Trailer for your stuff. and maybe the Dog.
Key is make it fit and find a saddle you can sit on, daily, for weeks at a time ,
(thats bertween your arse and the saddle , not subject to My Opinion.)
Bit by bit builds on a bare frame are more expensive than same parts bought by the thousands in factory builds so live with that fact.
and then get up and go further the next day ..
what bike you use is up to Personal Preference ..
Hundreds of people ride down the Pacific Coast every summer on all sorts of bikes .. a variety also ridden across the country end their tours here .
Like the road frame? even if it wont take racks at all , then You just get a Bike Trailer for your stuff. and maybe the Dog.
Key is make it fit and find a saddle you can sit on, daily, for weeks at a time ,
(thats bertween your arse and the saddle , not subject to My Opinion.)
Bit by bit builds on a bare frame are more expensive than same parts bought by the thousands in factory builds so live with that fact.
Last edited by fietsbob; 10-18-14 at 05:16 PM.
