Yes. I have two gearless commuters.Anyone running SS on their commuters?
What ratio?
50:18 (I think). 172.5mm cranks. 700c w/ 25c tires. It's very nice.
49:19 (on the fixed gear. Brakeless). 170mm cranks. 700c w/ 35c tires. Also, very nice.
Yes. I have two gearless commuters.Anyone running SS on their commuters?
What ratio?
Is that an old Malvern Star triple butted crmo from the 80's?
The blue commuter. Now with added beardo rando flower-sniffing flavour.
I'm not sure what it is, as the frame had been powder-coated already when I bought it.Is that an old Malvern Star triple butted crmo from the 80's?
They were a good frame.
Nice build. I did a very similar build. Same frame, same size. Went 3x9 with X0 triggers and RD, xt FD, elixir 7 rear only (still looking for a cheap front), vader saddle (they aren't bad actually) crossrides, detonators 1.25, syntace F99 w titanium (25.4), monkey lite carbon riser, foam lock ons, and I had some old parts giant seat post, marz bombers. Got it under 10 kg and total build cost me about 600. Use it for some training rides on the road. Unfortunately I live too far from work to commuteWell this is my "to be" commuter, it also doubles as my first ground up build. I got inspired by following numerous builds here on this very forum. Building it from scratch was a thoroughly rewarding experience over the last couple of months. Looking forward to getting into the 15km each way trip to work & back.
For those who are keen on specs:
Frame - Carbon (20.5")
Fork - On One Carbon
Handlebars - Ritchey Comp Lo rise
Stem - Ritchey Comp
Headset - Token
Seat Clamp - Hope
Grips - Fluid Lock on
Saddle - Ritchey Comp
Seatpost - Ritchey Pro
Front brake - Deore hydraulic with 6" Rotor
Rear brake - Deore hydraulic with 6" Rotor
Cranks - Shimano SLX 44/32/22
Chain - SRAM PC-991
Pedals - Wellgo D2 Smoothies
Front derailleur - XT
Rear derailleur - XT
Front shifter - Shimano SLX
Rear shifter - Shimano SLX
Cassette - SRAM PG-950 11-28
Wheelset - Fulcrum Red Metal 5
Tyres - Schwalbe Marathon
Tubes - Ritchey
Total weight - 10.5Kg
After 2 months of flogging the online stores, Ebay for bargains & the LBS for support this is the final result.
Yep. 31.6 seat post. One thing i found with this frame is that there isn't a hell of alot of tyre clearance between the chain stays where they meet the bb. 2.1 tyres are about the widest i could go. Tried 2.25 racing ralphs and got continual tyre rub. Hope you have better luck.Nice build. I did a very similar build. Same frame, same size. Went 3x9 with X0 triggers and RD, xt FD, elixir 7 rear only (still looking for a cheap front), vader saddle (they aren't bad actually) crossrides, detonators 1.25, syntace F99 w titanium (25.4), monkey lite carbon riser, foam lock ons, and I had some old parts giant seat post, marz bombers. Got it under 10 kg and total build cost me about 600. Use it for some training rides on the road. Unfortunately I live too far from work to commute
Quick question, its a 31.6 seat post? I'm using 30.9 but find I need a shim... If anyone is interested I'll post a pic.
They make an awesome commuter. When you get sick of the road you can hit the dirt.Here is my new commuter. Besides the wheels being heavy, it's working magically down the Hume Hwy and back so far.
What do you think of the brakes?They make an awesome commuter. When you get sick of the road you can hit the dirt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHdjC5EvSwc
8000kms on mine now.
They are so good, I replaced them with BB7 RoadsWhat do you think of the brakes?
Mine has Hayes CX5 calipers. I've only used them about 5 times, after doing a few hard stops to bed them in, so far but they are a bit underwhelming at the moment.They are so good, I replaced them with BB7 Roads
But that was after 7000kms on the BB5's when the front pads finally wore out.