dat gearing. it’s a really ugly bike but it will probably look ok once you take the time to fix the godawful cockpit and neaten it up. which you should have done before showing us, but it’s ok. you seem excited.
fender clearance looks shit so you should probably just put big tires on it. tubeless?
Unfortunately, like a Soma saga, this thing has v-brake bosses and disc mounts. I’m guessing that means I can’t try 650b without hacking them off. Fork is narrow enough I’d guess 42 safe limit w 650
Used to sell those. Totally ahead of their time in a disc brake road bike. Rumor has it they were highly sought after for those red bull downhill road races that we’re all the rage at the time. Cool to see one still around. Interested to see how they compare to current fat tire disc road bikes.
That’s awesome to hear. It seemed special to me. Only made 03-04 and poor sellers according to the bike forums guys. But all the owners seem to cherish them
I’m gonna make you guys love this bike you just wait
Unfortunately, like a Soma saga, this thing has v-brake bosses and disc mounts. I’m guessing that means I can’t try 650b without hacking them off. Fork is narrow enough I’d guess 42 safe limit w 650[/quote]
Unfortunately, like a Soma saga, this thing has v-brake bosses and disc mounts. I’m guessing that means I can’t try 650b without hacking them off. Fork is narrow enough I’d guess 42 safe limit w 650[/quote]
huh?
hows the unused post gonna affect the 650b tire?[/quote]
Yeah that.
A pair of 650B wheels from ebay with disc brake hubs checks all the boxes.
Also agree with:
Clean the fuck outta that cockpit.
Endpoint H/G fork. Fred could probably point you in the right direction if the Endpoint is to spendy…
650B all the wheels for clearance/fenders/sweet supplelyfe.
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I’d be tempted to paint it.[/quote]
Yup.
I remember one customer who weighed about 300lb and would commute 15mi every day on his. He also added stuff like a light system made from a car battery and car headlight (or maybe a pool light) and a homemade rack made from steel. The bike held up well, though we did end up building him wheels from whatever downhill mtb parts were available at the time that fit.
I am dumb thinking 650b was small enough to bump against 700c canti bosses. Shameful. I will measure for 650b when the time is right to get new wheels.
Peak bike hobby for me is putting together technical equivalent to a bike that costs 2x, 3x more. Rarely achieved since I don’t know enough
The rear is 135mm Deore, unless there was a 130mm version I haven’t heard about
