Help me figure out what to do about my three cross bikes.

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The Philippe has very little clearance. The largest tire it can take is 32c. It’s going to be more of a road bike/light tourer.

Edit: sounds like spreading the stays is easy. Thanks.

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That’s as big a tire as my Hot Tubes takes. To be honest, I don’t know why you’d want much bigger than a 32c on a cross bike.

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^By modern road bike standards, having clearance for 700x32 tires means you can fit “large” tires.

Many can barely fit 700x25… :bear:

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Because I ride single track too. Some really rocky, rooty single track with steep descents. I’ve never ridden anything bigger than 32c and it’s always fine, but having the option to go bigger is nice. The Giant has 35s right now and I’ve yet to take it on any trails.

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You can also do it with a length of allthread, some teflon washers, and bolts - kind of like a reverse DIY headset press. You just have to be careful to rotate the bolts on each side the same amount and slowly to keep things aligned.

I had a 120 mm track hub pinched in my 130 mm LeMond (I was clueless and poor) for about 8 years. The alignment remained perfect and the rear spacing is now naturally 128 mm, haha. I’m so glad I jack-assed that with steel instead of a less forgiving material.

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part all 3 bikes out. sell all components and frames.

buy even more wicked cx bike.

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No.

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What is the lockup situation?

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Whatchoo mean?

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As in, when you are/will be commuting, will the bike you ride be locked up outside? If so, is it well lit, close to foot traffic, etc…?

Of the three bikes, the Salsa screams “steal me” the loudest.

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Sell salsa and giant
put red on philipe

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As in, when you are/will be commuting, will the bike you ride be locked up outside? If so, is it well lit, close to foot traffic, etc…?

Of the three bikes, the Salsa screams “steal me” the loudest.[/quote]

I do lock up outside but only in the middle of the day with a lot of foot traffic around.

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from the riding you describe (i.e. you’re not racing, you like to hit trails) getting rid of the Giant frame/ fork makes most sense.

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[quote=Cy Trivialities]i’d keep all three to save myself from all the regret i’d be feeling from getting rid of any of those.

And find other ways to get money.[/quote]

This. I’ve decided to never sell a bike again. I always miss them.

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But I mostly commute at high speed. The Giant is definitely a better climber too.

I’m going to wait for a few days and see if I get this job.

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  1. place feeler thread

  2. ask 3 x worth

  3. place on ebay

  4. profit

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[quote=white folks]1) place feeler thread

  1. ask 3 x worth

  2. place on ebay

  3. profit[/quote]

This will only work if it sells on ebay for only a little more than you offered and you whine about it.

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If you get the job at Santa Cruz, then get kickass Santa Cruz bikes and forget about the old stuff.

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Wouldn’t that be nice?

But honestly, I’m much more attracted to simplistic, high quality steel rides. I’ll say that until I ride the new tall boy and then eat my words.

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But I mostly commute at high speed…[/quote]
oh, I see… it’s one of those ‘be-the-fastest-at-commuting’ deals.

By all means, keep the race bike for commuting; makes perfect sense.