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  • 26" Cross bike!
  • Bustaspoke
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    Anyone here built a 26″ cross bike? This has got me wondering

    Nats Bike Profile: Dean Ferrandini’s Cannondale Flash Frankenbike

    Posted 9 years ago
    ampthill
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    But its not a 26″ wheel cross bike

    Its the old 700c in a 26″ wheel mountain bike frame

    Posted 9 years ago
    ampthill
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    But its not a 26″ wheel cross bike

    Its the old 700c in a 26″ wheel mountain bike frame

    But I do applaud the gearing

    Posted 9 years ago
    Bustaspoke
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    Ah,I should have looked closer.I got a bit blinded seeing the MTB frame.
    It got me wondering about doing something similar with my old hardtail

    Posted 9 years ago
    Sundayjumper
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    Like this ? Specialized did it in 1989 with the RockCombo…

    …it didn’t catch on unfortunately.

    Posted 9 years ago
    TurnerGuy
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    Have a look on the wanna thread…

    Posted 9 years ago
    TurnerGuy
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    Wanga…

    Posted 9 years ago
    rOcKeTdOg
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    That’s got 700c wheels in it too (i know the owner, great guy)

    Posted 9 years ago
    TiRed
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    Yes and I’m racing it today. Mine is a singlespeed – technically now a doublespeed with manual gear change, hydraulic brakes and a 700c carbon fork.

    Looks only a mother could love, but 3″ of mud clearance and tubeless mean it will finish every race!

    Tyres are a BIG issue. I could only find Schwalbe CX Pros with wire beads. They’ve been good in the two muddy races I’ve done so far but would be poor in the dry. They mounted tubeless to my crests fine though and I can run them at 20psi.

    Posted 9 years ago
    TiRed
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    Here it is:

    Original set up – SS HT with CX tyres (note the tape on the drivetrain)

    And with the carbon fork from here:

    Posted 9 years ago
    nuke
    Full Member

    Very interesting Tired. Agreed on the looks but liking the idea for winter ridding mixing on and off road

    Tyres are a BIG issue. I could only find Schwalbe CX Pros with wire beads.

    Which width did you go for? Any link to ones you bought

    Posted 9 years ago
    julianwilson
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    I think the cx pro only comes in 1.3 ish size in 26″, and only with wire bead. They are my emergency boggy-race tyre and I raced cross once with them on a ss hardtail, they were pretty good even on the hard packed bits.

    [edit] here they are, 1.35″ and £26 delivered for a pair.
    tyres

    Posted 9 years ago
    TiRed
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    Those are the ones, running tubeless on crests. Fine for all except nationals. And I won’t be riding those!

    Posted 9 years ago
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