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After finding out the Jtek barend shifter for Alfine has ceased production I was trying to find an alternative and discovered this beast.
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Well if they put the saddle at the right angle and cut the steerer down to a proper fit it would be another none descript crossbike - perfectly OK nout to cream your pants over but OK.
But as it is it looks like a 1/2 trained monkey has been let loose with the spanners.
Or perhaps they wanted a relatively up right ride position whilst retaining the convenience of drops?
Did you see [url= http://www.sidewayscycles.com/products/index.php?id=964&clid=26 ]this[/url]? Almost as ugly as that Surly, but seems to be the only other choice for Alfine shifters ATM.
I'm not sure there's a really elegant way of getting that relationship between the contact points. A huge head-tube and a sloping top tube wouldn't be much better. And I'd say the Brooks was at about the right angle personally. 🙂