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I'm moving from cantis to discs this year and as such my bike is changing too. I'm swapping over the groupset/bars/saddle but will be buying new wheels.
A bit of advice really, on sizing (if anyone has experience of the listed frames)
Current frame is a Columbus Mud-x with 56cm seat tube and 53.5cm top tube. I like the way it rides and there is some issue with mud clearance around BB but other than that it's good.
I'm struggling to find a frame that is similar in geometry. They seem to be swapped round to sloping top tube and shorter seat tube.
Shortlist is:
[url= http://www.storckworld.com/1/bikes/crossbike/tix/ ]Storck TIX[/url] but has bolt through axles
[url= http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FROOTIPFCC/on-one-titanium-pickenflick-cyclocross-frameset ]Pickenfilck[/url] but needs MTB cranks.
[url= http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRVICX/viner-superprestige-dcx-carbon-cyclo-cross-frameset ]Viner DCX[/url] but has PF30 BB and bolt through axles
[url= http://www.icanbikes.com/html/Cross_Country/266.html ]ICAN AC129[/url] Bit of an unknown but BSA BB, and 9mm QR axles
I'm 6'2" and would be taking a Large in all the above. Anyone similar to help, please?
Can't comment on geometry but I'd strongly recommend a Kinesis Pro 6
as I love mine. Race CX, done the 3 peaks a few times, a few 100mile gravel rides and the odd Mtb route. Great frame.
Takes proper standards - QR wheels, threaded BB and tapered fork.
53.5 top tube and you're 6'2"? Do you have extremely long legs and short arms? What length stem are you currently running?
@leggyblonde I know it shouldn't work but it does. 120mm stem currently.
Just seems to put me in what feels like the right position on the drops and hoods.
Just this minute stuck a compact chainset on my Pickenflick with no spacers on the RHS. Plenty of clearance.
Giant TCX are a good bet.
Mine is a humble alloy one but I am fitting great on a large.
I am also 6'2" with a lot of post showing but otherwise good.
The advanced one is lovely but there is a lot of work done to the SLR alloy one.
Internal routing,Di2 routing and plenty of mud clearance as no chainstay or seatstay bridges.
The whole bike could be had quite cheap and sell the bits you don't want?
Thanks,
Max
I've got a white 57 pro6 f&f that I'll be wanting to sell. Spesh zertz seatpost and a fsa stem inc. Mail in profile.
Thanks @mattsccm that's good to know.
Thanks for the Kinesis offer but neither they nor the Giants float my boat. I'd rather have more clearance between toptube and BB for shouldering the bike than a compact geo and sloping top tube.
The TCX does look nice, but not much difference between bike vs frameset cost.
I've had the Columbus Mud X for the last two seasons and I'm also looking to change to a disc bike next season mainly to try and alleviate mud clogging around the BB and seat stays.
My current front runner is the Look X85 as from the few pics I've seen it seems to have the biggest clearance around the BB area. Trouble is they seem to be a bit scarce, would anyone like to comment on whether this is a genuine frame or knock off copy? I don't know a great deal about Alibaba and its business,
http://tr1074784037.fm.alibaba.com/product/50005331091-0/2014_LOOK_X85_FRAMESET.html
Rich
The only list small sizes- 48-52cm so [i]possibly[/i] could be end of line clearance? Also the seller lists other Look bikes in their stock.
BUT I think it would be buyer beware as that price is $2k short of list originally.
The look is mega money, the front fork on that one would put me off, as it's IS mount and not post mount, so it's probably many years old.
The specialized crux has good mud clearance, and if you want a mtb brand the santa cruz stigmata looked to be very good as well.
Crux and TCX are chalk and cheese from a geometry point of view.
Pickenflicks got redesigned to take road compact.
We (Pactbikes) can do you a custom Ti frame from about £1000.