{"id":572,"date":"2009-02-24T02:40:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-24T02:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2009\/02\/24\/bikes-from-my-past-part-v-crossers\/"},"modified":"2009-02-24T02:40:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-24T02:40:00","slug":"bikes-from-my-past-part-v-crossers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2009\/02\/24\/bikes-from-my-past-part-v-crossers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikes From My Past Part V: Crossers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing with my posts about all the bikes I have owned over the years I will now cover the cross bikes. Roughly from the newest to oldest. Sort of.<\/p>\n

Seven Mudhoney Ti with Discs.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I know you are not supposed to have a favorite child, but this is it. The discs, so worth it.
\"\"<\/a>I think the drop out’s look pretty cool.
\"\"<\/a>I am runnig Ritchey WCS compact cranks with 36\/42 chain rings.
\"\"<\/a>The parts build is:
Seven Mudhoney Ti Frame
XTR Centerlock hubs to open pros
Avid BB7 Road calipers
Ultegra 9speed sti
XTR Rear der
WCS Cranks
WCS Bars
WCS Stem
WCS Post
Flite Gel Saddle
30T Cassette
TRP Carbon levers
Crank Brothers Candy Ti pedals<\/p>\n

Specialized Tricross Singlecross<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>
My weakness in a cross race is my horrible sprints. I thought riding the single speed would be my answer to this. Plus its just fun. \"\"<\/a>
I’m rocking the 2:1 ratio with a 44\/22 combo. \"\"<\/a>IT has v-brakes and v-brake drop levers. Really nice. So much better than canti’s.<\/p>\n

Bianchi San Jose<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>I bought this the first winter I was in PGH. I thought it would be good to commute on. I actually really like the way it rode. At the same time I was commuting on a Planet X Kaffenback that would not fit studded cross tires. So I sold both bikes and bought the Bianchi Casto Valley since it had the same frame as the san jose but had gears. I missed having a single speed and bought the tricross above 2 years later to replace it.<\/p>\n

Cannodale Optimo Cross<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>When I decided to start racing cross again I purchased this bike from Boulder Cyclse Sport and rode the crap out of it. I replaced the deraileurs, sti, wheels, tires and seat over time. It was pretty much perfect and I replaced it solely so I could get a cross bike with discs.<\/p>\n

Serrota Cross<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>I worked at a bike shop in college where we all were in to cross. One of the customers brought this frame in to sell, he had picked it up off of rec.bicycles.marketplace for a song. I bought it from him and it roade amazingly. It had a short top tube that did not fit me right. I went over the bars a lot on that bike… it was too nice a bike for me to race on, so I sold it after like 1 month of owning it.<\/p>\n

Bianchi Touring bike
\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This was my first dedicated commuter bike and also my first cross bike . Simplicity works. It was a touring bike with tons of front tire clearance. But it did not fit these amazing continental cross tires I used at the time in the rear. So I dremeled off the brake bridge. Hey I was young… <\/p>\n

That brrings to a close the bikes from my past posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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