Originally Posted by
Marcus_Ti
I saw that and liked it...The geometry is a nice compromise...I suppose I'm not surprised tire clearance maxes out at 700x42, given the tube chainstays and the rear-center. NOTE the BB is 73mm MTB standard and not 68mm road standard...so you have to shop for BBs and cranks that work with that spacing. If I were shopping, I'd want something more than a SRAM 1X build kit. I mean seriously--$2,000USD and they're only getting you SRAM Apex?
I suspect they kept a straight-bore 1.125" headtube, because I don't think anyone anywhere complains about a steel fork and steel steer-tube being not stiff enough...and going tapered would only add expense in machining and weight.
My thought exactly.
Last summer I bought an All City Space Horse Disc, before they cheapened it with the new 2018 model. Mine was $1800, and has a frameset that is somewhat similar to the Gorilla Monsoon - all steel, lots of fender and rack mounts, will take 700x43 or 650x47 tires, and came with a 105 compact groupset. Again, all for $1800.
And by the way: All of this discussion of bike types and terms makes me feel like we're in an online graduate-level course in post-modern literary theory. And that's not a good thing.