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Old 10-28-19, 08:18 AM
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zjrog
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Bikes: 1986 KHS Fiero, 1989 Trek 950, 1990 Trek 7000, 1991 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo, 1992 Trek 1400, 1997 Cannondale CAD2 R300, 1998 Cannondale CAD2 R200, 2002 Marin San Rafael, 2006 Cannondale CAAD8 R1000, 2010 Performance Access XCL9R

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Thought I had posted this here before, but looks like I hadn't...

2010 or so Performance Access XCL 9r. It was a gift from a kid (no longer a kid) I got started into cycling 25 years ago. He called it a "Monster Cross". I call it a fun ride. Bike is a mishmash of parts that work well together. Truvativ triple crankset, Sora brifters, Shimano SLX RD and SRAM X5 Fd, with Avid BB5 mechanical disc brakes. The Salso Woodchippers were both comfortable immediately but also took time to get comfortable on.






It rolls on 700x54 rubber for now. I picked another wheelset to run more gravel oriented rubber, maybe 700x40 or 42...

I've given some thought to swapping the fork for a carbon rigid fork. If I can find a suspension geometry replacement. And the more I ride this, the more I am thinking I will remove the stem riser. As much to keep the same riding position between this and my road bikes.

This was a gift to hopefully get me back into cycling 5 years ago, after breaking my back in a cycling crash 8 years ago. I did ride it a bit. But this year I finally have been really back into riding... I have no intention of racing, or riding anything super gonzo, so I lump this into the gravel category. Which is how I ride it. I have 2 road bikes and a couple older rigid MTBs.

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