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#676
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I'm getting close to pulling the trigger for a Sirrus X Comp Carbon as my first hybrid as I'm a big fan of 1x and like the mix of up-to-date features for the price. (I might go a bit smaller on the front chainring as I'd prefer to shift the gearing a little more towards the bottom end - I climb some 15% grades getting home on almost every ride.) It is advertised as having "rack/fender mounts" but I don't see anything up by the seat tube for the top of the rack. I assume you have to use a rack that mounts with the seat tube clamp? Has anyone fitted a rack? Is it possible to double-team the mounts to have both?
I'm 6'-2" and it appears the XL is probably the best fit, maybe a little large, but I prefer a bike with more cockpit room in general and I'm getting old enough that I don't want anything very aggressive. If you have any thoughts about fit, I'd appreciate them. None of the LBS's near me keep 1x bikes on the floor. I'm sure the LBS would order me a bike contingent on a fit-check ride, but I'd prefer to get it right at order time.
Thanks,
- Mark
I'm 6'-2" and it appears the XL is probably the best fit, maybe a little large, but I prefer a bike with more cockpit room in general and I'm getting old enough that I don't want anything very aggressive. If you have any thoughts about fit, I'd appreciate them. None of the LBS's near me keep 1x bikes on the floor. I'm sure the LBS would order me a bike contingent on a fit-check ride, but I'd prefer to get it right at order time.
Thanks,
- Mark
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Ended up going with the Sirrus X Carbon Comp - it's a great little hybrid, though there are some things that need... tweaking? I either want a longer stem or more setback on the seatpost, along with a firmer spring in the FutureShock.
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Hmmmmm, I think something is about to happen to my Sirrus Elite! Wonder what it could be?
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Need to advise on my first sirrus
Should i get the sirrus sport with the carbon fork and sora gears or the elite with full carbon and tiagra gears. Help me decide? should i pay $650 more Australian for thay full carbon? I want to ride about 60kms or more once a week and most days to work is about 15kms
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(to Doctor Morbius) UPGRADES.........the best thing next to N+1....upgrading an already great bike to be even better. Those look like some nice upgrades at that!
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Should i get the sirrus sport with the carbon fork and sora gears or the elite with full carbon and tiagra gears. Help me decide? should i pay $650 more Australian for thay full carbon? I want to ride about 60kms or more once a week and most days to work is about 15kms
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Thanks, said the 58 year old fart.
Good eye. It is indeed a NOS Ultegra 6503 triple, which I happened to find in my ... GARAGE! I had a choice of chainrings to choose from. All were triples. All were from circa 2004/2005.
I also have a brand spanking new in the box, never used 105 5503 triple chainring in polished silver. It's beautiful. I went with the Ultegra because I bought it as a returned item with a big discount and it had a few scuffs/scratches on it.
Back when Nashbar had a great selection and great prices on closeout items, I bought (hoarded) several components to keep my new 2004 Sequoia Elite running forever. Unfortunately, the Sequoia developed a crack in the frame at 1,800 miles so I had all of this NOS gear left over so I thought I may as well use it.
Was that a NOS Ultegra triple you managed to find?
I also have a brand spanking new in the box, never used 105 5503 triple chainring in polished silver. It's beautiful. I went with the Ultegra because I bought it as a returned item with a big discount and it had a few scuffs/scratches on it.
Back when Nashbar had a great selection and great prices on closeout items, I bought (hoarded) several components to keep my new 2004 Sequoia Elite running forever. Unfortunately, the Sequoia developed a crack in the frame at 1,800 miles so I had all of this NOS gear left over so I thought I may as well use it.
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Thanks, said the 58 year old fart.
Good eye. It is indeed a NOS Ultegra 6503 triple, which I happened to find in my ... GARAGE! I had a choice of chainrings to choose from. All were triples. All were from circa 2004/2005.
I also have a brand spanking new in the box, never used 105 5503 triple chainring in polished silver. It's beautiful. I went with the Ultegra because I bought it as a returned item with a big discount and it had a few scuffs/scratches on it.
Back when Nashbar had a great selection and great prices on closeout items, I bought (hoarded) several components to keep my new 2004 Sequoia Elite running forever. Unfortunately, the Sequoia developed a crack in the frame at 1,800 miles so I had all of this NOS gear left over so I thought I may as well use it.
Good eye. It is indeed a NOS Ultegra 6503 triple, which I happened to find in my ... GARAGE! I had a choice of chainrings to choose from. All were triples. All were from circa 2004/2005.
I also have a brand spanking new in the box, never used 105 5503 triple chainring in polished silver. It's beautiful. I went with the Ultegra because I bought it as a returned item with a big discount and it had a few scuffs/scratches on it.
Back when Nashbar had a great selection and great prices on closeout items, I bought (hoarded) several components to keep my new 2004 Sequoia Elite running forever. Unfortunately, the Sequoia developed a crack in the frame at 1,800 miles so I had all of this NOS gear left over so I thought I may as well use it.
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It's good to have bits squirrelled away ... you never know! I still have my Tiagra triple drivetrain (complete) from my '10 Sirrus Comp in a box. It came off the bike after one season. I should flip it or donate it to the co-op, but I just can't! What if I wanted to go back to a triple, or build a touring bike, or ... ?
#687
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Pulled the trigger on a 2019 Sirrus X Comp Carbon and should arrive in a week or so. I'll post some picts then. Still curious about how a rear rack will mount and whether I can have both a rack and fenders, but we'll know more when the bike comes in. The LBS didn't have a clue as almost all the Sirrus they sell are the cheaper alloys.
- Mark
- Mark
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Have just got word from my LBS that the 2019 Sirrus X will arrive next week. I have asked them twice about raks and fenders, and they insist that it is fully compatible.
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Here's my new 2019 Sirrus Carbon Comp X in purple in XL, complete with all the hokey reflectors, cheap seat, etc.
Just done one 15-mile ride, but it is true to the test ride I did a year or two ago of an earlier model..... very responsive, taut, fast, and comfortable. The riding position seems VERY upright to me but that might be more with my being unfamiliar with hybrids.
Still sorting the rack/fender situation. There are separate mounts for each near the dropouts, one for the Plug-N-Play fender system and a separate set of bosses to mount the rack stays inboard of the chain stays. There's also a boss on the brake bridge (or what would be a brake bridge if the bike had caliper brakes). I'll have to sort this all over time. The LBS says that Plug-N-Play fenders are tough to fit with the stock 38mm tires. I'm probably going to skip the fenders.
More impressions after more rides.
- Mark
Just done one 15-mile ride, but it is true to the test ride I did a year or two ago of an earlier model..... very responsive, taut, fast, and comfortable. The riding position seems VERY upright to me but that might be more with my being unfamiliar with hybrids.
Still sorting the rack/fender situation. There are separate mounts for each near the dropouts, one for the Plug-N-Play fender system and a separate set of bosses to mount the rack stays inboard of the chain stays. There's also a boss on the brake bridge (or what would be a brake bridge if the bike had caliper brakes). I'll have to sort this all over time. The LBS says that Plug-N-Play fenders are tough to fit with the stock 38mm tires. I'm probably going to skip the fenders.
More impressions after more rides.
- Mark
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Pulled the trigger on a 2019 Sirrus X Comp Carbon and should arrive in a week or so. I'll post some picts then. Still curious about how a rear rack will mount and whether I can have both a rack and fenders, but we'll know more when the bike comes in. The LBS didn't have a clue as almost all the Sirrus they sell are the cheaper alloys.
- Mark
- Mark
#692
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That's is indeed a beautiful cycle. You will enjoy the 1 X 11 system. It takes a little while getting used to but then you will not want any 2 x or 3 x system. On the rack there are many options if you are finding problems. Take a look at what I did on my 2015 Giant CoMax 1's or look at want I am using on my 2019 Roadlite CF 9.0. Both of those threads are in this forum. Good luck and enjoy your new cycle.
On sorting the rear rack, I just happened to have an old Rhode Gear alum rack in my spares pile that almost exactly matches the two bosses on the inside of the chainstays. Just need to fab up a support between the top of the rack and the "brake" bridge. Should be easy enough and I'll have the rear rack sorted.
Next going to put some GP3 or GP5 grips on see if this gives me enough hand positions to be comfortable over distance. The stock handlebar is a flat MTB type with very little sweepback which really puts one in an elbows-out dirt-bike attack mode - I need something a little less aggressive for the longer, mostly-paved roads and urban trails I do.
Love the bike.
- Mark
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Next going to put some GP3 or GP5 grips on see if this gives me enough hand positions to be comfortable over distance. The stock handlebar is a flat MTB type with very little sweepback which really puts one in an elbows-out dirt-bike attack mode - I need something a little less aggressive for the longer, mostly-paved roads and urban trails I do.
Love the bike.
- Mark
Love the bike.
- Mark
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Here's my new 2019 Sirrus Carbon Comp X in purple in XL, complete with all the hokey reflectors, cheap seat, etc.
Just done one 15-mile ride, but it is true to the test ride I did a year or two ago of an earlier model..... very responsive, taut, fast, and comfortable. The riding position seems VERY upright to me but that might be more with my being unfamiliar with hybrids.
Still sorting the rack/fender situation. There are separate mounts for each near the dropouts, one for the Plug-N-Play fender system and a separate set of bosses to mount the rack stays inboard of the chain stays. There's also a boss on the brake bridge (or what would be a brake bridge if the bike had caliper brakes). I'll have to sort this all over time. The LBS says that Plug-N-Play fenders are tough to fit with the stock 38mm tires. I'm probably going to skip the fenders.
More impressions after more rides.
- Mark
Just done one 15-mile ride, but it is true to the test ride I did a year or two ago of an earlier model..... very responsive, taut, fast, and comfortable. The riding position seems VERY upright to me but that might be more with my being unfamiliar with hybrids.
Still sorting the rack/fender situation. There are separate mounts for each near the dropouts, one for the Plug-N-Play fender system and a separate set of bosses to mount the rack stays inboard of the chain stays. There's also a boss on the brake bridge (or what would be a brake bridge if the bike had caliper brakes). I'll have to sort this all over time. The LBS says that Plug-N-Play fenders are tough to fit with the stock 38mm tires. I'm probably going to skip the fenders.
More impressions after more rides.
- Mark
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I put inner bar ends on my Sirrus and ride on them about 80% of the time. I think outer bar ends put your arms out too far. I highly recommend these:
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- Mark
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Slightly wider perhaps, but not a ton. There's about 6mm clearance on each side at the fork with the stock 38mm tires, a bit less at the rear chainstays, maybe 4mm. I'd guess you could go 42mm without too much problem, but it would depend on the tire. Beyond this, I think you'd be at risk of jams, especially in dirt riding. I won't be going any wider and the clearances are tight enough I've decided to forgo fenders, at least if I'm running 38mm. (I think I mentioned in another post that my LBS felt 35mm was about as wide as you should go if you want to fit Plug-And-Play fenders.) When I replace tires, I might go down to 35mm.
- Mark
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BTW, the picture I posted in the previous post reminds me that there is a bad abrasion spot where the stiff front brake hydraulic line crosses over the front headtube. In only 50-miles of riding, it had scuffed up my headtube pretty badly. If you have a carbon Sirrus with hydraulic brakes, you might want to check this and put some protection there.
- Mark
- Mark
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Thanks, very interesting, didn't know they had such things. Do you mount them inboard of the perches for the brake levers? If I go with outboard bar ends (e.g., Ergon GP3's) I'll probably trim the handlebars a little narrower. Or look in a different bar all-together..... I don't want to go full cruiser/touring bar sweepback like a Jones bar, but a slightly narrower and slightly more sweepback bar would be my preference. This is my first non-MTB, mostly road riding bike with a flat bar so it will take some time to see what suits me.
- Mark
- Mark
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BTW, the picture I posted in the previous post reminds me that there is a bad abrasion spot where the stiff front brake hydraulic line crosses over the front headtube. In only 50-miles of riding, it had scuffed up my headtube pretty badly. If you have a carbon Sirrus with hydraulic brakes, you might want to check this and put some protection there.
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BTW, the picture I posted in the previous post reminds me that there is a bad abrasion spot where the stiff front brake hydraulic line crosses over the front headtube. In only 50-miles of riding, it had scuffed up my headtube pretty badly. If you have a carbon Sirrus with hydraulic brakes, you might want to check this and put some protection there.
- Mark
- Mark
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I use this on the downtube...
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