Handsome Fredward - talk me out of this frame
03-07-19, 01:43 PM
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Hey all. Most here know I bought it. I've raced it two seasons so far, rides great. No regrets as I wanted a SSCX capable frame that I could swap wheels between it and my Steamroller. The new ones are now ED coated internally (like Surly, All City.) The stock fork now has a 55mm rake instead of 45. If you're careful you can easily cut the majority of coaster tab off with a hacksaw and you forget it was ever there. There's a handful of them on sale on eBay for under $400 right now.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Handsome-Fr...E_OchG92Ets9TA
https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/hands...ard-sscx-34312
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Handsome-Fr...E_OchG92Ets9TA
https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/hands...ard-sscx-34312
03-08-19, 02:20 PM
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03-11-19, 01:42 PM
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FWIW Re: loud cantis - Front Tektro CR720's with Kool Stop thinlines only made noise briefly (on brand new rims) until they bedded in . Stock fork, two-layers of business card toe-in. Rear brakes were silent from the get-go.
03-17-19, 05:14 PM
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I'm assuming you have road calipers on your cross check.
Canti's have NOWHERE NEAR the stopping power of those road calipers.
I am actually afraid to go down any serious hills and I have to time my stops.
I was literally a better rider brakeless than I was with these brakes.
Some would argue that with the right brakes, and the right configuration, you would be fine.
If I was spending that much on a frame I would want discs.
I've tried different configurations and this is true. If you adjust them right they are indeed decent brakes, but at their best they are only like 70% of what my road calipers were capable of, and I had to adjust them often and replace the pads often.
Canti's have NOWHERE NEAR the stopping power of those road calipers.
I am actually afraid to go down any serious hills and I have to time my stops.
I was literally a better rider brakeless than I was with these brakes.
Some would argue that with the right brakes, and the right configuration, you would be fine.
If I was spending that much on a frame I would want discs.
I've tried different configurations and this is true. If you adjust them right they are indeed decent brakes, but at their best they are only like 70% of what my road calipers were capable of, and I had to adjust them often and replace the pads often.
