New CX bike-london road
09-06-16, 06:06 PM
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New CX bike-london road
Here is my new cx bike. London Road frame, race face cranks, midge bars, sora levers, trp disc brakes, bicycle wheel warehouse rims. 
Lr1 by T_MB, on Flickr
Love it. However, this is a replacement frame.the original had an ovalized and oversized seat tube, as well as some overblown welds around the BB. The seat post on this one is still oversized..31.8 instead of 31.6. The frameset itself is very light and responsive. Handles like a sporty commuter. Weight is a little rear biased. But the bike is super responsive and comfortable. Nails corners great on climbs, and carbon fork soaks up a good deal of chatter. It may not be a "race bike"...but I will be racing on it this fall and using for gravel in the spring.
London road3 by T_MB, on Flickr
London road by T_MB, on Flickr
Lr1 by T_MB, on FlickrLove it. However, this is a replacement frame.the original had an ovalized and oversized seat tube, as well as some overblown welds around the BB. The seat post on this one is still oversized..31.8 instead of 31.6. The frameset itself is very light and responsive. Handles like a sporty commuter. Weight is a little rear biased. But the bike is super responsive and comfortable. Nails corners great on climbs, and carbon fork soaks up a good deal of chatter. It may not be a "race bike"...but I will be racing on it this fall and using for gravel in the spring.
London road3 by T_MB, on FlickrLondon road by T_MB, on Flickr
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09-06-16, 07:26 PM
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Holy cow the framset is on deep discount from planet x for $175. Dang that's a deal.
Interested to see your build, tag for when pics are working.
Interested to see your build, tag for when pics are working.
09-06-16, 07:44 PM
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Pictures should work now
09-06-16, 07:57 PM
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The price is good, but quality control is not so good. After i purchased I saw that lots of people had issues with the seattubes being oversized. So, if you are buying, i would hold off on buying the seatpost until you can measure it and be prepared to source a 31.8 or use a lot of beer can shim.
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10-08-16, 07:39 AM
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I bought the same blue frame on sale, my seat tube is 31.9mm inside diameter ,I've got a Ritchey 31.6 seatpost (which measures exactly 31.5) and beer can shim which is 0.1mm thick so effectively changes the seat tube to 31.7.
Other than this seat tube problem and the strange shape of left chainstay which is very close to my heel and ankle it's a nice frameset.
Other than this seat tube problem and the strange shape of left chainstay which is very close to my heel and ankle it's a nice frameset.
10-12-16, 01:48 PM
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interesting bars - how do you like them?
10-18-16, 01:09 PM
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10-18-16, 01:09 PM
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I bought the same blue frame on sale, my seat tube is 31.9mm inside diameter ,I've got a Ritchey 31.6 seatpost (which measures exactly 31.5) and beer can shim which is 0.1mm thick so effectively changes the seat tube to 31.7.
Other than this seat tube problem and the strange shape of left chainstay which is very close to my heel and ankle it's a nice frameset.
Other than this seat tube problem and the strange shape of left chainstay which is very close to my heel and ankle it's a nice frameset.
10-20-16, 06:33 PM
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What's the clearance between the chainstays like? Is it possible to fit a 40/45c tire in there?
10-24-16, 02:04 AM
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There's more clearance in the back than in the fork. I could fit Schwalbe Smart Sam 700x47 with reasonable clearance (about 3mm each side) on the rear wheel, so a 45 should fit with lots of clearance. The front fork allows maximum 42mm tyre.
